Editor's Preface:

Virendra B. Mahesh

Editor's Preface
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1575. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Behavior:

Takeo Iwata, Genri Kawahara, Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Cheng Ji Zhou, Shigeo Nakajo, Seiji Shioda, and Sakaé Kikuyama

Effect of Prolactin and Androgen on the Expression of the Female-Attracting Pheromone Silefrin in the Abdominal Gland of the Newt, Cynops ensicauda
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1867-1872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Embryo:

Gillian D. Bryant-Greenwood and Lynnae K. Millar

Human Fetal Membranes: Their Preterm Premature Rupture
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1575-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Kirchhof, J.W. Carnwath, E. Lemme, K. Anastassiadis, H. Schöler, and H. Niemann

Expression Pattern of Oct-4 in Preimplantation Embryos of Different Species
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1698-1705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virginia Rider, Stephanie R. Jones, Raymond T. Foster, and Kazuhiko Imakawa

Changes in the Temporal and Spatial Expression of Hß58 During Formation and Maturation of the Chorioallantoic Placenta in the Rat
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1735-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Hyttel, J. Laurincik, Ch. Rosenkranz, D. Rath, H. Niemann, R.L. Ochs, and K. Schellander

Nucleolar Proteins and Ultrastructure in Preimplantation Porcine Embryos Developed In Vivo
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1848-1856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brendan J. Waddell, Susan Hisheh, A.M. Dharmarajan, and Peter J. Burton

Apoptosis in Rat Placenta Is Zone-Dependent and Stimulated by Glucocorticoids
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1913-1917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Female Reproductive Tract:

Naomi Noda, Hiroyuki Minoura, Rika Nishiura, Nagayasu Toyoda, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, Teruyo Sakakura, and Toshimichi Yoshida

Expression of Tenascin-C in Stromal Cells of the Murine Uterus During Early Pregnancy: Induction by Interleukin-1, Prostaglandin E₂, and Prostaglandin F₂
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1713-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian M. Illingworth, Irena Kiszka, Steven Bagley, Grenham W. Ireland, David R. Garrod, and Susan J. Kimber

Desmosomes Are Reduced in the Mouse Uterine Luminal Epithelium During the Preimplantation Period of Pregnancy: A Mechanism for Facilitation of Implantation
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1764-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying Ying and Guang-Quan Zhao

Detection of Multiple Bone Morphogenetic Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acids and Their Signal Transducer, Smad1, During Mouse Decidualization
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1781-1786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X.F. Wang and H.C. Chan

Adenosine Triphosphate Induces Inhibition of Na⁺ Absorption in Mouse Endometrial Epithelium: A Ca²⁺-Dependent Mechanism
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1918-1924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gamete Biology:

Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Richard M. Schultz, and Gregory S. Kopf

Acquisition of Meiotic Competence in Mouse Oocytes: Absolute Amounts of p34^cdc2, Cyclin B1, cdc25C, and wee1 in Meiotically Incompetent and Competent Oocytes
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1610-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ieuan M. Joyce, Amander T. Clark, Frank L. Pendola, and John J. Eppig

Comparison of Recombinant Growth Differentiation Factor-9 and Oocyte Regulation of KIT Ligand Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Mouse Ovarian Follicles
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1669-1675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaya Geshi, Naoki Takenouchi, Nobuhiko Yamauchi, and Takashi Nagai

Effects of Sodium Pyruvate in Nonserum Maturation Medium on Maturation, Fertilization, and Subsequent Development of Bovine Oocytes With or Without Cumulus Cells
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1730-1734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immunology:

Marie Arvola, Erika Gustafsson, Lars Svensson, Liselotte Jansson, Rikard Holmdahl, Birgitta Heyman, Masaru Okabe, and Ragnar Mattsson

Immunoglobulin-Secreting Cells of Maternal Origin Can Be Detected in B Cell-Deficient Mice
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1817-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy P. Haden, John R. Hickox, C. Scott Whisnant, and Daniel M. Hardy

Systematic Characterization of Sperm-Specific Membrane Proteins in Swine
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1839-1847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Male Reproductive Tract:

