Editor's Preface:

Virendra B. Mahesh

Editor's Preface
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Female Reproductive Tract:

Anna-Carin Hägglund, Paul Basset, and Tor Ny

Stromelysin-3 Is Induced in Mouse Ovarian Follicles Undergoing Hormonally Controlled Apoptosis, but This Metalloproteinase Is Not Required for Follicular Atresia
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 457-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Augustine Rajakumar, Kerry A. Whitelock, Lisa A. Weissfeld, Ashi R. Daftary, Nina Markovic, and Kirk P. Conrad

Selective Overexpression of the Hypoxia-Inducible Transcription Factor, HIF-2, in Placentas from Women with Preeclampsia
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 499-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gamete Biology:

Riccardo Talevi and Roberto Gualtieri

Sulfated Glycoconjugates Are Powerful Modulators of Bovine Sperm Adhesion and Release from the Oviductal Epithelium In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 491-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Faerge, C. Grøndahl, J.L. Ottesen, and P. Hyttel

Autoradiographic Localization of Specific Binding of Meiosis-Activating Sterol to Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes from Marmoset, Cow, and Mouse
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 527-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hirotaka Imai, Kunio Suzuki, Kazuhiro Ishizaka, Shizuko Ichinose, Hiroyuki Oshima, Isao Okayasu, Kazuo Emoto, Masato Umeda, and Yasuhito Nakagawa

Failure of the Expression of Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase in the Spermatozoa of Human Infertile Males
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 674-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Male Reproductive Tract:

Thomas Klonisch, Johannes Kauffold, Klaus Steger, Martin Bergmann, Rudolf Leiser, Bernd Fischer, and Sabine Hombach-Klonisch

Canine Relaxin-Like Factor: Unique Molecular Structure and Differential Expression Within Reproductive Tissues of the Dog
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 442-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G.P.H. Leung, C.M. Tse, S.B. Cheng Chew, and P.Y.D. Wong

Expression of Multiple Na⁺/H⁺ Exchanger Isoforms in Cultured Epithelial Cells from Rat Efferent Duct and Cauda Epididymidis
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 482-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Légaré, Michel Thabet, Sylvain Picard, and Robert Sullivan

Effect of Vasectomy on P34H Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression along the Human Excurrent Duct: A Reflection on the Function of the Human Epididymis
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 720-727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mechanisms of Hormone Action:

Mario Binelli, Prem Subramaniam, Thais Diaz, Greg A. Johnson, Thomas R. Hansen, Lokenga Badinga, and William W. Thatcher

Bovine Interferon- Stimulates the Janus Kinase-Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Pathway in Bovine Endometrial Epithelial Cells
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 654-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neuroendocrinology:

Edwin D. Lephart, Stanford B. Call, Reuben W. Rhees, Nathan A. Jacobson, K. Scott Weber, James Bledsoe, and Cory Teuscher

Neuroendocrine Regulation of Sexually Dimorphic Brain Structure and Associated Sexual Behavior in Male Rats Is Genetically Controlled
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 571-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Baratta, L.A. West, A.M. Turzillo, and T.M. Nett

Activin Modulates Differential Effects of Estradiol on Synthesis and Secretion of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Ovine Pituitary Cells
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 714-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ovary:

Christa Hegele-Hartung, Manuela Grützner, Monika Lessl, Christian Grøndahl, Jan L. Ottesen, and Mats Brännström

Activation of Meiotic Maturation in Rat Oocytes After Treatment with Follicular Fluid Meiosis-Activating Sterol In Vitro and Ex Vivo
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 418-424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.A. Beg, D.R. Bergfelt, K. Kot, M.C. Wiltbank, and O.J. Ginther

Follicular-Fluid Factors and Granulosa-Cell Gene Expression Associated with Follicle Deviation in Cattle
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 432-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris T.F. Huang, Stacy R. Weitsman, Barbara N. Dykes, and Denis A. Magoffin

Stem Cell Factor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Stimulate Luteinizing Hormone-Independent Differentiation of Rat Ovarian Theca Cells
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 451-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Che-Lin Hu, Robert G. Cowan, Rebecca M. Harman, Dale A. Porter, and Susan M. Quirk

Apoptosis of Bovine Granulosa Cells After Serum Withdrawal Is Mediated by Fas Antigen (CD95) and Fas Ligand
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 518-526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pituitary:

A.J. Tilbrook, D.M. de Kretser, and I.J. Clarke

Influence of the Degree of Stimulation of the Pituitary by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone on the Action of Inhibin and Testosterone to Suppress the Secretion of the Gonadotropins in Rams
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 473-481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Koji Yoshioka, Chie Suzuki, Shozo Arai, Shokichi Iwamura, and Hisashi Hirose

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Third Ventricular Cerebrospinal Fluid of the Heifer During the Estrous Cycle
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 563-570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Ramesh, W.J. Kuenzel, and J.A. Proudman

