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The Journal of Reproduction and Development (JRD) is an international, peer-reviewed Open Access publication, and the official journal of the Society for Reproduction and Development. In six issues per year, JRD publishes basic studies of reproductive biology in vertebrates, including gametogenesis, early embryonic development, placenta development, implantation, reproductive endocrine function and reproductive organ development. JRD also welcomes applied and clinical studies that contribute to the control of reproduction in wild, domestic and laboratory animals, and to the development of new technology to address issues in the field of reproduction. Human clinical case reports are not published by the journal.

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Plasmalogens are special types of glycerophospholipids found in the brain and blood that may help control hormone secretion. In this study, Kadokawa et al. explored whether certain laboratory-made choline plasmalogens (CPls) influence the release of reproductive hormones from cow pituitary cells (Effects of chemosynthetic choline plasmalogens on gonadotropin secretion from bovine gonadotrophs. pp. 201–209). As shown in the cover image, the researchers used computer simulations to predict how CPl molecules might attach to a specific protein on hormone-producing cells, called GPR61. One type of CPl could boost the release of a hormone called FSH, but only when another hormone (GnRH) was present. The other type of CPl had a weaker effect on its own. These results suggest that natural glycerophospholipids in the blood work together with brain signals to regulate fertility.

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      Vol. 70 (1): 10-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.2023-077
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      Vol. 70 (1): 18-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.2023-055
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      Vol. 70 (2): 82-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.2023-087
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