Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002

Biology of Reproduction

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ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Immunology

Do Nonhuman Primates Comprise Appropriate Experimental Models for Studying the Function of Human Leukocyte Antigen-G?

Author: Daudi K. Langat, Joan S. Hunt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1367–1374,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005587

Effects of Nutritional Stress During Lactation on Immunity Costs and Indices of Future Reproduction in Iberian Red Deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

Author: Tomás Landete-Castillejos, Andrés García, Jose Ángel Gómez, Jorge Laborda, Laureano Gallego
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1613–1620,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004507


Embryo

Viewpoint on the Functionality of the Human Leukocyte Antigen-G Null Allele at the Fetal-Maternal Interface

Author: Philippe Moreau, Jean Dausset, Edgardo D. Carosella, Nathalie Rouas-Freiss
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1375–1378,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005439

Developmental Changes in the Management of Acid Loads During Preimplantation Mouse Development

Author: E.A. Harding, C.A. Gibb, M.H. Johnson, D.I. Cook, M.L. Day
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1419–1429,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005637

Quantification of Housekeeping Transcript Levels During the Development of Bovine Preimplantation Embryos

Author: Claude Robert, Serge McGraw, Lyne Massicotte, Marco Pravetoni, Fulvio Gandolfi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1465–1472,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006320


Neuroendocrinology

Protective Effects of Estrogen and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators in the Brain

Author: Krishnan M. Dhandapani, Darrell W. Brann
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1379–1385,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.003848

Progesterone Receptor, Estrogen Receptor α, and the Type II Glucocorticoid Receptor Are Coexpressed in the Same Neurons of the Ovine Preoptic Area and Arcuate Nucleus: A Triple Immunolabeling Study

Author: Laurence Dufourny, Donal C. Skinner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1605–1612,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005066

Transcription and Translation of the Salmon Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Genes in Brain and Gonads of Sexually Maturing Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Author: Sarah L. Gray, Bruce A. Adams, Carol M. Warby, Kristian R. von Schalburg, Nancy M. Sherwood
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1621–1627,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004788


Pregnancy

Increased Production of Bioactive Lysophosphatidic Acid by Serum Lysophospholipase D in Human Pregnancy

Author: Akira Tokumura, Yumi Kanaya, Maki Miyake, Shuji Yamano, Minoru Irahara …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1386–1392,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004051

Decidualization Induces the Expression and Activation of an Extracellular Protease Neuropsin in Mouse Uterus

Author: Kazumasa Matsumoto-Miyai, Ryoko Kitagawa, Ayako Ninomiya, Yoshiharu Momota, Shigetaka Yoshida …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1414–1418,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006080

Effects of Pregnancy and Female Sex Steroid Hormones on Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Content of Mesenteric Artery in Rats

Author: P. Lanlua, R.D. Bukoski, S.J. Wimalawansa, C. Yallampalli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1430–1434,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006437

Intracrine Induction of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Expression by Glucocorticoid Potentiates Prostaglandin Production in the Human Chorionic Trophoblast

Author: Kang Sun, Ping He, Kaiping Yang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1450–1455,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005892

Expression of Calcium Channels along the Differentiation of Cultured Trophoblast Cells from Human Term Placenta

Author: Robert Moreau, Annie Hamel, Georges Daoud, Lucie Simoneau, Julie Lafond
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1473–1479,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005397

Syncytiotrophoblast Is a Barrier to Maternal-Fetal Transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus

Author: Hideki Koi, Jian Zhang, Antonis Makrigiannakis, Spiro Getsios, Colin D. MacCalman …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1572–1579,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004325

Effect of Matrigel on Human Extravillous Trophoblasts Differentiation: Modulation of Protease Pattern Gene Expression

Author: Anne Tarrade, Frederic Goffin, Carine Munaut, René Lai-Kuen, Viviane Tricottet …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1628–1637,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.101.001925


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Mechanisms of Epidermal Growth Factor Signaling: Regulation of Steroid Biosynthesis and the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein in Mouse Leydig Tumor Cells

Author: Pulak R. Manna, Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi, Xing-Jia Wang, Darrell W. Eubank, Douglas M. Stocco
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1393–1404,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007179

Estrogen-Dependent Regulation of Neurokinin 3 Receptor-Mediated Uterine Contractility in the Rat

Author: Linda H. Crane, Melanie J. Williams, Alan J. Nimmo, Gary P. Hamlin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1480–1487,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.101.002022


Pituitary

Effects of Prenatal Treatment with Antiandrogens on Luteinizing Hormone Secretion and Sex Steroid Concentrations in Adult Spotted Hyenas, Crocuta crocuta

Author: Ned J. Place, Kay E. Holekamp, Cheryl L. Sisk, Mary L. Weldele, Elizabeth M. Coscia …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1405–1413,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004226


Testis

Testosterone Regulates 25-Hydroxycholesterol Production in Testicular Macrophages

