Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/83/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Commentary

Is the Perfect Mouse Cloning Experiment in Sight?

Author: Michele Boiani
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 887–889,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088310

New Insights into the Regulation of Gametogenesis by Retinoic Acid

Author: William W. Wright
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 890–892,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088377


Minireview

What Makes an Egg Unique? Clues from Evolutionary Scenarios of Egg-Specific Genes

Author: Xin Tian, Joel Gautron, Philippe Monget, Géraldine Pascal
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 893–900,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085019


Ovary

Is FAS/Fas Ligand System Involved in Equine Corpus Luteum Functional Regression?

Author: Antonio M. Galvao, David W. Ramilo, Dariusz J. Skarzynski, Karolina Lukasik, Angela Tramontano …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 901–908,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084699

Does Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6 (BMP6) Affect Female Fertility in the Mouse?

Author: Koji Sugiura, You-Qiang Su, John J. Eppig
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 997–1004,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086777

GATA Depletion Impacts Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 mRNA and Protein Levels in Luteinizing Porcine Granulosa Cells

Author: Holly A. LaVoie, Richard J. Kordus, Jonathan B. Nguyen, Jeremy L. Barth, Yvonne Y. Hui
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 1015–1026,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085969


Gamete Biology

Beta-Oxidation Is Essential for Mouse Oocyte Developmental Competence and Early Embryo Development

Author: Kylie R. Dunning, Kara Cashman, Darryl L. Russell, Jeremy G. Thompson, Robert J. Norman …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 909–918,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084145

BAX and Tumor Suppressor TRP53 Are Important in Regulating Mutagenesis in Spermatogenic Cells in Mice

Author: Guogang Xu, Kristine S. Vogel, C. Alex McMahan, Damon C. Herbert, Christi A. Walter
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 979–987,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085415

Direct Effects of Retinoic Acid on Entry of Fetal Male Germ Cells into Meiosis in Mice

Author: Kohei Ohta, Yanling Lin, Nathanael Hogg, Miyuki Yamamoto, Yukiko Yamazaki
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 1056–1063,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085787


Immunology

The Chemokine IL8 Is Up-Regulated in Bovine Endometrial Stromal Cells by the BoHV-4 IE2 Gene Product, ORF50/Rta: A Step Ahead Toward a Mechanism for BoHV-4 Induced Endometritis

Author: Gaetano Donofrio, Antonio Capocefalo, Valentina Franceschi, Sian Price, Sandro Cavirani …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 919–928,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086074


Reproductive Technology

Inhibition of Class IIb Histone Deacetylase Significantly Improves Cloning Efficiency in Mice

Author: Tetsuo Ono, Chong Li, Eiji Mizutani, Yukari Terashita, Kazuo Yamagata …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 929–937,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085282

Side-by-Side Comparison of Five Commercial Media Systems in a Mouse Model: Suboptimal In Vitro Culture Interferes with Imprint Maintenance

Author: B.A. Market-Velker, A.D. Fernandes, M.R.W. Mann
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 938–950,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085480

Proliferation of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells in Microdrop Culture

Author: Yasuyuki Araki, Takuya Sato, Kumiko Katagiri, Yoshinobu Kubota, Yasuhisa Araki …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 951–957,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082800

Novel Method of Gene Transfer in Birds: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for Green Fluorescent Protein Expression in Quail Blastoderms

Author: Shusei Mizushima, Soichi Takagi, Tamao Ono, Yusuke Atsumi, Akira Tsukada …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 965–969,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085860


Embryo

Transformation-Related Protein 53 Expression in the Early Mouse Embryo Compromises Preimplantation Embryonic Development by Preventing the Formation of a Proliferating Inner Cell Mass

Author: Lakshi Ganeshan, Aiqing Li, Chris O’Neill
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 958–964,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.083162

Time-Lapse Cinematography-Compatible Polystyrene-Based Microwell Culture System: A Novel Tool for Tracking the Development of Individual Bovine Embryos

Author: Satoshi Sugimura, Tomonori Akai, Tamás Somfai, Muneyuki Hirayama, Yoshio Aikawa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 970–978,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085522

Metastasis Tumor Antigen 2 (MTA2) Is Involved in Proper Imprinted Expression of H19 and Peg3 During Mouse Preimplantation Development

Author: Pengpeng Ma, Shu Lin, Marisa S. Bartolomei, Richard M. Schultz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 1027–1035,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086397


Pregnancy

Aberrant Growth and Pattern Formation in Peromyscus Hybrid Placental Development

Author: Amanda R. Duselis, Paul B. Vrana
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 988–996,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085654

HER1 Signaling Mediates Extravillous Trophoblast Differentiation in Humans

Author: J.K. Wright, C.E. Dunk, H. Amsalem, C. Maxwell, S. Keating …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 1036–1045,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.083246


Testis

A Male-Specific Role for p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Germ Cell Sex Differentiation in Mice

Author: Katherine Ewen, Andrew Jackson, Dagmar Wilhelm, Peter Koopman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 1005–1014,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086801


Neuroendocrinology

Characterization of the Effects of Prolactin in Gonadotroph Target Cells

Author: David J. Hodson, Julie Townsend, Domingo J. Tortonese
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 1046–1055,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084947


Male Reproductive Tract

Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Epididymitis Disrupts Epididymal Beta-Defensin Expression and Inhibits Sperm Motility in Rats

Author: Dongmei Cao, Yidong Li, Rui Yang, Yan Wang, Yuchuan Zhou …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Pages 1064–1070,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082180


Additions and Corrections

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Page 1071,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089177

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 83, Issue 6, 1 December 2010, Page 1072,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089169