Ki-Ho Lee, Rex A. Hess, Janice M. Bahr, Dennis B. Lubahn, Julia Taylor, and David Bunick

Estrogen Receptor Has a Functional Role in the Mouse Rete Testis and Efferent Ductules
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1873-1880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mechanisms of Hormone Action:

Jean-Jacques Lareyre, Kim Reid, Colleen Nelson, Susan Kasper, Paul S. Rennie, Marie-Claire Orgebin-Crist, and Robert J. Matusik

Characterization of an Androgen-Specific Response Region Within the 5' Flanking Region of the Murine Epididymal Retinoic Acid Binding Protein Gene
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1881-1892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neuroendocrinology:

Shimon Hassin, M. Claire, H. Holland, and Yonathan Zohar

Early Maturity in the Male Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone Gene Expression and Their Regulation by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue and Testosterone
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1691-1697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. Temple and Emilie F. Rissman

Acute Re-Feeding Reverses Food Restriction-Induced Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Deficits
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1721-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mikihiko Higa, Hiromi Kanda, Takashi Kitahashi, Michihiko Ito, Tadayoshi Shiba, and Hironori Ando

Quantitative Analysis of fushi tarazu Factor 1 Homolog Messenger Ribonucleic Acids in the Pituitary of Salmon at Different Prespawning Stages
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1756-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thierry Madigou, Evaristo Mañanos-Sanchez, Sandra Hulshof, Isabelle Anglade, Silvia Zanuy, and Olivier Kah

Cloning, Tissue Distribution, and Central Expression of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor in the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1857-1866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K.J. McKeown, J.R.G. Challis, C. Small, L. Adamson, A.D. Bocking, M. Fraser, D. Rurak, K.W. Riggs, and S.J. Lye

Altered Fetal Pituitary-Adrenal Function in the Ovine Fetus Treated with RU486 and Meloxicam, an Inhibitor of Prostaglandin Synthase-II
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1899-1904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ovary:

A.M. Luciano, S. Modina, F. Gandolfi, A. Lauria, and D.T. Armstrong

Effect of Cell-to-Cell Contact on In Vitro Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis and Apoptosis Responses of Bovine Granulosa Cells to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Epidermal Growth Factor
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1580-1585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James R. Schwartz and Shyamal K. Roy

Developmental Expression of Cytochrome P450 Side-Chain Cleavage and Cytochrome P450 17-Hydroxylase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein in the Neonatal Hamster Ovary
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1586-1593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marita Pall, Masato Mikuni, Kenrokuro Mitsube, and Mats Brännström

Time-Dependent Ovulation Inhibition of a Selective Progesterone-Receptor Antagonist (Org 31710) and Effects on Ovulatory Mediators in the In Vitro Perfused Rat Ovary
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1642-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Britta Sommersberg, Andreas Bulling, Ulrich Salzer, Ulrike Fröhlich, Robert E. Garfield, Abraham Amsterdam, and Artur Mayerhofer

Gap Junction Communication and Connexin 43 Gene Expression in a Rat Granulosa Cell Line: Regulation by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1661-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Sampath Kumar, Shigeho Ijiri, and John M. Trant

Changes in the Expression of Genes Encoding Steroidogenic Enzymes in the Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Ovary Throughout a Reproductive Cycle
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1676-1682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gary M. Wessel, Sean Conner, Michael Laidlaw, Jacob Harrison, and Gary J. LaFleur, Jr

SFE1, a Constituent of the Fertilization Envelope in the Sea Urchin Is Made by Oocytes and Contains Low-Density Lipoprotein-Receptor-Like Repeats
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1706-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bagna Bao, Narender Kumar, Russell M. Karp, H. Allen Garverick, and Kalyan Sundaram

Estrogen Receptor-ß Expression in Relation to the Expression of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor and Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Rat Ovarian Follicles
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1747-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhengwei Fu, Hisanori Kato, Kunio Sugahara, and Tatsuo Kubo

Retinoic Acid Accelerates the Development of Reproductive Organs and Egg Production in Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1795-1800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria José de los Santos, Deborah J. Anderson, Catherine Racowsky, and Joseph A. Hill

