1. In the Spotlight

   • Maria Rosa Maduro

   Announcement 30 December 2008 Pages: 861 - 862

2. Letter to the Editor

   • Martin G. Frasch

   Letter 30 December 2008 Pages: 863 - 864

3. Letter to the Editor

   • Robert De Matteo

   Letter 30 December 2008 Pages: 865 - 865

4. Profiling Gene Expression in Human Placentae of Different Gestational Ages: An OPRU Network and UW SCOR Study

   • Andrei M. Mikheev
   • Tomohiro Nabekura
   • Jashvant D. Unadkat

   Original Articles 30 December 2008 Pages: 866 - 877

5. 2-Methoxyestradiol Mediates Apoptosis Through Caspase-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms in Ovarian Cancer Cells But Not in Normal Counterparts

   • Sumie Kato
   • Anil Sadarangani
   • Mauricio A. Cuello

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 878 - 894

6. BDNF and TrkB in the Preterm and Near-term Ovine Fetal Brain and the Effect of Intermittent Umbilical Cord Occlusion

   • Hidekazu Nishigori
   • Delfina M. Mazzuca
   • Bryan S. Richardson

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 895 - 905

7. Combination of CCR1 mRNA, MCP1, and CA125 Measurements in Peripheral Blood as a Diagnostic Test for Endometriosis

   • Admir Agic
   • Schima Djalali
   • Daniela Hornung

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 906 - 911

8. Autophagy-Related Proteins, LC3 and Beclin-1, in Placentas From Pregnancies Complicated by Preeclampsia

   • Soo-Young Oh
   • Suk-Joo Choi
   • Cheong-Rae Roh

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 912 - 920

9. Reciprocal Changes in Maternal and Fetal Metabolism of Corticosterone in Rat During Gestation

   • K. Vagnerová
   • Z. Vacková
   • J. Pácha

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 921 - 931

10. Endothelial Angiotensin II Generation Induced by Placenta-derived Factors From Preeclampsia

    • Yuping Wang
    • Yang Gu
    • David F. Lewis

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 932 - 938

11. Modulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Secretion by Adenosine A3 Receptor in Preeclamptic Villous Explants

    • Young-Han Kim
    • Han-Sung Hwang
    • Yong-Won Park

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 939 - 949

12. Influence of Extracellular Matrix on Cytokine Stimulated Pro-labour Gene Expression in Human Uterine Myocytes

    • Neelam Engineer
    • Suren R. Sooranna
    • Mark R. Johnson

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 950 - 960

13. Evidence That Human Serum With High Levels of Estrogens Interferes With Immune System Both by Decreasing CD25 Expression on T-Cell and by Increasing Interleukin-2 Availability

    • Antonio Macciò
    • Clelia Madeddu
    • Giovanni Mantovani

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2008 Pages: 961 - 969