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Volume 1;  2003
Debates
Ovarian follicle counts – not as simple as 1, 2, 3
Jonathan L Tilly
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 11. Published online 2003 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-11.
PMCID: PMC151785
Luteal regression: a redefinition of the terms
Jennifer M Bowen-Shauver and Carlos M Telleria
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 28. Published online 2003 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-28.
PMCID: PMC153492
Lysophosphatidic acid, LPA: a bad boy becomes good
Lygia T Budnik
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 37. Published online 2003 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-37.
PMCID: PMC155629
Hypothesis
Relaxin receptors and nitric oxide synthases: search for the missing link
Silvia Nistri and Daniele Bani
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 5. Published online 2003 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-5.
PMCID: PMC151800
Proposed mechanism for sperm chromatin condensation/decondensation in the male rat
John C Chapman and Sandra D Michael
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 20. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-20.
PMCID: PMC151792
Reviews
Aromatase expression and role of estrogens in male gonad : a review
Serge Carreau, Sophie Lambard, Christelle Delalande, Isabelle Denis-Galeraud, Barbara Bilinska, and Sonia Bourguiba
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 35. Published online 2003 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-35.
PMCID: PMC155680
Estrogen in the adult male reproductive tract: A review
Rex A Hess
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 52. Published online 2003 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-52.
PMCID: PMC179885
Role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in ovarian cancer
Carsten Gründker and Günter Emons
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 65. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-65.
PMCID: PMC239893
Chemoresistance in human ovarian cancer: the role of apoptotic regulators
Michael Fraser, Brendan Leung, Arezu Jahani-Asl, Xiaojuan Yan, Winston E Thompson, and Benjamin K Tsang
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 66. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-66.
PMCID: PMC270001
Animal models of ovarian cancer
Barbara C Vanderhyden, Tanya J Shaw, and Jean-François Ethier
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 67. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-67.
PMCID: PMC270002
Early events in ovarian oncogenesis
Dusica Cvetkovic
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 68. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-68.
PMCID: PMC239895
The role of protein elongation factor eEF1A2 in ovarian cancer
Jonathan M Lee
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 69. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-69.
PMCID: PMC239897
Ovarian surface epithelium: family history and early events in ovarian cancer
Alice ST Wong and Nelly Auersperg
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 70. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-70.
PMCID: PMC270003
Mitogen-activated protein kinases in normal and (pre)neoplastic ovarian surface epithelium
Kyung-Chul Choi, Nelly Auersperg, and Peter CK Leung
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 71. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-71.
PMCID: PMC239898
The role of the breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancer
Marcia L McCoy, Christopher R Mueller, and Calvin D Roskelley
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 72. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-72.
PMCID: PMC270004
Estrogen, Progesterone and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Shuk-Mei Ho
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 73. Published online 2003 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-73.
PMCID: PMC239900
Generating and manipulating transgenic animals using transposable elements
David A Largaespada
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 80. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-80.
PMCID: PMC280724
Generation of bovine transgenics using somatic cell nuclear transfer
Craig A Hodges and Steven L Stice
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 81. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-81.
PMCID: PMC280725
Creating genetically modified pigs by using nuclear transfer
Liangxue Lai and Randall S Prather
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 82. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-82.
PMCID: PMC280726
Progress toward generating a ferret model of cystic fibrosis by somatic cell nuclear transfer
Ziyi Li and John F Engelhardt
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 83. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-83.
PMCID: PMC280727
Nuclear transfer: Progress and quandaries
Xuemei Li, Ziyi Li, Alice Jouneau, Qi Zhou, and Jean-Paul Renard
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 84. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-84.
PMCID: PMC280728
Mutant mouse models and their contribution to our knowledge of corpus luteum development, function and regression
Luiz E Henkes, John S Davis, and Bo R Rueda
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 87. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-87.
PMCID: PMC293426
Angiogenesis in the corpus luteum
Hamish M Fraser and Christine Wulff
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 88. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-88.
PMCID: PMC305342
Microvascular endothelial cells of the corpus luteum
John S Davis, Bo R Rueda, and Katherina Spanel-Borowski
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 89. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-89.
PMCID: PMC305343
Cholesterol transport and steroidogenesis by the corpus luteum
Lane K Christenson and Luigi Devoto
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 90. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-90.
