Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/79/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights …

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Page 1013,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.074476


Minireview

Oocyte-Specific Knockout: A Novel In Vivo Approach for Studying Gene Functions During Folliculogenesis, Oocyte Maturation, Fertilization, and Embryogenesis

Author: Qing-Yuan Sun, Kui Liu, Kazuhiro Kikuchi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1014–1020,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070409


Articles

RGS22, A Novel Testis-Specific Regulator of G-protein Signaling Involved in Human and Mouse Spermiogenesis along with GNA12/13 Subunits

Author: Yanqiu Hu, Jun Xing, Ling Chen, Xuejiang Guo, Yong Du …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1021–1029,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.067504

Hormonal Regulation of MicroRNA Expression in Periovulatory Mouse Mural Granulosa Cells

Author: Stephanie D. Fiedler, Martha Z. Carletti, Xiaoman Hong, Lane K. Christenson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1030–1037,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069690

A Phenotypic Spectrum of Sexual Development in Dax1 (Nr0b1)-Deficient Mice: Consequence of the C57BL/6J Strain on Sex Determination

Author: Susan Y. Park, Eun-Jig Lee, Donna Emge, Carolyn L. Jahn, J. Larry Jameson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1038–1045,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069492

Association of the Protein D and Protein E Forms of Rat CRISP1 with Epididymal Sperm

Author: Kenneth P. Roberts, Kathy M. Ensrud-Bowlin, Laura B. Piehl, Karlye R. Parent, Miranda L. Bernhardt …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1046–1053,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070664

Murine Pregnancy-Specific Glycoprotein 23 Induces the Proangiogenic Factors Transforming-Growth Factor Beta 1 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A in Cell Types Involved in Vascular Remodeling in Pregnancy

Author: Julie A. Wu, Briana L. Johnson, Yongqing Chen, Cam T. Ha, Gabriela S. Dveksler
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1054–1061,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070268

Intron Retention Generates a Novel Isoform of CEACAM6 That May Act as an Adhesion Molecule in the Ectoplasmic Specialization Structures Between Spermatids and Sertoli Cells in Rat Testis

Author: Hitoshi Kurio, Emi Murayama, Takane Kaneko, Yosaburo Shibata, Tetsuichiro Inai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1062–1073,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069872

Impaired Follicle Development and Infertility in Female Mice Lacking Steroidogenic Factor 1 in Ovarian Granulosa Cells

Author: Carla Pelusi, Yayoi Ikeda, Mohamad Zubair, Keith L. Parker
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1074–1083,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069435

Hormonal Oscillations During the Estrous Cycle Influence the Morphophysiology of the Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) Female Prostate (Skene Paraurethral Glands)

Author: Ricardo A. Fochi, Ana P.S. Perez, Carlos V. Bianchi, Sabrina S. Rochel, Rejane M. Góes …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1084–1091,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070540

Mouse Heat-Shock Factor 1 (HSF1) Is Involved in Testicular Response to Genotoxic Stress Induced by Doxorubicin

Author: Pierre A. Salmand, Thomas Jungas, Marylise Fernandez, Annie Conter, Elisabeth S. Christians
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1092–1101,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070334

Metaphase I Arrest in LT/Sv Mouse Oocytes Involves the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint

Author: Anna Hupalowska, Ilona Kalaszczynska, Steffen Hoffmann, Chizuko Tsurumi, Jacek Z. Kubiak …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1102–1110,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069609

Dual Roles of cyp19a1a in Gonadal Sex Differentiation and Development in the Protandrous Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli

Author: Guan-Chung Wu, Sherly Tomy, Masaru Nakamura, Ching-Fong Chang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1111–1120,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069146

Production of Transgenic Rats via Lentiviral Transduction and Xenogeneic Transplantation of Spermatogonial Stem Cells

Author: Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Megumi Kato, Masanori Takehashi, Hiroko Morimoto, Seiji Takashima …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1121–1128,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071159

Molecular Cloning and Expression of the CRISP Family of Proteins in the Boar

Author: Melissa L. Vadnais, Douglas N. Foster, Kenneth P. Roberts
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1129–1134,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070177

Activation of Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) by In Vivo and In Vitro Exposure of Rat Epididymis to Lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia Coli

Author: Alexandre Rodrigues, Daniel B.C. Queiróz, Luciana Honda, Erick José R. Silva, Susan H. Hall …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1135–1147,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069930

Effects of Androgens on Serum Concentrations of Gonadotropins and Ovarian Steroids in Gilts

Author: Esbal Jiménez, Horacio Cárdenas, William F. Pope
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1148–1152,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067595

Ganglioside GM1 Mediates Decapacitation Effects of SVS2 on Murine Spermatozoa

Author: Natsuko Kawano, Kaoru Yoshida, Teruaki Iwamoto, Manabu Yoshida
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1153–1159,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069054

Regulation of Expression of Microvillus Membrane Proteins by Estrogen in Baboon Fetal Ovarian Oocytes

Author: Nicholas C. Zachos, Marcia G. Burch, Reinhart B. Billiar, Chunhua Li, Eugene D. Albrecht …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1160–1168,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067900

Haploinsufficiency for Adrenomedullin Reduces Pinopodes and Diminishes Uterine Receptivity in Mice

Author: Manyu Li, Yongqin Wu, Kathleen M. Caron
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1169–1175,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069336

Germ Cell-Specific Transcriptional Regulator Sohlh2 Is Essential for Early Mouse Folliculogenesis and Oocyte-Specific Gene Expression

Author: Youngsok Choi, Daniel Yuan, Aleksandar Rajkovic
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1176–1182,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071217

Proteomic Analysis of Bovine Sperm YWHA Binding Partners Identify Proteins Involved in Signaling and Metabolism

Author: Pawan Puri, Kimberley Myers, Douglas Kline, Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1183–1191,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.068734

SEBOX Is Essential for Early Embryogenesis at the Two-Cell Stage in the Mouse

Author: Kyeoung-Hwa Kim, Eun-Young Kim, Kyung-Ah Lee
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1192–1201,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.068478

Functions of FZR1 and CDC20, Activators of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex, During Meiotic Maturation of Swine Oocytes

Author: Tadashi Yamamuro, Kiyoshi Kano, Kunihiko Naito
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1202–1209,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070326

Identification and Characterization of Myosin from Rat Testicular Peritubular Myoid Cells

Author: Dario Fernández, Maria V. Bertoldi, Laura Gómez, Alfonsina Morales, Eduardo Callegari …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1210–1218,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066472

Antral Follicle Count Reliably Predicts Number of Morphologically Healthy Oocytes and Follicles in Ovaries of Young Adult Cattle

Author: J.L.H. Ireland, D. Scheetz, F. Jimenez-Krassel, A.P.N. Themmen, F. Ward …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1219–1225,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071670

Progesterone Regulates FGF10, MET, IGFBP1, and IGFBP3 in the Endometrium of the Ovine Uterus

Author: M. Carey Satterfield, Kanako Hayashi, Gwonhwa Song, Sarah G. Black, Fuller W. Bazer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 6, 1 December 2008, Pages 1226–1236,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071787