Journal of Reproduction and Development

CONTENTS Vol.52


Vol. 52 (2006) , No. 2 April
Full Paper
  High Level Expression of Prop-1 Gene in Gonadotropic Cell Lines
  Satoko AIKAWA, Takanobu SATO, Tetsuo ONO, Takako KATO and Yukio KATO
 
195-201
[Abstract]
  Impact of Oxidative Stress and Supplementation with Vitamins E and C on Testes Morphology in Rats
  Maria JEDLINSKA-KRAKOWSKA, Grazyna BOMBA, Karol JAKUBOWSKI, Tadeusz ROTKIEWICZ, Barbara JANA and Aleksander PENKOWSKI
 
203-209
[Abstract]
  Effects of Age, Egg-laying Activity, and Salmonella-inoculation on the Expressions of Gallinacin mRNA in the Vagina of the Hen Oviduct
  Yukinori YOSHIMURA, Hiroki OHASHI, Kalpana SUBEDI, Masahide NISHIBORI and Naoki ISOBE
 
211-218
[Abstract]
  Effects of Experimental Cryptorchidism on Sperm Motility and Testicular Endocrinology in Adult Male Rats
  Longquan REN, Mohamed S. MEDAN, Mariko OZU, Chunmei LI, Gen WATANABE and Kazuyoshi TAYA
 
219-228
[Abstract]
  Use of Microsatellite Markers to Detect Quantitative Trait Loci in Yorkshire Pigs
  Chul Wook KIM, Yeon Hee HONG, Sung-Il YUN, Sang-Rae LEE, Young Hyun KIM, Myeong-Su KIM, Ki Hwa CHUNG, Won Youg JUNG, Eun Jung KWON, Sun Sook HWANG, Da Hye PARK, Kwang Keun CHO, Jung Gyu LEE, Byeong Woo KIM, Jae Woo KIM, Yang Su KANG, Jung Sou YEO and Kyu-Tae CHANG
 
229-237
[Abstract]
  Improvement of Cumulus-free Oocyte Maturation In Vitro and Its Application to Microinsemination with Primary Spermatocytes in Mice
  Hiromi MIKI, Narumi OGONUKI, Kimiko INOUE, Tadashi BABA and Atsuo OGURA
 
239-248
[Abstract]
  Experimental Evidence for the Influence of Cumulus-Oocyte-Complexes on Sperm Release from the Porcine Oviductal Sperm Reservoir
  Klaus-Peter BRUSSOW, Helmut TORNER, Jozsef RATKY, Noboru MANABE and Armin TUCHSCHERER
 
249-257
[Abstract]
  DNA Methylation Profiles of Donor Nuclei Cells and Tissues of Cloned Bovine Fetuses
  Yutaka HASHIYADA, Masato OKADA and Kei IMAI
 
259-266
[Abstract]
  Relationship between Time Elapsed after Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Administration and Developmental Stage in Porcine Embryos Collected from Prepubertal Gilts
  Yukihiro FUJINO, Yoshiyuki NAKAMURA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI and Kazuhiro KIKUCHI
 
267-275
[Abstract]
  Epigenetic Characterization of the CpG Islands of Bovine Leptin and POU5F1 Genes in Cloned Bovine Fetuses
  Maksym KREMENSKOY, Yuliya KREMENSKA, Masako SUZUKI, Kei IMAI, Seiya TAKAHASHI, Kazuyoshi HASHIZUME, Shintaro YAGI and Kunio SHIOTA
 
277-285
[Abstract]
Research Note
  Expression of Pin1, a Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase, in the Ovaries of eCG/hCG-Treated Immature Female Mice
  Takashi SHIMIZU, Hirotada AKIYAMA, Yasuyuki ABE, Hiroshi SASADA, Eimei SATO, Akio MIYAMOTO and Takafumi UCHIDA
 
287-291
[Abstract]
  Cryopreservation of Canine Ovaries by Vitrification
  Takako ISHIJIMA, Yoshiyasu KOBAYASHI, Dong-Soo LEE, Yoshiko Yanagimoto UETA, Motozumi MATSUI, Jung-Youn LEE, Yoshinori SUWA, Kazuro MIYAHARA and Hiroshi SUZUKI
 
