Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/93/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Sex Differences Without Sex Chromosomes

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 79, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.133074

Organizing the Meiotic Oocyte

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 80, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.133306

2015 Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction: Interview with David Page

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 81, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.133645

Low Oxygen Drives Powerful Contractions During Labor

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 82, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.133959


Testis

Steroidogenic Factor 1 Differentially Regulates Fetal and Adult Leydig Cell Development in Male Mice

Author: Tatiana Karpova, Kumarasamy Ravichandiran, Lovella Insisienmay, Daren Rice, Valentine Agbor …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 83, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131193

Sperm Postacrosomal WW Domain-Binding Protein Is Not Required for Mouse Egg Activation

Author: Yuhkoh Satouh, Kaori Nozawa, Masahito Ikawa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 94, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131441


Minireview

Endometrial Side Population Cells: Potential Adult Stem/Progenitor Cells in Endometrium

Author: Hirotaka Masuda, Tetsuo Maruyama, Caroline E. Gargett, Kaoru Miyazaki, Yumi Matsuzaki …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 84, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131490

Human Spermatozoa and Temperature: The Elephant in the Room

Author: J. Michael Bedford
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 97, 1-5,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130658


Reproductive Technology

Effects of Synchronous and Asynchronous Embryo Transfer on Postnatal Development, Adult Health, and Behavior in Mice

Author: Angela P. López-Cardona, Raúl Fernández-González, Miriam Pérez-Crespo, Francisco Alén, Fernando Rodriguez de Fonseca …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 85, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130385

Novel Technique for Visualizing Primordial Germ Cells in Sturgeons (Acipenser ruthenus, A. gueldenstaedtii, A. baerii, and Huso huso)

Author: Taiju Saito, Martin Psenicka
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 96, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128314

L-Carnitine and Pyruvate Are Prosurvival Factors During the Storage of Stallion Spermatozoa at Room Temperature

Author: Zamira Gibb, Sarah R. Lambourne, Julianne Quadrelli, Nathan D. Smith, Robert J. Aitken
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 104, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131326


Embryo

Evidence Supporting a Role for SMAD2/3 in Bovine Early Embryonic Development: Potential Implications for Embryotropic Actions of Follistatin

Author: Kun Zhang, Sandeep K. Rajput, Kyung-Bon Lee, Dongliang Wang, Juncheng Huang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 86, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130278

Maternal SIN3A Regulates Reprogramming of Gene Expression During Mouse Preimplantation Development

Author: Richard Jimenez, Eduardo O. Melo, Olga Davydenko, Jun Ma, Monica Mainigi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 89, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.133504


Gamete Biology

Progesterone Plays a Critical Role in Canine Oocyte Maturation and Fertilization

Author: Karine Reynaud, Marie Saint-Dizier, Muhammad Zahid Tahir, Tiphaine Havard, Grégoire Harichaux …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 87, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130955


Ovary

Geography of Follicle Formation in the Embryonic Mouse Ovary Impacts Activation Pattern During the First Wave of Folliculogenesis

Author: Marília H. Cordeiro, So-Youn Kim, Katherine Ebbert, Francesca E. Duncan, João Ramalho-Santos …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 88, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131227

Cigarette Smoke Exposure Triggers the Autophagic Cascade via Activation of the AMPK Pathway in Mice

Author: Hayley C. Furlong, Martin R. Stämpfli, Anne M. Gannon, Warren G. Foster
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 93, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132183

miR-23a and miR-27a Promote Human Granulosa Cell Apoptosis by Targeting SMAD5

Author: Mingyue Nie, Song Yu, Sha Peng, Ying Fang, Hongmei Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 98, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130690


Female Reproductive Tract

Lgr4 Controls Specialization of Female Gonads in Mice

Author: Masae Koizumi, Kazunori Oyama, Yukiko Yamakami, Tomoyo Kida, Ryo Satoh …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 90, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123638

Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. I. Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Innate Immunity

Author: Chike F. Oguejiofor, Zhangrui Cheng, Ayimuguli Abudureyimu, Ali A. Fouladi-Nashta, D. Claire Wathes
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 100, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128868

Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. II. Effect of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus on the Endometrial Response to Lipopolysaccharide

Author: Chike F. Oguejiofor, Zhangrui Cheng, Ayimuguli Abudureyimu, Olivia L. Anstaett, Joe Brownlie …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 101, 1-16,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128876


Male Reproductive Tract

The MicroRNA Signature of Mouse Spermatozoa Is Substantially Modified During Epididymal Maturation

Author: Brett Nixon, Simone J. Stanger, Bettina P. Mihalas, Jackson N. Reilly, Amanda L. Anderson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 91, 1-20,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132209


Toxicology

In Utero Exposure to Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Induces Testicular Effects in Neonatal Rats That Are Antagonized by Genistein Cotreatment

Author: Steven Jones, Annie Boisvert, Sade Francois, Liandong Zhang, Martine Culty
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 92, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129098


Immunology

Unstable Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells and Altered Dendritic Cells Are Associated with Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Fetal Loss in Pregnant Interleukin 10-Deficient Mice

Author: Jelmer R. Prins, Bihong Zhang, John E. Schjenken, Leigh R. Guerin, Simon C. Barry …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 95, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128694


Commentary

Riding the Wave: Determining the Hierarchy of Ovarian Follicle Activation

Author: Darryl L. Russell, Raymond J. Rodgers
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 99, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134932


Neuroendocrinology

Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Citalopram Inhibits GnRH Synthesis and Spermatogenesis in the Male Zebrafish

Author: Parvathy Prasad, Satoshi Ogawa, Ishwar S. Parhar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 102, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129965


Pregnancy

Human Placenta-Derived Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Involved in Placental Angiogenesis via the PDGF-BB and STAT3 Pathways

Author: Cheng-Yi Chen, Shu-Hsiang Liu, Chia-Yu Chen, Pei-Chun Chen, Chie-Pein Chen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 October 2015, 103, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131250