Behavior:

Wen-Hung Twan, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, and Ching-Fong Chang

Sex Steroids in Scleractinian Coral, Euphyllia ancora: Implication in Mass Spawning
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2255-2260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Embryo:

C. Wrenzycki, D. Herrmann, and H. Niemann

Timing of Blastocyst Expansion Affects Spatial Messenger RNA Expression Patterns of Genes in Bovine Blastocysts Produced In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2073-2080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Environment:

Crystel Taupeau, Joël Poupon, Dominique Treton, Aurélie Brosse, Yolande Richard, and Véronique Machelon

Lead Reduces Messenger RNA and Protein Levels of Cytochrome P450 Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor ß in Human Ovarian Granulosa Cells
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1982-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Female Reproductive Tract:

Andrea L. Niklaus, Graham W. Aberdeen, Jeffery S. Babischkin, Gerald J. Pepe, and Eugene D. Albrecht

Effect of Estrogen on Vascular Endothelial Growth/Permeability Factor Expression by Glandular Epithelial and Stromal Cells in the Baboon Endometrium
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1997-2004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Husen, J. Adamski, A. Brüns, D. Deluca, K. Fuhrmann, G. Möller, I. Schwabe, and A. Einspanier

Characterization of 17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 7 in Reproductive Tissues of the Marmoset Monkey
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2092-2099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Liu, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Stephen J. Hill, and Raheela N. Khan

Comparison of Potassium Currents in Human Decidua Before and After the Onset of Labor
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2281-2288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gamete Biology:

Maria Elena Dell'Aquila, Maria Albrizio, Filippo Maritato, Paolo Minoia, and Katrin Hinrichs

Meiotic Competence of Equine Oocytes and Pronucleus Formation after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) as Related to Granulosa Cell Apoptosis
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2065-2072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K.J. de Vries, T. Wiedmer, P.J. Sims, and B.M. Gadella

Caspase-Independent Exposure of Aminophospholipids and Tyrosine Phosphorylation in Bicarbonate Responsive Human Sperm Cells
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2122-2134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Makoto Nagano, Buom-Yong Ryu, Clayton J. Brinster, Mary R. Avarbock, and Ralph L. Brinster

Maintenance of Mouse Male Germ Line Stem Cells In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2207-2214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paula R. Brown, Kiyoshi Miki, Deborah B. Harper, and Edward M. Eddy

A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 4 Binding Proteins in the Fibrous Sheath of the Sperm Flagellum
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2241-2248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immunology:

Vishwa Deep Dixit, Hyunwon Yang, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, and Rajagopala Sridaran

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Alters the T Helper Cytokine Balance in the Pregnant Rat
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2215-2221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Male Reproductive Tract:

Isabel S.S. Hwang, Dominic J. Autelitano, Patrick Y.D. Wong, George P.H. Leung, and Fai Tang

Co-Expression of Adrenomedullin and Adrenomedullin Receptors in Rat Epididymis: Distinct Physiological Actions on Anion Transport
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2005-2012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. Kirby, Ling Yang, Jacquelyn C. Labus, and Barry T. Hinton

Characterization of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors Expressed in Principal Cells in the Initial Segment of the Rat Epididymis
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2314-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mechanisms of Hormone Action:

Kamala Gopalkrishnan, R.R. Katkam, Geetanjali Sachdeva, S.D. Kholkute, Varsha Padwal, and C.P. Puri

Effects of an Antiprogestin Onapristone on the Endometrium of Bonnet Monkeys: Morphometric and Ultrastructural Studies
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1959-1967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hyunwon Yang, Ganapathy K. Bhat, Rodney Wadley, Kenisha L. Wright, Brian M. Chung, Joseph A. Whittaker, Arun M. Dharmarajan, and Rajagopala Sridaran

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Agonist Inhibits Synthesis of Nitric Oxide and Steroidogenesis by Luteal Cells in the Pregnant Rat
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2222-2231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neuroendocrinology:

George Preti, Charles J. Wysocki, Kurt T. Barnhart, Steven J. Sondheimer, and James J. Leyden

Male Axillary Extracts Contain Pheromones that Affect Pulsatile Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone and Mood in Women Recipients
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2107-2113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ovary:

Reinhart B. Billiar, Nicholas C. Zachos, Marcia G. Burch, Eugene D. Albrecht, and Gerald J. Pepe