PMCID: PMC280730
Regulation of intraluteal production of prostaglandins
Milo C Wiltbank and Joseph S Ottobre
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 91. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-91.
PMCID: PMC293427
Biochemical and endocrine aspects of oxytocin production by the mammalian corpus luteum
Fredrick Stormshak
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 92. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-92.
PMCID: PMC280731
The role of major histocompatibility complex molecules in luteal function
Matthew J Cannon and Joy L Pate
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 93. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-93.
PMCID: PMC293428
Chemokines in the corpus luteum: Implications of leukocyte chemotaxis
David H Townson and Amy R Liptak
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 94. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-94.
PMCID: PMC293429
Multiple roles of TNF super family members in corpus luteum function
Kiyoshi Okuda and Ryosuke Sakumoto
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 95. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-95.
PMCID: PMC280732
Cloning animals by somatic cell nuclear transfer – biological factors
X Cindy Tian, Chikara Kubota, Brian Enright, and Xiangzhong Yang
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 98. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-98.
PMCID: PMC521203
Neural stem cells and the regulation of adult neurogenesis
Jessica B Lennington, Zhengang Yang, and Joanne C Conover
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 99. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-99.
PMCID: PMC293430
Embryonic stem cell differentiation: A chromatin perspective
Theodore P Rasmussen
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 100. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-100.
PMCID: PMC293417
Skeletal muscle stem cells
Jennifer CJ Chen and David J Goldhamer
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 101. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-101.
PMCID: PMC305326
Tissue engineering and cell based therapies, from the bench to the clinic: The potential to replace, repair and regenerate
William L Fodor
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 102. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-102.
PMCID: PMC293418
Specific genetic modifications of domestic animals by gene targeting and animal cloning
Bin Wang and Jiangfeng Zhou
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 103. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-103.
PMCID: PMC305327
Will cloned animals suffer premature aging – The story at the end of clones' chromosomes
Jie Xu and Xiangzhong Yang
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 105. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-105.
PMCID: PMC305328
Understanding spermatogenesis is a prerequisite for treatment
Adolf-Friedrich Holstein, Wolfgang Schulze, and Michail Davidoff
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 107. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-107.
PMCID: PMC293421
Sperm preparation for ART
Ralf R Henkel and Wolf-Bernhard Schill
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 108. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-108.
PMCID: PMC293422
The management of infertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
Roy Homburg
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 109. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-109.
PMCID: PMC280720
Assessment of fetal intracranial pathologies first demonstrated late in pregnancy: cell proliferation disorders
Gustavo Malinger, Dorit Lev, and Tally Lerman-Sagie
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 110. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-110.
PMCID: PMC293423
Thrombophilia and pregnancy
Michael J Kupferminc
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 111. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-111.
PMCID: PMC305329
Innate immune defences in the human endometrium
Anne E King, Hilary OD Critchley, and Rodney W Kelly
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 116. Published online 2003 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-116.
PMCID: PMC305332
Steroidal regulation of uterine resistance to bacterial infection in livestock
Gregory S Lewis
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 117. Published online 2003 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-117.
PMCID: PMC305333
Vaccines against sexually transmitted diseases
Lynette B Corbeil, Carlos M Campero, Jack C Rhyan, and Robert H BonDurant
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 118. Published online 2003 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-118.
PMCID: PMC305334
Potential role of macrophages as immunoregulators of pregnancy
Gil Mor and Vikki M Abrahams
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 119. Published online 2003 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-119.
PMCID: PMC305335
Pregnancy and gamma/delta T cells: Taking on the hard questions
Lucia Mincheva-Nilsson
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 120. Published online 2003 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-120.
PMCID: PMC305336
Tolerance of the fetus by the maternal immune system: role of inflammatory mediators at the feto-maternal interface
Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin, Stéphane M Caucheteux, Philippe Verbeke, and David M Ojcius
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 121. Published online 2003 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-121.
PMCID: PMC305337
Immunology of term and preterm labor
Morgan R Peltier
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 122. Published online 2003 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-122.
PMCID: PMC305338
Potential involvement of the immune system in the development of endometriosis
Cleophas M Kyama, Sophie Debrock, Jason M Mwenda, and Thomas M D'Hooghe
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 123. Published online 2003 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-123.