Presence of Fas-Fas Ligand System and Bcl-2 Gene Products in Cells and Fluids from Gonadotropin-Stimulated Human Ovaries¹
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1811-1816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aharon Friedman, Shay Weiss, Nizan Levy, and Rina Meidan

Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor and Its Type I Receptor in Luteal Regression: Induction of Programmed Cell Death in Bovine Corpus Luteum-Derived Endothelial Cells
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1905-1912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reproductive Technology:

Jorge M. Sztein, Jane S. Farley, and Larry E. Mobraaten

In Vitro Fertilization with Cryopreserved Inbred Mouse Sperm
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1774-1780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan R. Hill, Robert C. Burghardt, Karen Jones, Charles R. Long, Charles R. Looney, Taeyoung Shin, Thomas E. Spencer, James A. Thompson, Quinton A. Winger, and Mark E. Westhusin

Evidence for Placental Abnormality as the Major Cause of Mortality in First-Trimester Somatic Cell Cloned Bovine Fetuses
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1787-1794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Testis:

Siming Li and Erwin Goldberg

A Novel N-Terminal Domain Directs Membrane Localization of Mouse Testis-Specific Calpastatin
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1594-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minoru Koga, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Kentaro Yomogida, Masami Nozaki, Junji Tsuchida, Hiroshi Ohta, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kumiko Masai, Yasuhide Yoshimura, Masaki Yamanaka, Naoko Iguchi, Hiroshi Nojima, Kiyomi Matsumiya, Akihiko Okuyama, and Yoshitake Nishimune

Isolation and Characterization of a Haploid Germ Cell-Specific Novel Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid; Testis-Specific Homologue of Succinyl CoA:3-Oxo Acid CoA Transferase
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1601-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea S. Cupp, Grace H. Kim, and Michael K. Skinner

Expression and Action of Neurotropin-3 and Nerve Growth Factor in Embryonic and Early Postnatal Rat Testis Development
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1617-1628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luiz R. França, Valdemiro A. Silva, Jr., Hélio Chiarini-Garcia, Simone K. Garcia, and Luciano Debeljuk

Cell Proliferation and Hormonal Changes During Postnatal Development of the Testis in the Pig
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1629-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jin-Yi Jiang, Motoaki Umezu, and Eimei Sato

Characteristics of Infertility and the Improvement of Fertility by Thyroxine Treatment in Adult Male Hypothyroid rdw Rats
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1637-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josephine Grima and C. Yan Cheng

Testin Induction: The Role of Cyclic 3',5'-Adenosine Monophosphate/Protein Kinase A Signaling in the Regulation of Basal and Lonidamine-Induced Testin Expression by Rat Sertoli Cells
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1648-1660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cindy M. Yamamoto, Amiya P. Sinha Hikim, Phuong N. Huynh, Brian Shapiro, Yanhe Lue, Wael A. Salameh, Christina Wang, and Ronald S. Swerdloff

Redistribution of Bax Is an Early Step in an Apoptotic Pathway Leading to Germ Cell Death in Rats, Triggered by Mild Testicular Hyperthermia
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1683-1690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Guttenbach, F.-M. Köhn, W. Engel, and M. Schmid

Meiotic Nondisjunction of Chromosomes 1, 17, 18, X, and Y in Men More Than 80 Years of Age
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1727-1729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Lécuyer, Jean-Louis Dacheux, Eric Hermand, Etienne Mazeman, Jean Rousseaux, and Roselyne Rousseaux-Prévost

Actin-Binding Properties and Colocalization with Actin During Spermiogenesis of Mammalian Sperm Calicin
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1801-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann M. Clark, Kristin K. Garland, and Lonnie D. Russell

Desert hedgehog (Dhh) Gene Is Required in the Mouse Testis for Formation of Adult-Type Leydig Cells and Normal Development of Peritubular Cells and Seminiferous Tubules
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1825-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tim L. Beumer, Hermien L. Roepers-Gajadien, Iris S. Gademan, Henk B. Kal, and Dirk G. de Rooij

Involvement of the D-Type Cyclins in Germ Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in the Mouse
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1893-1898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum:

Correction for vol. 63, p. 493
Biol Reprod 2000 63: 1949. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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