Increased Proliferative Activity and Programmed Cellular Death in the Turkey Hen Pituitary Gland Following Interruption of Incubation Behavior
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 611-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María L. Vitale, Julie Cardin, Norton B. Gilula, M. Eloísa Carbajal, and R.-Marc Pelletier

Dynamics of Connexin 43 Levels and Distribution in the Mink (Mustela vison) Anterior Pituitary Are Associated with Seasonal Changes in Anterior Pituitary Prolactin Content
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 625-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Houng-Wei Tsai and Sandra J. Legan

Chronic Elevation of Estradiol in Young Ovariectomized Rats Causes Aging-Like Loss of Steroid-Induced Luteinizing Hormone Surges
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 684-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy:

Laurence Hinck, Patrick Van Der Smissen, Michel Heusterpreute, Isabelle Donnay, René De Hertogh, and Serge Pampfer

Identification of Caspase-3 and Caspase-Activated Deoxyribonuclease in Rat Blastocysts and Their Implication in the Induction of Chromatin Degradation (but Not Nuclear Fragmentation) by High Glucose
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 555-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcos Meseguer, John D. Aplin, Pedro Caballero-Campo, J. Enrique O'Connor, Julio C. Martín, José Remohí, Antonio Pellicer, and Carlos Simón

Human Endometrial Mucin MUC1 Is Up-Regulated by Progesterone and Down-Regulated In Vitro by the Human Blastocyst
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 590-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tohru Azuma, Shuntaro Ikeda, Takuya Kondo, Hiroshi Imai, and Masayasu Yamada

Ethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-Tetraacetic Acid Induces Parthenogenetic Activation of Porcine Oocytes at the Germinal Vesicle Stage, Leading to Formation of Blastocysts
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 647-653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lukas A. Hefler, Christine A. Reyes, William E. O'Brien, and Anthony R. Gregg

Perinatal Development of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Deficient Mice
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 666-673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Stojanov and C. O'Neill

In Vitro Fertilization Causes Epigenetic Modifications to the Onset of Gene Expression from the Zygotic Genome in Mice
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 696-705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reproductive Technology:

R. Michael Roberts

The Place of Farm Animal Species in the New Genomics World of Reproductive Biology
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 409-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Testis:

Douglas A. Fantz, Wendy R. Hatfield, Gary Horvath, Malathi K. Kistler, and W. Stephen Kistler

Mice with a Targeted Disruption of the H1t Gene Are Fertile and Undergo Normal Changes in Structural Chromosomal Proteins During Spermiogenesis
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 425-431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Campagnolo, M.A. Russo, A. Puglianiello, A. Favale, and G. Siracusa

Mesenchymal Cell Precursors of Peritubular Smooth Muscle Cells of the Mouse Testis Can Be Identified by the Presence of the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 464-472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SangYoon Han, Liping Zhou, Ashok Upadhyaya, Sang Hyun Lee, Keith L. Parker, and Jeff DeJong

TFIIA/ß-Like Factor Is Encoded by a Germ Cell-Specific Gene Whose Expression Is Up-Regulated with Other General Transcription Factors During Spermatogenesis in the Mouse
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 507-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Patrick Bauer and Frederick William Goetz

Isolation of Gonadal Mutations in Adult Zebrafish from a Chemical Mutagenesis Screen
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 548-554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weirong Xing and M. Ram Sairam

Characterization of Regulatory Elements of Ovine Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Receptor Gene: The Role of E-Box in the Regulation of Ovine FSH Receptor Expression
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 579-589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael D. Griswold and Jeong-Seon Kim

Site-Specific Methylation of the Promoter Alters Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Protein Interactions and Prevents Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Gene Transcription
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 602-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vittorio Santiemma, Fabio Rossi, Lara Guerrini, Athina Markouizou, Giuseppe Pasimeni, Simonetta Palleschi, and Aldo Fabbrini

Adrenomedullin Inhibits the Contraction of Cultured Rat Testicular Peritubular Myoid Cells Induced by Endothelin-1
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 619-624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuel Tena-Sempere, Leonor Pinilla, Fu-Ping Zhang, Lucas C. González, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Felipe F. Casanueva, Carlos Dieguez, and Enrique Aguilar

Developmental and Hormonal Regulation of Leptin Receptor (Ob-R) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Rat Testis
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 634-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James J. Nagler, Joseph G. Cloud, Paul A. Wheeler, and Gary H. Thorgaard

Testis Transplantation in Male Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 644-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S.A. McCoard, D.D. Lunstra, T.H. Wise, and J.J. Ford

Specific Staining of Sertoli Cell Nuclei and Evaluation of Sertoli Cell Number and Proliferative Activity in Meishan and White Composite Boars During the Neonatal Period
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 689-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kelly A. Young, Gregory F. Ball, and Randy J. Nelson

Photoperiod-Induced Testicular Apoptosis in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 706-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toxicology:

Teresa R. Krieger and Rita Loch-Caruso

Antioxidants Prevent -Hexachlorocyclohexane-Induced Inhibition of Rat Myometrial Gap Junctions and Contractions
Biol Reprod 2001 64: 537-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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