PMCID: PMC305339
Editorials
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology – Choose an exciting venture for the scientific future
Antonin Bukovsky
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 1. Published online 2003 January 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-1.
PMCID: PMC151558
Publish in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology – Article processing charges are only paid by those who can afford it
Antonin Bukovsky and Fuller W Bazer
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 56. Published online 2003 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-56.
PMCID: PMC184450
New technologies for genetic manipulation of animal models: Forum introduction
Ziyi Li and John F Engelhardt
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 78. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-78.
PMCID: PMC280722
Recent advancements in corpus luteum development, function, maintenance and regression: Forum introduction
John S Davis and Bo R Rueda
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 86. Published online 2003 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-86.
PMCID: PMC280729
Toward therapeutic cloning and regenerative biology research forum: To clone or not to clone
Xiangzhong Yang
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 97. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-97.
PMCID: PMC280734
Fertility and pregnancy: Forum introduction and some thoughts on the role of electronic journals in the scientific information evolution
Marek Glezerman
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 106. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-106.
PMCID: PMC293420
Frontiers in reproductive immunology – Forum introduction
Peter J Hansen
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 115. Published online 2003 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-115.
PMCID: PMC305331
Research
Transmembrane and truncated (SEC) isoforms of MUC1 in the human endometrium and Fallopian tube
Neil A Hey, Marcos Meseguer, Carlos Simón, Nechama I Smorodinsky, Daniel H Wreschner, María Elena Ortíz, and John D Aplin
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 2. Published online 2003 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-2.
PMCID: PMC151559
Rat testicular germ cells and sertoli cells release different types of bioactive transforming growth factor beta in vitro
Bart L Haagmans, Jos W Hoogerbrugge, Axel PN Themmen, and Katja J Teerds
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 3. Published online 2003 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-3.
PMCID: PMC151560
Differentiation of adult-type Leydig cells occurs in gonadotrophin-deficient mice
PJ Baker, H Johnston, M Abel, HM Charlton, and PJ O'Shaughnessy
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 4. Published online 2003 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-4.
PMCID: PMC151561
Ovarian responses to undernutrition in pregnant ewes, USA
William J Murdoch, Edward A Van Kirk, Kimberly A Vonnahme, and Stephen P Ford
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 6. Published online 2003 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-6.
PMCID: PMC151801
Effect of long-term treatment with steroid hormones or tamoxifen on the progesterone receptor and androgen receptor in the endometrium of ovariectomized cynomolgus macaques
Hong Wang, Erika Isaksson, Bo von Schoultz, J Mark Cline, and Lena Sahlin
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 7. Published online 2003 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-7.
PMCID: PMC151802
Apamin inhibits NO-induced relaxation of the spontaneous contractile activity of the myometrium from non-pregnant women
Beata Modzelewska, Anna Kostrzewska, Marek Sipowicz, Tomasz Kleszczewski, and Satish Batra
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 8. Published online 2003 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-8.
PMCID: PMC151803
The spatiotemporal expression pattern of the bone morphogenetic protein family in rat ovary cell types during the estrous cycle
Gregory F Erickson and Shunichi Shimasaki
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 9. Published online 2003 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-9.
PMCID: PMC153494
Important differences in nitric oxide synthase activity and predominant isoform in reproductive tissues from human and rat
S Batra, C Iosif, J Al-Hijji, and I Larsson
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 10. Published online 2003 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-10.
PMCID: PMC152645
Effects of deletion of the prolactin receptor on ovarian gene expression
Isabelle Grosdemouge, Anne Bachelot, Aurélie Lucas, Nathalie Baran, Paul A Kelly, and Nadine Binart
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 12. Published online 2003 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-12.
PMCID: PMC151786
Expression and localization of estrogen receptor-alpha protein in normal and abnormal term placentae and stimulation of trophoblast differentiation by estradiol
Antonin Bukovsky, Maria Cekanova, Michael R Caudle, Jay Wimalasena, James S Foster, Donald C Henley, and Robert F Elder
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 13. Published online 2003 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-13.
PMCID: PMC151787
Responsiveness of bovine cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COC) to porcine and recombinant human FSH, and the effect of COC quality on gonadotropin receptor and Cx43 marker gene mRNAs during maturation in vitro
Michele D Calder, Anita N Caveney, Lawrence C Smith, and Andrew J Watson
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 14. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-14.
