Embryo:

M.J. Cocero, S. Moreno Díaz de la Espina, and B. Aguilar

Ultrastructural Characteristics of Fresh and Frozen-Thawed Ovine Embryos Using Two Cryoprotectants
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1244-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F.D. Houghton, K.J. Barr, G. Walter, H.-D. Gabriel, R. Grümmer, O. Traub, H.J. Leese, E. Winterhager, and G.M. Kidder

Functional Significance of Gap Junctional Coupling in Preimplantation Development
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1403-1412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Female Reproductive Tract:

Andrew L. Siebel, Helen M. Gehring, Chris D. Nave, Ross A.D. Bathgate, Clare E. Borchers, and Laura J. Parry

Up-Regulation of Mesotocin Receptors in the Tammar Wallaby Myometrium Is Pregnancy-Specific and Independent of Estrogen
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1237-1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gamete Biology:

Ricardo D. Moreno, Gerald Schatten, and João Ramalho-Santos

Golgi Apparatus Dynamics During Mouse Oocyte In Vitro Maturation: Effect of the Membrane Trafficking Inhibitor Brefeldin A
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1259-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Tomek, F.A. Melo Sterza, M. Kubelka, K. Wollenhaupt, H. Torner, M. Anger, and W. Kanitz

Regulation of Translation During In Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocytes: The Role of MAP Kinase, eIF4E (Cap Binding Protein) Phosphorylation, and eIF4E-BP1
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1274-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shun-Chang Wang and Fore-Lien Huang

Carp Ovarian Cystatin Binds and Agglutinates Spermatozoa via Electrostatic Interaction
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1318-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ji-Long Liu, Li-Ying Sung, Michele Barber, and Xiangzhong Yang

Hypertonic Medium Treatment for Localization of Nuclear Material in Bovine Metaphase II Oocytes
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1342-1349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Mazur and Chihiro Koshimoto

Is Intracellular Ice Formation the Cause of Death of Mouse Sperm Frozen at High Cooling Rates?
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1485-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Male Reproductive Tract:

Sonia Métayer, Françoise Dacheux, Jean-Louis Dacheux, and Jean-Luc Gatti

Comparison, Characterization, and Identification of Proteases and Protease Inhibitors in Epididymal Fluids of Domestic Mammals. Matrix Metalloproteinases Are Major Fluid Gelatinases
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1219-1229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chad C. Luedtke, Marc D. McKee, Daniel G. Cyr, Mary Gregory, Mari T. Kaartinen, Jeannie Mui, and Louis Hermo

Osteopontin Expression and Regulation in the Testis, Efferent Ducts, and Epididymis of Rats During Postnatal Development Through to Adulthood
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1437-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chihiro Koshimoto and Peter Mazur

Effects of Cooling and Warming Rate to and from -70°C, and Effect of Further Cooling from -70 to -196°C on the Motility of Mouse Spermatozoa
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1477-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neuroendocrinology:

Niamh Scanlan and Donal C. Skinner

Estradiol Modulation of Growth Hormone Secretion in the Ewe: No Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Neurons and Few Somatotropes Express Estradiol Receptor
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1267-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vasantha Padmanabhan, Deborah Battaglia, Morton B. Brown, Fred J. Karsch, James S. Lee, Wenqin Pan, David J. Phillips, and Judith Van Cleeff

Neuroendocrine Control of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Secretion: II. Is Follistatin-Induced Suppression of FSH Secretion Mediated via Changes in Activin Availability and Does It Involve Changes in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion?
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1395-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Amstalden, M.R. Garcia, R.L. Stanko, S.E. Nizielski, C.D. Morrison, D.H. Keisler, and G.L. Williams

Central Infusion of Recombinant Ovine Leptin Normalizes Plasma Insulin and Stimulates a Novel Hypersecretion of Luteinizing Hormone after Short-Term Fasting in Mature Beef Cows
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1555-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ovary:

John A. Copland, Marya G. Zlatnik, Kirk L. Ives, and Melvyn S. Soloff

Oxytocin Receptor Regulation and Action in a Human Granulosa-Lutein Cell Line
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1230-1236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas C. Eckery, Stan Lun, Brian P. Thomson, Winny Ng Chie, Lloyd G. Moore, and Jennifer L. Juengel

Ovarian Expression of Messenger RNA Encoding the Receptors for Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in a Marsupial, the Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1310-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lindsay E. Roach, James J. Petrik, Louise Plante, Jonathan LaMarre, and Patricia A. Gentry

Thrombin Generation and Presence of Thrombin Receptor in Ovarian Follicles
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1350-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William A. Ricke, George W. Smith, Eric W. McIntush, and Michael F. Smith

Analysis of Luteal Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1, -2, and -3 During Prostaglandin F₂-Induced Luteolysis
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1387-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark P.D. Dow, Leanne J. Bakke, Carolyn A. Cassar, Michael W. Peters, J. Richard Pursley, and George W. Smith

Gonadotropin Surge-Induced Up-Regulation of the Plasminogen Activators (Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Urokinase Plasminogen Activator) and the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor Within Bovine Periovulatory Follicular and Luteal Tissue
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1413-1421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minoru Tanaka, Shizuo Nakajin, Daisuke Kobayashi, Sachiko Fukada, Guijun Guan, Takashi Todo, Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran, and Yoshitaka Nagahama

Teleost Ovarian Carbonyl Reductase-Like 20ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase: Potential Role in the Production of Maturation-Inducing Hormone During Final Oocyte Maturation
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1498-1504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuh-Lin Wu and Milo C. Wiltbank

Transcriptional Regulation of the Cyclooxygenase-2 Gene Changes from Protein Kinase (PK) A- to PKC-Dependence after Luteinization of Granulosa Cells
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1505-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theresa A. Towle, Paul C.W. Tsang, Robert A. Milvae, Michelle K. Newbury, and John A. McCracken

Dynamic In Vivo Changes in Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases 1 and 2, and Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9, During Prostaglandin F₂-Induced Luteolysis in Sheep
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1515-1521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carolyn M. Komar and Thomas E. Curry, Jr

Localization and Expression of Messenger RNAs for the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Ovarian Tissue from Naturally Cycling and Pseudopregnant Rats
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1531-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alicia A. Goyeneche, Virginia Calvo, Geula Gibori, and Carlos M. Telleria

Androstenedione Interferes in Luteal Regression by Inhibiting Apoptosis and Stimulating Progesterone Production
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1540-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natalie K. Ryan, Carole M. Woodhouse, Kylie H. Van der Hoek, Robert B. Gilchrist, David T. Armstrong, and Robert J. Norman

Expression of Leptin and Its Receptor in the Murine Ovary: Possible Role in the Regulation of Oocyte Maturation
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1548-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pituitary:

Atsushi Saito, Yoshihiko Kano, Masakazu Suzuki, Hideaki Tomura, Jun Takeda, and Shigeyasu Tanaka

Sequence Analysis and Expressional Regulation of Messenger RNAs Encoding ß Subunits of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone in the Red-Bellied Newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1299-1309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy:

Doris M. MacIntyre, Hai Choo Lim, Kim Ryan, Sarah Kimmins, Julie A. Small, and Leslie A. MacLaren

Implantation-Associated Changes in Bovine Uterine Expression of Integrins and Extracellular Matrix
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1430-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Richard R. Yeoman, Hung-Chih Kuo, and Don P. Wolf

Monozygotic Twinning in Rhesus Monkeys by Manipulation of In Vitro-Derived Embryos
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1449-1455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony V. Capuco, Minglin Li, Ezhou Long, Shuxun Ren, Kathleen S. Hruska, Kristel Schorr, and Priscilla A. Furth

Concurrent Pregnancy Retards Mammary Involution: Effects on Apoptosis and Proliferation of the Mammary Epithelium after Forced Weaning of Mice
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1471-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L.J. Edwards and I.C. McMillen

Impact of Maternal Undernutrition During the Periconceptional Period, Fetal Number, and Fetal Sex on the Development of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Adrenal Axis in Sheep During Late Gestation
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1562-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reproductive Technology:

