Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/59/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Minireview

Regulation of Protein Phosphorylation during Sperm Capacitation

Author: Pablo E. Visconti, Gregory S. Kopf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 1–6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.1

Role of Cholesterol in Sperm Capacitation

Author: Nicholas L. Cross
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 7–11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.7

A Perspective on the Control of Mammalian Fertilization by Egg-Activated Ion Channels in Sperm: A Tale of Two Channels

Author: Harvey M. Florman, Christophe Arnoult, Imrana G. Kazam, Chongqing Li, Christine M.B. O’Toole
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 12–16,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.12


Ovary

Luteolysis Induced by a Prostaglandin F2α Analogue Occurs Independently of Prolactin in the Rat

Author: Erik Bjurulf, Ove Toffia, Gunnar Selstam, Jan I. Olofsson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 17–21,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.17

Keratinocyte Growth Factor Expression by the Bovine Corpus Luteum

Author: U. Salli, F.F. Bartol, A.A. Wiley, B.J. Tarleton, T.D. Braden
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 77–83,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.77

Progesterone Implants Delay Age-Related Declines in Regular Estrous Cyclicity and the Ovarian Follicular Reserve in Long-Evans Rats

Author: Philip S. LaPolt, Dennis W. Matt, John K.H. Lu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 197–201,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.197

Differential Regulation of Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and Manganese Superoxide Dismutase in the Rat Corpus Luteum: Induction of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid by Inflammatory Cytokines

Author: Norihiro Sugino, Carlos M. Telleria, Geula Gibori
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 208–215,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.208


Gamete Biology

An MN9 Antigenic Molecule, Equatorin, Is Required for Successful Sperm-Oocyte Fusion in Mice

Author: K. Toshimori, D.K. Saxena, I. Tanii, K. Yoshinaga
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 22–29,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.22

Bull Sperm Binding to Oviductal Epithelium Is Mediated by a Ca2+-Dependent Lectin on Sperm That Recognizes Lewis-a Trisaccharide

Author: Susan S. Suarez, Irma Revah, Margaret Lo, Sabine Kölle
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 39–44,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.39

Developmental Schedule of the Postnatal Rat Testis Determined by Flow Cytometry

Author: Mira Malkov, Yonit Fisher, Jeremy Don
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 84–92,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.84

The First Polar Body Can Be Used for the Production of Normal Offspring in Mice

Author: Teruhiko Wakayama, R. Yanagimachi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 100–104,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.100

Roles of the Disintegrin Domains of Mouse Fertilins α and β in Fertilization

Author: Janice P. Evans, Richard M. Schultz, Gregory S. Kopf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 145–152,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.145


Mechanisms Of Hormonal Action

Evolutionary Change in the Endocrinology of Behavioral Receptivity: Divergent Roles for Progesterone and Prolactin within the Genus Phodopus

Author: H.J. McMillan, K.E. Wynne-Edwards
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 30–38,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.30

Oocyte Sensitivity to Serotonergic Regulation during the Follicular Cycle of the Teleost Fundulus heteroclitus

Author: Joan Cerdà, Nishikant Subhedar, Gerhard Reich, Robin A. Wallace, Kelly Selman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 53–61,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.53

Role of Protein Kinase C in Endothelin-1-Induced Contraction of Human Myometrium

Author: M. Breuiller-Fouché, C. Tertrin-Clary, V. Héluy, T. Fournier, F. Ferré
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 153–159,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.153


Embryo/Pregnancy

Molecular Mechanisms of Adenylyl Cyclase Desensitization in Pregnant Rat Myometrium following In Vivo Administration of the β-Adrenergic Agonist, Isoproterenol

Author: Jean-Luis Lécrivain, Joëlle Cohen-Tannoudji, Marie-Thérèse Robin, Noëlline Coudouel, Chantal Legrand …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 45–52,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.45

Increased Incidence of Apoptosis in Transforming Growth Factor α-Deficient Mouse Blastocysts

Author: Daniel R. Brison, Richard M. Schultz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 136–144,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.136

Comparative Studies on the In Vitro Decidualization Process in the Baboon (Papio anubis) and Human

Author: J. Julie Kim, R.C. Jaffe, A.T. Fazleabas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 160–168,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.160

Adenylyl Cyclase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Myometrium: Splice Variant of Type IV

Author: C.W. Emala, D. Kumasaka, C.A. Hirshman, K.S. Lindeman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 169–175,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.169

Purification and Characterization of Intrauterine Folate-Binding Proteins from Swine

Author: J.L. Vallet, R.K. Christenson, H.G. Klemcke
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 176–181,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.176


Male Reproductive Tract

Testicular Inhibin in the Stallion: Cellular Source and Seasonal Changes in Its Secretion

Author: Shun-ichi Nagata, Nobuo Tsunoda, Natsuko Nagamine, Yumiko Tanaka, Hiroyuki Taniyama …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 62–68,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.62

Species-Specific Detection of Growth Factor Gene Expression in Developing Murine Prostatic Tissue

Author: Peter C. Haughney, Simon W. Hayward, Rajvir Dahiya, Gerald R. Cunha
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 93–99,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.93

Expression and Enzymic Activity of Ecto 5′-Nucleotidase in the Human Male Genital Tract

Author: Lutz Konrad, Peter Schiemann, Heiner Renneberg, Gunther Wennemuth, Carlo Fini …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 190–196,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.190


Testis

Spermatid Perinuclear Ribonucleic Acid-Binding Protein Binds Microtubules In Vitro and Associates with Abnormal Manchettes In Vivo in Mice

Author: Jill M. Schumacher, Karen Artzt, Robert E. Braun
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 69–76,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.69

Regulation of α2-Macroglobulin Expression in Rat Sertoli Cells and Hepatocytes by Germ Cells In Vitro

Author: Laura Braghiroli, Bruno Silvestrini, Claudio Sorrentino, Josephine Grima, Dolores Mruk …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 111–123,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.111


Female Reproductive Tract

Impact of Chronic Treatment of Ewes with Estradiol-17β or Progesterone on Oxytocin Receptor Gene Transcription and Ovarian Oxytocin Secretion

Author: Timothy M. Hazzard, Kelly L. Pinckard, Fredrick Stormshak
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 105–110,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.105

Effects of Epidermal Growth Factor and Interleukin-1α on Plasminogen Activator Secretion and Decidualization in Rat Endometrial Stromal Cells

Author: Brent M. Bany, Xinqi Zhang, Thomas G. Kennedy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 131–135,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.131


Neuroendocrinology/Pituitary

Estradiol Increases Relative Amounts of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein (IGFBP)-3 in Serum and Expression of IGFBP-2 in Anterior Pituitaries of Ewes

Author: J.A. Clapper, J.L. Snyder, A.J. Roberts, D.L. Hamernik, G.E. Moss
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 124–130,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.124

Suckling-Induced Serum Prolactin Levels Are Modified by Interference with Milk Ejection in Lactating Rats

Author: Luis M. Voloschin, María G.P. Gallardo, Juan H. Tramezzani
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 182–189,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.182


Immunology

Purified Porcine Seminal Plasma Protein Enhances In Vitro Immune Activities of Porcine Peripheral Lymphocytes

Author: W.C. Yang, S.C.M. Kwok, S. Leshin, E. Bollo, W.I. Li
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 1, 1 July 1998, Pages 202–207,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.1.202