293-299
[Abstract]
  Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Induces Apoptosis in Cultured Porcine Luteal Cells
Akira OKANO, Hisashi KISHI, Hitomi TAKAHASHI and Masashi TAKAHASHI
  Ni Wayan Kurniani KARJA, Takeshige OTOI, Masako MURAKAMI, Pimprapar WONGSRIKEAO, Agung BUDIYANTO, Mokhamad FAHRUDIN and Takashi NAGAI
 
301-306
[Abstract]
  Expression of Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 (FGF1) and FGF7 in Mature Follicles during the Periovulatory Period after GnRH in the Cow
Bajram BERISHA, Harald WELTER, Takashi SHIMIZU, Akio MIYAMOTO, Heinrich H.D. MEYER and Dieter SCHAMS
  Dong-Soo LEE, Yoshiko YANAGIMOTO UETA, Xuenan XUAN, Ikuo IGARASHI, Kozo FUJISAKI, Chihiro SUGIMOTO, Yutaka TOYODA and Hiroshi SUZUKI
 
307-313
[Abstract]
  Analysis of the Promoter of Mutated Human Whey Acidic Protein (WAP) Gene
  Naoko NUKUMI, Mami SEKI, Tokuko IWAMORI, Tetsushi YADA, Kunihiko NAITO and Hideaki TOJO
 
315-320
[Abstract]
Vol. 52 (2006) , No. 1 February
JSAR Innovative Technology Award
  Formation of Follicular Cysts in Cattle and Therapeutic Effects of Controlled Internal Drug Release
  Junichi TODOROKI and Hiroyuki KANEKO
 
1-11
[Abstract]
  Application Study of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for Golden Hamster and Cattle Production
  Toshitaka HORIUCHI
 
13-21
[Abstract]
JSAR Young Investigator Award
  Promotion of Ovarian Follicular Development by Injecting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Growth Differentiation Factor 9 (GDF-9) Genes
  Takashi SHIMIZU
 
23-32
[Abstract]
Full Paper
  Phytoestrogens and Their Metabolites Inhibit the Sensitivity of the Bovine Corpus Luteum to Luteotropic Factors
  Katarzyna K. PIOTROWSKA, Izabela WOCLAWEK-POTOCKA, Mamadou M. BAH, Mariusz K. PISKULA, Wojciech PILAWSKI, Aleksandra BOBER and Dariusz J. SKARZYNSKI
 
33-41
[Abstract]
  Aberrant Development of Mammary Glands, but Precocious Expression of β-casein in Transgenic Females Ubiquitously Expressing Whey Acidic Protein Transgene
  Tokuko IWAMORI, Megumi OOSAWA, Naoko NUKUMI, Kiyoshi KANO, Katsuko SUDO, Kunihiko NAITO and Hideaki TOJO
 
43-49
[Abstract]
  Postnatal Developmental Changes in Immunohistochemical Localization of ƒ¿-Smooth Muscle Actin (SMA) and Vimentin in Bovine Testes
  Bhuminand DEVKOTA, Motoki SASAKI, Ken-Ichi TAKAHASHI, Shigenori MATSUZAKI, Motozumi MATSUI, Shingo HANEDA, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Takeshi OSAWA and Yoh-Ichi MIYAKE
 
43-49
[Abstract]
  In Vitro and In Vivo Developmental Ability of Oocytes Derived from Porcine Primordial Follicles Xenografted into Nude Mice
  Kazuhiro KIKUCHI, Hiroyuki KANEKO, Michiko NAKAI, Junko NOGUCHI, Manabu OZAWA, Katsuhiko OHNUMA and Naomi KASHIWAZAKI
 
51-57
[Abstract]
  Basal Body Temperature Method for Detecting Ovarian Cycle in the Captive Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
  Etsuko KATSUMATA, Chie FURUTA, Hiroshi KATSUMATA, Gen WATANABE and Kazuyoshi TAYA
 
59-63
[Abstract]
  Body Temperature and Circulating Progesterone Levels before and after Parturition in Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)
  Etsuko KATSUMATA, Sukanya JAROENPORN, Hiroshi KATSUMATA, Seiki KONNO, Yoshiaki MAEDA, Gen WATANABE and Kazuyoshi TAYA
 
65-71
[Abstract]
  Design of Hammerhead Ribozymes that Cleave Murine Sry mRNA In Vitro and In Vivo
  Kaori NAKAMURA, Chisato MURATA, Masanori ITO, Tokuko IWAMORI, Seiichiro NISHIMURA, Shin HISAMATSU, Shigenori SONOKI, Aya NAKAYAMA, Eigo SUYAMA, Hiroaki KAWASAKI, Kazunari TAIRA, Koichiro NISHINO and Chikashi TACHI
 
