1. In the Spotlight

   • Maria Rosa Maduro

   Announcement 30 December 2009 Pages: 237 - 238

2. Recombinant Epidermal Growth Factor Maintains Follicular Ultrastructure and Promotes the Transition to Primary Follicles in Caprine Ovarian Tissue Cultured In Vitro

   • J. J. H. Celestino
   • J. B. Bruno
   • J. R. Figueiredo

   Original Articles 30 December 2009 Pages: 239 - 246

3. The Vasoactive Peptide Angiotensin-(1–7), Its Receptor Mas and the Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Type 2 are Expressed in the Human Endometrium

   • J. Vaz-Silva
   • M. M. Carneiro
   • F. M. Reis

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 247 - 256

4. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Modulates Remodeling, Immune Cell Census, and Nerve Fibers in the Cervix of a Mouse Model for Inflammation-induced Preterm Birth

   • Steven M. Yellon
   • Charlotte A. Ebner
   • Michal A. Elovitz

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 257 - 264

5. Role of Nonreceptor Protein Tyrosine Kinases During Phospholipase C-γ1-related Uterine Contractions in the Rat

   • Mark Phillippe
   • Leigh M. Sweet
   • Daniel Engle

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 265 - 273

6. Significant Correlation Between Maternal Body Mass Index at Delivery and in the Second Trimester, and Second Trimester Circulating Total Cell-free DNA Levels

   • Olav Lapaire
   • Thorsten Volgmann
   • Wolfgang Holzgreve

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 274 - 279

7. Feasibility of Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Samplings in the Pregnant Baboon: A Model for Studies on Transplacental Transport

   • Kristel Van Calsteren
   • Roland Devlieger
   • Frédéric Amant

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 280 - 285

8. Integrin β-4 Signaling Plays a Key Role in Mouse Embryogenesis

   • Jeffrey E. Roberts
   • Sotiris N. Nikolopoulos
   • Kutluk Oktay

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 286 - 293

9. Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase Activity and Subunit Isoform Protein Abundance: Effects of Antenatal Glucocorticoids in the Frontal Cerebral Cortex and Renal Cortex of Ovine Fetuses

   • Najma S. Mehter
   • Grazyna B. Sadowska
   • Barbara S. Stonestreet

   OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 294 - 307

10. The Prolonged Effect of Repeated Maternal Glucocorticoid Exposure on the Maternal and Fetal Leptin/Insulin-like Growth Factor Axis in Papio species

    • Natalia E. Schlabritz-Loutsevitch
    • Juan C. Lopez-Alvarenga
    • Peter W. Nathanielsz

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 308 - 319

11. Plasma From Preeclamptic Women Stimulates Transendothelial Migration of Neutrophils

    • Scott W. Walsh

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2009 Pages: 320 - 325