PMCID: PMC151788
Prostaglandin F2alpha- and FAS-activating antibody-induced regression of the corpus luteum involves caspase-8 and is defective in caspase-3 deficient mice
Silvia F Carambula, James K Pru, Maureen P Lynch, Tiina Matikainen, Paulo Bayard D Gonçalves, Richard A Flavell, Jonathan L Tilly, and Bo R Rueda
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 15. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-15.
PMCID: PMC152637
Synchronous onset of oestradiol-17β secretion by Meishan conceptuses
Amanda R Pickard, Samuel J Miller, and Cheryl J Ashworth
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 16. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-16.
PMCID: PMC151789
Signaling mechanisms in tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced death of microvascular endothelial cells of the corpus luteum
James K Pru, Maureen P Lynch, John S Davis, and Bo R Rueda
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 17. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-17.
PMCID: PMC151790
The envelopes of amphibian oocytes: physiological modifications in Bufo arenarum
Gustavo A Barisone, Isabel E Albertali, Mercedes Sánchez, and Marcelo O Cabada
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 18. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-18.
PMCID: PMC153491
Expression of somatostatin receptor type-2 (sst2A) in immature porcine Leydig cells and a possible role in the local control of testosterone secretion
Joanna Fombonne, Zsolt Csaba, Ysander von Boxberg, Amandine Valayer, Catherine Rey, Mohamed Benahmed, Pascal Dournaud, and Slavica Krantic
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 19. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-19.
PMCID: PMC151791
Male pheromone stimulates ovarian follicular development and body growth in juvenile female opossums (Monodelphis domestica)
John D Harder and Leslie M Jackson
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 21. Published online 2003 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-21.
PMCID: PMC151793
Expression of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system and steroidogenic enzymes in canine testis tumors
Monique AJ Peters, Jan A Mol, Monique E van Wolferen, Marja A Oosterlaken-Dijksterhuis, Katja J Teerds, and Frederik J van Sluijs
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 22. Published online 2003 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-22.
PMCID: PMC151794
Analysis and characterization of differential gene expression during rapid trophoblastic elongation in the pig using suppression subtractive hybridization
Jason W Ross, Morgan D Ashworth, Amy G Hurst, Jerry R Malayer, and Rodney D Geisert
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 23. Published online 2003 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-23.
PMCID: PMC151795
Long-term ovariectomy changes formalin-induced licking in female rats: the role of estrogens
Ilaria Ceccarelli, Paolo Fiorenzani, Cosimo Massafra, and Anna Maria Aloisi
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 24. Published online 2003 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-24.
PMCID: PMC151796
The interleukin 1 (IL-1) system in the uteroplacental complex of a cartilaginous fish, the smoothhound shark, Mustelus canis
Chiara Cateni, Luana Paulesu, Elisa Bigliardi, and William C Hamlett
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 25. Published online 2003 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-25.
PMCID: PMC151797
Effects of indomethacin on ovarian leukocytes during the periovulatory period in the rat
Francisco Gaytán, Concepción Morales, Carmen Bellido, Esteban Tarradas, and José Eugenio Sánchez-Criado
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 26. Published online 2003 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-26.
PMCID: PMC151798
Oolemmal proteomics – identification of highly abundant heat shock proteins and molecular chaperones in the mature mouse egg and their localization on the plasma membrane
Meredith E Calvert, Laura C Digilio, John C Herr, and Scott A Coonrod
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 27. Published online 2003 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-27.
PMCID: PMC151799
Activin-A up-regulates type I activin receptor mRNA levels in human immortalized extravillous trophoblast cells.
Victor TS Chen, Chun Peng, and Peter CK Leung
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 29. Published online 2003 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-29.
PMCID: PMC153493
Effects of p-nonylphenol and resveratrol on body and organ weight and in vivo fertility of outbred CD-1 mice
Vendula Kyselova, Jana Peknicova, Daniela Buckiova, and Michael Boubelik
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 30. Published online 2003 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-30.
PMCID: PMC155686
4-Aminopyridine Decreases Progesterone Production by Porcine Granulosa Cells
Yan Li, Suhasini Ganta, Fred B von Stein, Diane E Mason, Brianna M Mitchell, and Lisa C Freeman
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 31. Published online 2003 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-31.