73-80
[Abstract]
  Relations between Plasma IGF-I Concentrations during Treatment with CIDR-based or Ovsynch Protocol for Timed AI and Conception in Early Postpartum Japanese Black Beef Cows
  Noritoshi KAWATE, Mitsuhiro SAKASE, Yasutaka SEO, Moriyuki FUKUSHIMA, Masanobu NODA, Kazushi TAKEDA, Satoru UENO, Toshio INABA, Kayoko KIDA, Hiromichi TAMADA and Tsutomu SAWADA
 
81-89
[Abstract]
  Development of Pig Embryos after Electro-activation and In Vitro Fertilization in PZM-3 or PZM Supplemented with Fetal Bovine Serum
  Konosuke OKADA, Vladimir KRYLOV, Radomir KREN and Josef FULKA Jr.
 
91-98
[Abstract]
  Stage Specific Expression of Histone Deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) during Oogenesis and Early Preimplantation Development in Mice
  Shun-ichiro KAGEYAMA, Honglin LIU, Masao NAGATA and Fugaku AOKI
 
99-106
[Abstract]
  The Effect of Active Immunization against Inhibin on Gonadotropin Secretions and Follicular Dynamics during the Estrous Cycle in Cows
  Mohamed S. MEDAN, Toshiro TAKEDOM, Yoshito AOYAGI, Masato KONISHI, Shigeto YAZAWA, Gen WATANABE and Kazuyoshi TAYA
 
107-113
[Abstract]
  Role of Noradrenergic Receptors in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis in Regulating Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Female Rats
  Shunji YAMADA, Yoshihisa UENOYAMA, Kei-ichiro MAEDA and Hiroko TSUKAMURA
 
115-121
[Abstract]
Research Note
  Effect of Maturation Culture Period of Oocytes on the Sex Ratio of In Vitro Fertilized Bovine Embryos
  Budiyanto AGUNG, Takeshige OTOI, Pimprapar WONGSRIKEAO, Masayasu TANIGUCHI, Ryohei SHIMIZU, Hajime WATARI and Takashi NAGAI
 
123-127
[Abstract]
  Effect of the Dominant Follicle Aspiration before or after Luteinizing Hormone Surge on the Corpus Luteum Formation in the Cow
  Ken-Go HAYASHI, Motozumi MATSUI, Tomas J. ACOSTA, Katsuya KIDA and Akio MIYAMOTO
 
129-135
[Abstract]
Technical Note
  Effect of Group Culture and Embryo-culture Conditioned Medium on Development of Bovine Embryos
  Tatsuo FUJITA, Hidenobu UMEKI, Hideaki SHIMURA, Kouji KUGUMIYA and Kazuho SHIGA
 
137-142
[Abstract]
JSAR and the Society for Reproductive Biology (Australia) Joint Symposium 2005: Towards "Clean, Green and Ethical" Animal Reproduction
  The purpose of this symposium
 
143-144
[Abstract]
  "Clean, Green and Ethical" Animal Production. Case Study: Reproductive Efficiency in Small Ruminants
  Graeme B. MARTIN and Hiroya KADOKAWA
 
145-152
[Abstract]
  A Potential Use of Color Ultrasound as a Tool for Reproductive Management: New Observations Using Color Ultrasound Scanning that were not Possible with Imaging Only in Black and White
  Akio MIYAMOTO, Koumei SHIRASUNA, Ken-Go HAYASHI, Daichi KAMADA, Chiho AWASHIMA, Etsushi KANEKO, Tomas J. ACOSTA and Motozumi MATSUI
 
153-160
[Abstract]
  A New Perspective on Management of Reproduction in Dairy Cows: the Need for Detailed Metabolic Information, an Improved Selection Index and Extended Lactation
  Hiroya KADOKAWA and Graeme B MARTIN
 
161-168
[Abstract]
  The Impact of Nutrition of the Cumulus Oocyte Complex and Embryo on Subsequent Development in Ruminants
  Jeremy G. THOMPSON
 
169-175
[Abstract]
  How to Improve Reproductive Efficacy from Now in Japan? Find out the Factors of Late Lactation to Predict Postpartum Reproductive Diseases
  Ken NAKADA
 
177-183
[Abstract]
  Reproduction Performance and Management of Dairy Cattle
  Scott MCDOUGALL
 
185-194
[Abstract]