Up-Regulation of -Inhibin Expression in the Fetal Ovary of Estrogen-Suppressed Baboons Is Associated with Impaired Fetal Ovarian Folliculogenesis
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1989-1996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Megan L. Lloyd, Geoffrey R. Shellam, John M. Papadimitriou, and Malcolm A. Lawson

Immunocontraception Is Induced in BALB/c Mice Inoculated With Murine Cytomegalovirus Expressing Mouse Zona Pellucida 3
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2024-2032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Dorfman, S. Arancibia, J.L. Fiedler, and H.E. Lara

Chronic Intermittent Cold Stress Activates Ovarian Sympathetic Nerves and Modifies Ovarian Follicular Development in the Rat
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2038-2043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomer Israely, Hagit Dafni, Dorit Granot, Nava Nevo, Alex Tsafriri, and Michal Neeman

Vascular Remodeling and Angiogenesis in Ectopic Ovarian Transplants: A Crucial Role of Pericytes and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Maintenance of Ovarian Grafts
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2055-2064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa M. Thurston, Kim C. Jonas, D. Robert E. Abayasekara, and Anthony E. Michael

Ovarian Modulators of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (11ßHSD) Activity in Follicular Fluid from Bovine and Porcine Large Antral Follicles and Spontaneous Ovarian Cysts
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2157-2163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shyamal K. Roy, Jinrong Wang, and Peixin Yang

Dexamethasone Inhibits Transforming Growth Factor-ß Receptor (TßR) Messenger RNA Expression in Hamster Preantral Follicles: Possible Association with NF-YA
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2180-2188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ricky R. Lareu, Markus D. Lacher, Cara K. Bradley, Rajagopala Sridaran, Robert R. Friis, and Arun M. Dharmarajan

Regulated Expression of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 3 in the Rat Corpus Luteum
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2232-2240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alicia A. Goyeneche, Ivana L. Martinez, Ricardo P. Deis, Geula Gibori, and Carlos M. Telleria

In Vivo Hormonal Environment Leads to Differential Susceptibility of the Corpus Luteum to Apoptosis In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2322-2330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy:

Louiza Belkacemi, Gilles Gariépy, Catherine Mounier, Lucie Simoneau, and Julie Lafond

Expression of Calbindin-D28k (CaBP28k) in Trophoblasts from Human Term Placenta
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1943-1950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Greg A. Johnson, Robert C. Burghardt, Margaret M. Joyce, Thomas E. Spencer, Fuller W. Bazer, Christiane Pfarrer, and C. Allison Gray

Osteopontin Expression in Uterine Stroma Indicates a Decidualization-Like Differentiation During Ovine Pregnancy
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1951-1958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junwu Mu, Toru Kanzaki, Xiaoe Si, Takuji Tomimatsu, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Mitsnori Shioji, Yuji Murata, Yukihiko Sugimoto, and Atsushi Ichikawa

Apoptosis and Related Proteins in Placenta of Intrauterine Fetal Death in Prostaglandin F Receptor-Deficient Mice
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1968-1974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Matharoo-Ball, M.L.J. Ashford, S. Arulkumaran, and R.N. Khan

Down-Regulation of the - and ß-Subunits of the Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel in Human Myometrium with Parturition
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2135-2141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annemarie H. King, Zhihua Jiang, John P. Gibson, Chris S. Haley, and Alan L. Archibald

Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Female Reproductive Traits on Porcine Chromosome 8
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2172-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Makoto Egawa, Katsuhiko Yasuda, Tatsuya Nakajima, Hidetaka Okada, Tomoo Yoshimura, Takashi Yuri, Masahiro Yasuhara, Tsuyoshi Nakamoto, Fumie Nagata, and Hideharu Kanzaki

Smoking Enhances Oxytocin-Induced Rhythmic Myometrial Contraction
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2274-2280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Charpigny, M.-J. Leroy, M. Breuiller-Fouché, Z. Tanfin, S. Mhaouty-Kodja, Ph. Robin, D. Leiber, J. Cohen-Tannoudji, D. Cabrol, C. Barberis, and G. Germain

A Functional Genomic Study to Identify Differential Gene Expression in the Preterm and Term Human Myometrium
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2289-2296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reproductive Technology:

Vilceu Bordignon, Rebecca Keyston, Anthoula Lazaris, Annie S. Bilodeau, José H.F. Pontes, Daniel Arnold, Gilles Fecteau, Carol Keefer, and Lawrence C. Smith