PMCID: PMC155641
Quantitative investigation of reproduction of gonosomal condensed chromatin during trophoblast cell polyploidization and endoreduplication in the east-european field vole Microtus rossiaemeridionalis
Tatiana G Zybina, Eugenia V Zybina, Margarita S Bogdanova, and Grigory I Stein
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 32. Published online 2003 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-32.
PMCID: PMC155541
Steroid-induced polycystic ovaries in rats: effect of electro-acupuncture on concentrations of endothelin-1 and nerve growth factor (NGF), and expression of NGF mRNA in the ovaries, the adrenal glands, and the central nervous system
Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Thomas Lundeberg, Stefan Cajander, Luigi Aloe, Luigi Manni, Urban Waldenström, and Per Olof Janson
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 33. Published online 2003 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-33.
PMCID: PMC155675
IL-11 and IL-11Rα immunolocalisation at primate implantation sites supports a role for IL-11 in placentation and fetal development
E Dimitriadis, L Robb, Y-X Liu, AC Enders, H Martin, C Stoikos, E Wallace, and LA Salamonsen
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 34. Published online 2003 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-34.
PMCID: PMC155642
Placental expression of estrogen receptor beta and its hormone binding variant – comparison with estrogen receptor alpha and a role for estrogen receptors in asymmetric division and differentiation of estrogen-dependent cells
Antonin Bukovsky, Michael R Caudle, Maria Cekanova, Romaine I Fernando, Jay Wimalasena, James S Foster, Donald C Henley, and Robert F Elder
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 36. Published online 2003 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-36.
PMCID: PMC155643
The effects of estrogen, its antagonist ICI 182, 780, and interferon-tau on the expression of estrogen receptors and integrin alphaV beta 3 on cycle day 16 in bovine endometrium
Sarah Kimmins, Gerald L Russell, Hai Choo Lim, Brian K Hall, and Leslie A MacLaren
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 38. Published online 2003 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-38.
PMCID: PMC155788
Isolation and characterization of gelatin-binding proteins from goat seminal plasma
Michèle Villemure, Claude Lazure, and Puttaswamy Manjunath
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 39. Published online 2003 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-39.
PMCID: PMC155548
Effects of SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) treatment on growth and proliferation in the rat uterus
Denis Stygar, Natalia Muravitskaya, Britt Eriksson, Håkan Eriksson, and Lena Sahlin
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 40. Published online 2003 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-40.
PMCID: PMC156658
The expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p15, p16, p21, and p27 during ovarian follicle growth initiation in the mouse
Aykut Bayrak and Kutluk Oktay
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 41. Published online 2003 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-41.
PMCID: PMC156659
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) system gene expression in granulosa cells: kinetics during terminal preovulatory follicle maturation in the mare
Alain Martoriati and Nadine Gérard
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 42. Published online 2003 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-42.
PMCID: PMC166130
Late gestation modulation of fetal glucocorticoid effects requires the receptor for leukemia inhibitory factor: an observational study
Carol B Ware, Angelique M Nelson, and Denny Liggitt
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 43. Published online 2003 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-43.
PMCID: PMC165445
Apoptosis in uterine epithelium and decidua in response to implantation: evidence for two different pathways
Anike Joswig, Heinz-Dieter Gabriel, Mark Kibschull, and Elke Winterhager
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 44. Published online 2003 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-44.
PMCID: PMC161804
Cumulus cells steroidogenesis is influenced by the degree of oocyte maturation
Pia Lucidi, Nicola Bernabò, Maura Turriani, Barbara Barboni, and Mauro Mattioli
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 45. Published online 2003 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-45.
PMCID: PMC161805
Multiple luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) protein variants, interspecies reactivity of anti-LHR mAb clone 3B5, subcellular localization of LHR in human placenta, pelvic floor and brain, and possible role for LHR in the development of abnormal pregnancy, pelvic floor disorders and Alzheimer's disease
Antonin Bukovsky, Korakod Indrapichate, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Maria Cekanova, Maria E Ayala, Roberto Dominguez, Michael R Caudle, Jay Wimalsena, Robert F Elder, Pleas Copas, James S Foster, Romaine I Fernando, Donald C Henley, and Nirmala B Upadhyaya
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 46. Published online 2003 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-46.