Andrew C. Boquest, Christopher G. Grupen, Sharon J. Harrison, Stephen M. McIlfatrick, Rodney J. Ashman, Anthony J.F. d'Apice, and Mark B. Nottle

Production of Cloned Pigs from Cultured Fetal Fibroblast Cells
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1283-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xihe Li, Lee H.-A. Morris, and W.R. Allen

In Vitro Development of Horse Oocytes Reconstructed with the Nuclei of Fetal and Adult Cells
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1288-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristen E. Govoni, X. Cindy Tian, Gary W. Kazmer, Maneesh Taneja, Brian P. Enright, Amber L. Rivard, Xiangzhong Yang, and Steven A. Zinn

Age-Related Changes of the Somatotropic Axis in Cloned Holstein Calves
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1293-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Richard R. Yeoman, Kevin D. Nusser, and Don P. Wolf

Rhesus Monkey Embryos Produced by Nuclear Transfer from Embryonic Blastomeres or Somatic Cells
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1367-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ziyi Li, Qinshi Jiang, Maryam Rezaei Sabet, Yulong Zhang, Teresa C. Ritchie, and John F. Engelhardt

Conditions for In Vitro Maturation and Artificial Activation of Ferret Oocytes
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1380-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Testis:

Rosaria Meccariello, Gilda Cobellis, Giovanna Berruti, Marie-Pierre Junier, Michela Ceriani, Séverine Boilée, Riccardo Pierantoni, and Silvia Fasano

Mouse Sperm Cell-Specific DnaJ First Homologue: An Evolutionarily Conserved Protein for Spermiogenesis
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1328-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jau-Jiin Chen, Yevgeniya Lukyanenko, and James C. Hutson

25-Hydroxycholesterol Is Produced by Testicular Macrophages During the Early Postnatal Period and Influences Differentiation of Leydig Cells In Vitro
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1336-1341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-shik Kim, H.B. Siril Ariyaratne, and S.M.L. Chamindrani Mendis-Handagama

Changes in the Testis Interstitium of Brown Norway Rats with Aging and Effects of Luteinizing and Thyroid Hormones on the Aged Testes in Enhancing the Steroidogenic Potential
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1359-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Derek J. McLean, Lonnie D. Russell, and Michael D. Griswold

Biological Activity and Enrichment of Spermatogonial Stem Cells in Vitamin A-Deficient and Hyperthermia-Exposed Testes from Mice Based on Colonization Following Germ Cell Transplantation
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1374-1379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sami Ventelä, Hiroshi Ohta, Martti Parvinen, and Yoshitake Nishimune

Development of the Stages of the Cycle in Mouse Seminiferous Epithelium after Transplantation of Green Fluorescent Protein-Labeled Spermatogonial Stem Cells
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1422-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle Embree-Ku, Deborah Venturini, and Kim Boekelheide

Fas Is Involved in the p53-Dependent Apoptotic Response to Ionizing Radiation in Mouse Testis
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1456-1461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masamichi Doiguchi, Haruhiro Yamashita, Junko Ichinose, Takayuki Mori, Yosaburo Shibata, and Hiroshi Iida

Complementary DNA Cloning and Characterization of Rat spergen-1, a Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Gene-1, Containing a Mitochondria-Targeting Signal
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1462-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Shinohara, Kyle E. Orwig, Mary R. Avarbock, and Ralph L. Brinster

Germ Line Stem Cell Competition in Postnatal Mouse Testes
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1491-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elina Hellsten, David J. Bernard, Jennie W. Owens, Michael Eckhaus, Sharon F. Suchy, and Robert L. Nussbaum

Sertoli Cell Vacuolization and Abnormal Germ Cell Adhesion in Mice Deficient in an Inositol Polyphosphate 5-Phosphatase
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1522-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum:

Heat shock-induced apoptosis in preimplantation bovine embryos is a developmentally regulated phenomenon by Fabiola Paula-Lopes and Peter J. Hansen (Biol Reprod 2002, 66:1169–1177)
Biol Reprod 2002 66: 1570. [Full Text] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.