Transgene Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein and Germ Line Transmission in Cloned Calves Derived from In Vitro-Transfected Somatic Cells
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2013-2023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Amit, V. Margulets, H. Segev, K. Shariki, I. Laevsky, R. Coleman, and J. Itskovitz-Eldor

Human Feeder Layers for Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2150-2156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Gómez, C. Simón, J. Remohí, and A. Pellicer

Administration of Moderate and High Doses of Gonadotropins to Female Rats Increases Ovarian Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and VEGF Receptor-2 Expression that Is Associated to Vascular Hyperpermeability
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2164-2171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

April T. Davenport, Cynthia J. Lees, Heather L. Green, and Kathleen A. Grant

Long-Acting Depot Formulation of Luprolide Acetate as a Method of Hypothalamic Down Regulation for Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation and Oocyte Production in Macaca fascicularis
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2261-2266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ziyi Li, Maryam Rezaei Sabet, Qi Zhou, Xiaoming Liu, Wei Ding, Yulong Zhang, Jean-Paul Renard, and John F. Engelhardt

Developmental Capacity of Ferret Embryos by Nuclear Transfer Using G0/G1-Phase Fetal Fibroblasts
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2297-2303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Testis:

Thomas Klonisch, Klaus Steger, Astrid Kehlen, William R. Allen, Christine Froehlich, Johannes Kauffold, Martin Bergmann, and Sabine Hombach-Klonisch

INSL3 Ligand-Receptor System in the Equine Testis
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 1975-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea S. Cupp, Mehmet Uzumcu, and Michael K. Skinner

Chemotactic Role of Neurotropin 3 in the Embryonic Testis That Facilitates Male Sex Determination
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2033-2037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrej-Nikolai Spiess, Norbert Walther, Nadine Müller, Marga Balvers, Christoph Hansis, and Richard Ivell

SPEER—A New Family of Testis-Specific Genes from the Mouse
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2044-2054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María O. Suescun, Claudia Rival, María S. Theas, Ricardo S. Calandra, and Livia Lustig

Involvement of Tumor Necrosis Factor- in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Orchitis in Rats
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2114-2121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wing-yee Lui, Will M. Lee, and C. Yan Cheng

Sertoli-Germ Cell Adherens Junction Dynamics in the Testis Are Regulated by RhoB GTPase via the ROCK/LIMK Signaling Pathway
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2189-2206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Ohta, Shinichi Aizawa, and Yoshitake Nishimune

Functional Analysis of the p53 Gene in Apoptosis Induced by Heat Stress or Loss of Stem Cell Factor Signaling in Mouse Male Germ Cells
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2249-2254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven A. Wolfe and Sidney R. Grimes

Specific Binding of Nuclear Proteins to a Bifunctional Promoter Element Upstream of the H1/AC Box of the Testis-Specific Histone H1t Gene
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2267-2273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masako Ohmura, Takehiko Ogawa, Michio Ono, Mari Dezawa, Masahiko Hosaka, Yoshinobu Kubota, and Hajime Sawada

Increment of Murine Spermatogonial Cell Number by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue Is Independent of Stem Cell Factor c-kit Signal
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2304-2313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefan Schlatt, Ali Honaramooz, Michele Boiani, Hans R. Schöler, and Ina Dobrinski

Progeny from Sperm Obtained after Ectopic Grafting of Neonatal Mouse Testes
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2331-2335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toxicology:

H.O. Goyal, A. Robateau, T.D. Braden, C.S. Williams, K.K. Srivastava, and K. Ali

Neonatal Estrogen Exposure of Male Rats Alters Reproductive Functions at Adulthood
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2081-2091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian K. Petroff, Claire R. Croutch, Dora M. Hunter, Margaret E. Wierman, and Xin Gao

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) Stimulates Gonadotropin Secretion in the Immature Female Sprague-Dawley Rat Through a Pentobarbital- and Estradiol-Sensitive Mechanism but Does Not Alter Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Secretion by Immortalized GnRH Neurons In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2100-2106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tammy E. Stoker, Susan C. Jeffay, Robert M. Zucker, Ralph L. Cooper, and Sally D. Perreault

Abnormal Fertilization Is Responsible for Reduced Fecundity Following Thiram-Induced Ovulatory Delay in the Rat
Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2142-2149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Additions and Corrections:

Biol Reprod 2003 68: 2336. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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