Molecular Human Reproduction

Opinion:

R.G. Edwards and Helen K. Beard

Hypothesis: sex determination and germline formation are committed at the pronucleate stage in mammalian embryos
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 595-606; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.595 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Regulation of ovarian function:

Shigetoshi Yamada, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Tetsuro Honda, Toshihiro Higuchi, Takahiro Nakayama, Takuya Inoue, Michiyuki Maeda, and Shingo Fujii

Human granulosa cells express integrin ₂ and collagen type IV: possible involvement of collagen type IV in granulosa cell luteinization
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 607-617; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.607 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Regulation of sperm function:

Rupasri Ain, K. Uma Devi, S. Shivaji, and P.B. Seshagiri

Pentoxifylline-stimulated capacitation and acrosome reaction in hamster spermatozoa: involvement of intracellular signalling molecules
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 618-626; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.618 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christoph Petersen, Laszlo Füzesi, and Sigrid Hoyer-Fender

Outer dense fibre proteins from human sperm tail: molecular cloning and expression analyses of two cDNA transcripts encoding proteins of ~70 kDa
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 627-635; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.627 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Molecular events in the endometrium:

H. Baranova, M. Canis, T. Ivaschenko, E. Albuisson, R. Bothorishvilli, V. Baranov, P. Malet, and M.A. Bruhat

Possible involvement of arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2, glutathione S-transferases M1 and T1 genes in the development of endometriosis
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 636-641; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.636 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.A. Garcia-Velasco, A. Arici, T. Zreik, F. Naftolin, and G. Mor

Macrophage derived growth factors m odulate Fas ligand expression in cultured endometrial stromal cells: a role in endometriosis
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 642-650; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.642 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alfred W. Brandenberger, Dan I. Lebovic, Meng Kian Tee, Isabelle P. Ryan, Jennifer F. Tseng, Robert B. Jaffe, and Robert N. Taylor

Oestrogen receptor (ER)- and ER-ß isoforms in normal endometrial and endometriosis-derived stromal cells
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 651-655; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.651 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Regulatory activities in the cervix:

Akihiro Moriyama, Koichiro Shimoya, Isao Ogata, Tadashi Kimura, Takafumi Nakamura, Hiroko Wada, Kazutomo Ohashi, Chihiro Azuma, Fumitaka Saji, and Yuji Murata

Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) concentrations in cervical mucus of women with normal menstrual cycle
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 656-661; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.656 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Molecular aspects of pregnancy:

Hiroshi Kobayashi, Guang Wei Sun, and Toshihiko Terao

Urinary trypsin inhibitor down-regulates hyaluronic acid fragment-induced prostanoid release in cultured human amnion cells by inhibiting cyclo-oxygenase-2 expression
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 662-667; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.662 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.L. Brown, D.M. Slater, S.A. Alvi, M.G. Elder, M.H.F. Sullivan, and P.R. Bennett

Expression of 5-lipoxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein in human fetal membranes throughout pregnancy and at term
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 668-674; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.668 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.A. Bersinger, A. Meisser, T. Bessou, P. Seguin, M.H. Birkhäuser, and P. Bischof

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 675-681; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.675 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diagnosing genetic disease:

Elvire Van Assche, Catherine Staessen, Walter Vegetti, Maryse Bonduelle, Marc Vandervorst, André Van Steirteghem, and Inge Liebaers

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and sperm analysis by fluorescence in-situ hybridization for the most common reciprocal translocation t(11;22)
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 682-690; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.682 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Van de Velde, K. Sermon, A. De Vos, W. Lissens, H. Joris, M. Vandervorst, A. Van Steirteghem, and I. Liebaers

Fluorescent PCR and automated fragment analysis in preimplantation genetic diagnosis for 21-hydroxylase deficiency in congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Mol. Hum. Reprod. 1999 5: 691-696; doi:10.1093/molehr/5.7.691 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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