PMCID: PMC161821
Regulation of Akt expression and phosphorylation by 17β-estradiol in the rat uterus during estrous cycle
Marie-Claude Dery, Valerie Leblanc, Carl Shooner, and Eric Asselin
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 47. Published online 2003 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-47.
PMCID: PMC161822
Dynamics of testicular germ cell apoptosis in normal mice and transgenic mice overexpressing rat androgen-binding protein
D Antony Jeyaraj, Gail Grossman, and Peter Petrusz
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 48. Published online 2003 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-48.
PMCID: PMC165588
Reliability of follicle-stimulating hormone measurements in serum
Alan A Arslan, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Annekatrin Lukanova, Sabina Rinaldi, Rudolf Kaaks, and Paolo Toniolo
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 49. Published online 2003 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-49.
PMCID: PMC165593
Ovarian follicular activity and hormonal profile during estrous cycle in cows: the development of 2 versus 3 waves
Wael MB Noseir
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 50. Published online 2003 June 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-50.
PMCID: PMC194861
Nitric oxide synthase activity in human trophoblast, term placenta and pregnant myometrium
J Al-Hijji, Ellika Andolf, Ricardo Laurini, and Satish Batra
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 51. Published online 2003 June 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-51.
PMCID: PMC166170
Identification of human and mouse CatSper3 and CatSper4 genes: Characterisation of a common interaction domain and evidence for expression in testis
Anna Lobley, Valerie Pierron, Lindsey Reynolds, Liz Allen, and David Michalovich
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 53. Published online 2003 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-53.
PMCID: PMC184451
SPAM1 (PH-20) protein and mRNA expression in the epididymides of humans and macaques: utilizing laser microdissection/RT-PCR
Eric A Evans, Hong Zhang, and Patricia A Martin-DeLeon
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 54. Published online 2003 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-54.
PMCID: PMC184449
Paracrine effects of oocyte secreted factors and stem cell factor on porcine granulosa and theca cells in vitro
Victoria Brankin, Marcus RP Mitchell, Bob Webb, and Morag G Hunter
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 55. Published online 2003 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-55.
PMCID: PMC184512
The antiestrogen ICI 182,780 induces early effects on the adult male mouse reproductive tract and long-term decreased fertility without testicular atrophy
Hyun Wook Cho, Rong Nie, Kay Carnes, Qing Zhou, Noaman AQ Sharief, and Rex A Hess
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 57. Published online 2003 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-57.
PMCID: PMC194658
Effects of the estrous cycle, pregnancy and interferon tau on expression of cyclooxygenase two (COX-2) in ovine endometrium
Seokwoon Kim, Youngsok Choi, Thomas E Spencer, and Fuller W Bazer
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 58. Published online 2003 August 20. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-58.
PMCID: PMC194659
Opposite regulation of XIAP and Smac/DIABLO in the rat endometrium in response to 17β-estradiol at estrus
Valerie Leblanc, Marie-Claude Dery, Carl Shooner, and Eric Asselin
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 59. Published online 2003 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-59.
PMCID: PMC194660
Potential role of interleukin-1 at the peri-ovulation stage in a species of placental viviparous reptile, the three-toed skink, Chalcides chalcides (squamata: scincidae)
Roberta Romagnoli, Chiara Cateni, Fabio M Guarino, Elisa Bigliardi, and Luana Ricci Paulesu
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 60. Published online 2003 September 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-60.
PMCID: PMC239890
The effects of superior ovarian nerve sectioning on ovulation in the guinea pig
F Luna, M Cortés, M Flores, B Hernández, A Trujillo, and R Domínguez
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 61. Published online 2003 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-61.
PMCID: PMC222920
Sustained inhibition of rat myometrial gap junctions and contractions by lindane
Rita K Loch-Caruso, Kay A Criswell, Carmen M Grindatti, and Kelly A Brant
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 62. Published online 2003 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-62.
PMCID: PMC222921
Highly purified human-derived follicle-stimulating hormone (Bravelle®) has equivalent efficacy to follitropin-beta (Follistim ®) in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization
Richard P Dickey, John E Nichols, Michael P Steinkampf, Benjamin Gocial, Melvin Thornton, Bobby W Webster, Sandra M Bello, Jack Crain, Dennis C Marshall, and the Bravelle® IVF Study Group
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 63. Published online 2003 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-63.
