1. One Year of Reproductive Sciences: 50 years of Nuclear Receptors

   • Hugh S. Taylor

   EditorialNotes 31 December 2008 Pages: 105 - 105

2. In the Spotlight

   • Maria Rosa Maduro

   BriefCommunication 31 December 2008 Pages: 106 - 107

3. Antagonizing Toll-like Receptors to Prevent Preterm Labor

   • Vikki M. Abrahams

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 108 - 109

4. Nuclear Receptors and Female Reproduction: A Tale of 3 Scientists, Jensen, Gustafsson, and O’Malley

   • Gautam Chaudhuri

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 110 - 120

5. Pretreatment With Toll-like Receptor 4 Antagonist Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Preterm Uterine Contractility, Cytokines, and Prostaglandins in Rhesus Monkeys

   • Kristina M. Adams Waldorf
   • David Persing
   • Michael G. Gravett

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 121 - 127

6. A Putative Mitotic Checkpoint Dependent on mTOR Function Controls Cell Proliferation and Survival in Ovarian Granulosa Cells

   • Aylin Yaba
   • Veronica Bianchi
   • Joshua Johnson

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 128 - 138

7. Expression of Stem and Germ Cell Markers Within Nonfollicle Structures in Adult Mouse Ovary

   • Dong Zhang
   • Hala Fouad
   • Ayman Al-Hendy

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 139 - 146

8. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Progesterone Receptor Gene and Spontaneous Preterm Birth

   • Guoyang Luo
   • Thomas Morgan
   • Errol R. Norwitz

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 147 - 155

9. Evaluation of the Expression and Enzyme Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinase—7 in Fetal Membranes During Premature Rupture of Membranes at Term in Humans

   • Saori Nishihara
   • Akimasa Someya
   • Satoru Takeda

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 156 - 165

10. Hepatic Artery Hemodynamics Suggest Operation of a Buffer Response in the Human Fetus

    • Cathrine Ebbing
    • Svein Rasmussen
    • Torvid Kiserud

    OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 166 - 178

11. Expression Levels of mRNA for Rho A/Rho Kinase and Its Role in Isoprostane-Induced Vasoconstriction of Human Placental and Maternal Vessels

    • Anne M. Friel
    • Paul G. Hynes
    • John J. Morrison

    OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 179 - 188

12. Interleukin-1β Secretion From Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells In Vitro Involves P2X₇ Receptor Activation

    • Averil Y. Warren
    • Laura Harvey
    • Raheela N. Khan

    OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 189 - 194

13. Tumor Necrosis Factor—α Converting Enzyme in the Human Placenta Throughout Gestation

    • Tai-Ho Hung
    • Szu-Fu Chen
    • T’sang-T’ang Hsieh

    OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 195 - 209

14. Progesterone-Mediated Regulation of Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Expression in Endometrial Cancer Cells

    • Sana M. Salih
    • Salama A. Salama
    • Ayman Al-Hendy

    OriginalPaper 31 December 2008 Pages: 210 - 220