Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/93/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Demethylating the Male Brain

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 1, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130484

Sidelining a Side Effect of Long-Acting Contraceptives

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 2, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130633

Mom’s Genes Affect Aneuploidy Rates in Embryos

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 3, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130906

Viruses from Within

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 4, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131060

Embryo Eats Mom

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 5, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131235


Pregnancy

Estrogen Regulates Angiotensin II Receptor Expression Patterns and Protects the Heart from Ischemic Injury in Female Rats

Author: Qin Xue, Daliao Xiao, Lubo Zhang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 6, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129619


Ovary

Activation of Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase Is an Additional Mechanism That Participates in Mediating Inhibitory Actions of Prostaglandin F2Alpha in Mature, but Not Developing, Bovine Corpora Lutea

Author: Elizabeth C. Bowdridge, Madhusudan P. Goravanahally, E. Keith Inskeep, Jorge A. Flores
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 7, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129411

Polyinosinic–Polycytidylic Acid Perturbs Ovarian Functions Through Toll-Like Receptor 3-Mediated Tumor Necrosis Factor A Production in Female Mice

Author: Keqin Yan, Lijing Cheng, Peng Liu, Zhenghui Liu, Shutao Zhao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 11, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128348

Augmentation of Metastin/Kisspeptin mRNA Expression by the Proestrous Luteinizing Hormone Surge in Granulosa Cells of Rats: Implications for Luteinization

Author: Titaree Laoharatchatathanin, Ryota Terashima, Tomohiro Yonezawa, Shiro Kurusu, Mitsumori Kawaminami
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 15, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.127902

Analysis of the Effect of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor on Follicular Growth in Cultured Murine Ovarian Tissue

Author: Kouji Komatsu, Tomoko Koya, Jingwen Wang, Mamoru Yamashita, Fumitaka Kikkawa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 18, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128421

Lats1 Deletion Causes Increased Germ Cell Apoptosis and Follicular Cysts in Mouse Ovaries

Author: Tianyanxin Sun, Melissa E. Pepling, Francisco J. Diaz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 22, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.118604


Testis

Rhox8 Ablation in the Sertoli Cells Using a Tissue-Specific RNAi Approach Results in Impaired Male Fertility in Mice

Author: Joshua P. Welborn, Matthew G. Davis, Steven D. Ebers, Genna R. Stodden, Kanako Hayashi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 8, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124834

Novel Targets for the Transcription Factors MEF2 in MA-10 Leydig Cells

Author: Mickaël Di-Luoffo, Caroline Daems, Francis Bergeron, Jacques J. Tremblay
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 9, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127761

CYP26 Enzymes Are Necessary Within the Postnatal Seminiferous Epithelium for Normal Murine Spermatogenesis

Author: Cathryn A. Hogarth, Elizabeth Evans, Jennifer Onken, Travis Kent, Debra Mitchell …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 19, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129718


Minireview

Uterine Telocytes: A Review of Current Knowledge

Author: Iurie Roatesi, Beatrice Mihaela Radu, Dragos Cretoiu, Sanda Maria Cretoiu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 10, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125906

Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on the Ovary

Author: Shreya Patel, Changqing Zhou, Saniya Rattan, Jodi A. Flaws
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 20, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130336


Male Reproductive Tract

An Alternative Model of Tubulobulbar Complex Internalization During Junction Remodeling in the Seminiferous Epithelium of the Rat Testis

Author: Kevin R.P. Lyon, Emy Bosseboeuf, A. Wayne Vogl
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 12, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128942

Ghrelin Prevents Cisplatin-Induced Testicular Damage by Facilitating Repair of DNA Double Strand Breaks Through Activation of p53 in Mice

Author: Jose M. Garcia, Ji-an Chen, Bobby Guillory, Lawrence A. Donehower, Roy G. Smith …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 24, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129759


Pregnancy

Rbbp7 Is Required for Uterine Stromal Decidualization in Mice

Author: Hui He, Shuangbo Kong, Fei Liu, Shuang Zhang, Yaling Jiang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 13, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129015

NFAT5 Is Up-Regulated by Hypoxia: Possible Implications in Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Author: Aneta Dobierzewska, Macarena Palominos, Carlos E. Irarrazabal, Marianela Sanchez, Mauricio Lozano …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 14, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124644


Female Reproductive Tract

Infertility in Female Mice with a Gain-of-Function Mutation in the Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Is Due to Irregular Estrous Cyclicity, Anovulation, Hormonal Alterations, and Polycystic Ovaries

Author: Lan Hai, Stacey R. McGee, Amanda C. Rabideau, Marilène Paquet, Prema Narayan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 16, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129072


In Memoriam

In Memoriam Patrick W. Concannon, Ph.D. 1941–2015

Author: John P Verstegen, III, Bruce D Murphy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 17, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132688


Pituitary

Cell Type-Specific Sexual Dimorphism in Rat Pituitary Gene Expression During Maturation

Author: Ivana Bjelobaba, Marija M. Janjic, Marek Kucka, Stanko S. Stojilkovic
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 21, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129320


Reproductive Technology

Procaine Induces Cytokinesis in Horse Oocytes via a pH-Dependent Mechanism

Author: Bart Leemans, Bart M. Gadella, Tom A.E. Stout, Sonia Heras, Katrien Smits …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 23, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127423


Gamete Biology

Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry Sustains the Fertilization Ca2+ Signal in Pig Eggs

Author: Chunmin Wang, Lu Zhang, Laurie A. Jaeger, Zoltan Machaty
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 1, 1 July 2015, 25, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126151