PMCID: PMC270000
Fast renal trapping of porcine Luteinizing Hormone (pLH) shown by 123I-scintigraphic imaging in rats explains its short circulatory half-life
Danièle Klett, Serge Bernard, François Lecompte, Hervé Leroux, Thierry Magallon, Alain Locatelli, Alain Lepape, and Yves Combarnous
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 64. Published online 2003 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-64.
PMCID: PMC239891
Prostaglandin levels in seminal plasma and sperm extracts of the domestic turkey, and the effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on sperm mobility
Jessica H Kennedy, Nancy Korn, and Ronald J Thurston
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 74. Published online 2003 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-74.
PMCID: PMC270005
The antiestrogen ICI 182,780 decreases the expression of estrogen receptor-alpha but has no effect on estrogen receptor-beta and androgen receptor in rat efferent ductules
Cleida A Oliveira, Rong Nie, Kay Carnes, Luiz R Franca, Gail S Prins, Philippa TK Saunders, and Rex A Hess
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 75. Published online 2003 October 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-75.
PMCID: PMC270006
Activin promotes oocyte development in ovine preantral follicles in vitro
Fiona H Thomas, David G Armstrong, and Evelyn E Telfer
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 76. Published online 2003 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-76.
PMCID: PMC280721
Biochemical heterogeneity, migration, and pre-fertilization release of mouse oocyte cortical granules
Min Liu, DeAndrea Sims, Patricia Calarco, and Prue Talbot
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 77. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-77.
PMCID: PMC305340
Phage integrases for the construction and manipulation of transgenic mammals
Roger P Hollis, Stephanie M Stoll, Christopher R Sclimenti, Jennifer Lin, Yanru Chen-Tsai, and Michele P Calos
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 79. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-79.
PMCID: PMC280723
Temporal and spatial expression of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (TIMP-1 and -2) in the bovine corpus luteum
Bo Zhang, Marsha A Moses, and Paul CW Tsang
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 85. Published online 2003 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-85.
PMCID: PMC272940
Decreased serotonin level during pregnancy alters morphological and functional characteristics of tonic nociceptive system in juvenile offspring of the rat
Irina P Butkevich, Ludmila I Khozhai, Victor A Mikhailenko, and Vladimir A Otellin
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 96. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-96.
PMCID: PMC280733
Bovine cumulus-granulosa cells contain biologically active retinoid receptors that can respond to retinoic acid
Mahesh Mohan, Nagaraja Ramavadhani Thirumalapura, and Jerry Malayer
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 104. Published online 2003 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-104.
PMCID: PMC293419
LCN6, a novel human epididymal lipocalin
Katherine G Hamil, Qiang Liu, P Sivashanmugam, M Anbalagan, Suresh Yenugu, Rama Soundararajan, Gail Grossman, AJ Rao, Charles E Birse, Stephen M Ruben, Richard T Richardson, Yong-Lian Zhang, Michael G O'Rand, Peter Petrusz, Frank S French, and Susan H Hall
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 112. Published online 2003 November 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-112.
PMCID: PMC293424
Guinea-pig interpubic joint (symphysis pubica) relaxation at parturition: Underlying cellular processes that resemble an inflammatory response
Horacio A Rodríguez, Hugo H Ortega, Jorge G Ramos, Mónica Muñoz-de-Toro, and Enrique H Luque
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 113. Published online 2003 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-113.
PMCID: PMC305330
Immunoexpression of the relaxin receptor LGR7 in breast and uterine tissues of humans and primates
Richard Ivell, Marga Balvers, Yvonne Pohnke, Ralph Telgmann, Olaf Bartsch, Karin Milde-Langosch, Ana-maria Bamberger, and Almuth Einspanier
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 114. Published online 2003 November 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-114.
PMCID: PMC293425
The extracellular matrix of porcine mature oocytes: Origin, composition and presumptive roles
Jacques E Fléchon, Jeril Degrouard, Václav Kopečný, Juraj Pivko, Antonin Pavlok, and Jan Motlik
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 124. Published online 2003 December 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-124.
PMCID: PMC317375
Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) alters the expression and activation of Smad in human endometrial epithelial and stromal cells
Xiaoping Luo, Jingxia Xu, and Nasser Chegini
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2003; 1: 125. Published online 2003 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-125.
PMCID: PMC317376
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