Author: Yevgeniya Lukyanenko, Jau-Jiin Chen, James C. Hutson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1435–1438,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007575

Expression of Steroidogenic Factor 1 in the Testis Requires an Interactive Array of Elements Within Its Proximal Promoter

Author: Serge P. Scherrer, Daren A. Rice, Leslie L. Heckert
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1509–1521,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006932

Developmental Expression of Spermatid-Specific Thioredoxin-1 Protein: Transient Association to the Longitudinal Columns of the Fibrous Sheath During Sperm Tail Formation

Author: Yang Yu, Richard Oko, Antonio Miranda-Vizuete
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1546–1554,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004838


Reproductive Technology

Differential Expression and Estrogen Response of Lactoferrin Gene in the Female Reproductive Tract of Mouse, Rat, and Hamster

Author: Christina T. Teng, Clara Beard, Wesley Gladwell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1439–1449,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.101.002089

Efficient Production of Transgenic Cloned Calves Using Preimplantation Screening

Author: Shu-Hung Chen, Todd D. Vaught, Jeff A. Monahan, Jeremy Boone, Elizabeth Emslie …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1488–1492,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006981


Gamete Biology

Quantification of Cyclin B1 and p34cdc2 in Bovine Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes and Expression Mapping of Genes Involved in the Cell Cycle by Complementary DNA Macroarrays

Author: Claude Robert, Isabelle Hue, Serge McGraw, Dominic Gagné, Marc-André Sirard
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1456–1464,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.002147

Osmotic Characteristics of Mouse Spermatozoa in the Presence of Extenders and Sugars

Author: Yuksel Agca, Julie Gilmore, Michael Byers, Erik J. Woods, Jun Liu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1493–1501,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005579

Combination of Dithiothreitol and Detergent Treatment of Spermatozoa Causes Paternal Chromosomal Damage

Author: Monika A. Szczygiel, W. Steven Ward
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1532–1537,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.101.002667

Regulation of the Phosphotyrosine Content of Human Sperm Proteins by Intracellular Ca2+: Role of Ca2+-Adenosine Triphosphatases

Author: Véronique Dorval, Maurice Dufour, Pierre Leclerc
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1538–1545,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004127

Chemotaxis of Capacitated Rabbit Spermatozoa to Follicular Fluid Revealed by a Novel Directionality-Based Assay

Author: Georgina Fabro, Roberto A. Rovasio, Silvia Civalero, Anat Frenkel, S. Roy Caplan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1565–1571,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006395

Sex-Specific Gene Expression During Meiotic Prophase I: Xlr (X Linked, Lymphocyte Regulated), Not Its Male Homologue Xmr (Xlr Related, Meiosis Regulated), Is Expressed in Mouse Oocytes

Author: Denise Escalier, Laure Eloy, Henri-Jean Garchon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1646–1652,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006973


Ovary

Determination of Cell Type Specificity and Estrous Cycle Dependency of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression in Corpora Lutea of Normally Cycling Rats in Relation to Apoptosis and Monocyte/Macrophage Accumulation

Author: Kaz Nagaosa, Akiko Shiratsuchi, Yoshinobu Nakanishi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1502–1508,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005009

Expression and Localization of Thrombospondin-1 and -2 and Their Cell-Surface Receptor, CD36, During Rat Follicular Development and Formation of the Corpus Luteum

Author: Jim J. Petrik, Patricia A. Gentry, Jean-Jacques Feige, Jonathan LaMarre
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1522–1531,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007153

Nitric Oxide Inhibits Oocyte Meiotic Maturation

Author: Yasuhiko Nakamura, Yoshiaki Yamagata, Norihiro Sugino, Hisako Takayama, Hiroshi Kato
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1588–1592,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005264

Spatiotemporal Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Messenger RNA and Protein in the Hamster Ovary: Follicle Stage-Specific Differential Modulation by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone, Estradiol, and Progesterone

Author: Kristina Garnett, Jinrong Wang, Shyamal K. Roy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1593–1604,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005470


Female Reproductive Tract

A Novel Short-Chain Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Rats with Retinol Dehydrogenase Activity, Cyclically Expressed in Uterine Epithelium

Author: Brent N. Rexer, David E. Ong
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1555–1564,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007021

Uterine Sensitization-Associated Gene-1: A Novel Gene Induced Within the Rat Endometrium at the Time of Uterine Receptivity/Sensitization for the Decidual Cell Reaction

Author: David G. Simmons, Thomas G. Kennedy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1638–1645,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006858


Male Reproductive Tract

Activating Signal Cointegrator 1 Is Highly Expressed in Murine Testicular Leydig Cells and Enhances the Ligand-Dependent Transactivation of Androgen Receptor

Author: Yong Soo Lee, Hyun-Jin Kim, Hyun Ju Lee, Jae Woon Lee, Sang-Young Chun …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 5, 1 November 2002, Pages 1580–1587,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006155