The Guide to Investigation of Mouse Pregnancy

Content: 
About the Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Biographies, Page ix
Preface, Pages xi-xiii, Anne Croy
Contributors, Pages xv-xx, Paulo A. Abrahamsohn, S. Lee Adamson, Yucel Akgul, Sruthi Alahari, Paula Amato, Selim Aractingi, Petra Clara Arck, Reut Avni, Shannon A. Bainbridge, Carla L. Bandeira, Brent M. Bany, Kalyne Bertolin, Estela Bevilacqua, Juares R. Bianco, Mallikarjun Bidarimath, Marcia C. Bizinotto, Adam Blaisdell, Brad Bolon, Alexandre Bonnin, Suzanne D. Burke,  et al.
1 - The Cycling and Pregnant Mouse: Gross Anatomy, Pages 3-19, Stephen C. Pang, Judith Janzen-Pang, M. Yat Tse, B. Anne Croy, Patricia D.A. Lima
2 - Implant Site Dissections, Pages 21-42, Stephen C. Pang, Judith Janzen-Pang, M. Yat Tse, Anne Croy, Denise Tse
3 - Microscopic Anatomy of the Pregnant Mouse Uterus Throughout Gestation, Pages 43-67, Andrew K. Edwards, Judith Janzen-Pang, Annie Peng, Chandrakant Tayade, Amanda Carniato, Aureo T. Yamada, Patricia D.A. Lima, Denise Tse
4 - Anatomy of the Mouse Placenta Throughout Gestation, Pages 69-73, Sarah M. Isaac, Michael B. Langford, David G. Simmons, S. Lee Adamson
5 - Whole-Mount Immunohistochemistry of Early Implantation Sites, Pages 75-78, Alexander P. Hofmann, Matthew T. Rätsep, Zhilin Chen, B. Anne Croy
6 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Mouse Placenta, Pages 79-81, Chressen Catharina Remus, Petra Clara Arck
7 - Reproductive Tract Changes During the Mouse Estrous Cycle, Pages 85-94, Kalyne Bertolin, Bruce D. Murphy
8 - First Cell Fate Decisions in Early Development: Towards Establishment of the Trophoblast Lineage, Pages 95-106, Myriam Hemberger, Wendy Dean
9 - Tetraploid Complementation Assay, Pages 107-111, Marina Gertsenstein
10 - Biology of the Ectoplacental Cone, Pages 113-124, Estela Bevilacqua, Aline R. Lorenzon, Carla L. Bandeira, Mara S. Hoshida
11 - Decidualization and Endometrial Extracellular Matrix Remodeling, Pages 125-142, Rodolfo Favaro, Paulo A. Abrahamsohn, M. Telma Zorn
12 - Postimplantation Development of the Chorioallantoic Placenta, Pages 143-161, David G. Simmons
13 - Unique Features of Endometrial Dynamics During Pregnancy, Pages 163-173, Aline T. Yamada, Juares R. Bianco, Eliana M.O. Lippe, K.Y. Degaki, A.F. Dalmorin, A.K. Edwards, Patricia D.A. Lima, Valdemar A. Paffaro Jr.
14 - Pathology Analysis of the Placenta, Pages 175-188, Brad Bolon
15 - Changes in Structures and Relationships of Trophoblasts, Leukocytes, and Maternal Vessels in Implantation Sites to Midpregnancy, Pages 189-200, Alexander P. Hofmann, Matthew T. Rätsep, Zhilin Chen, Allison M. Felker, B. Anne Croy, Scott A. Gerber
16 - The Uteroplacental, Fetoplacental, and Yolk Sac Circulations in the Mouse, Pages 201-210, Monique Y. Rennie, Junwu Mu, Anum Rahman, Dawei Qu, Kathie J. Whiteley, John G. Sled, S. Lee Adamson
17 - Physiological Exchange across Mouse Placenta, Pages 211-216, Mark Dilworth, Jocelyn D. Glazier, Colin P. Sibley
18 - Hypoxia-Associated Regulation within Implantation Sites, Pages 217-226, Sruthi Alahari, Isabella Caniggia, Isabella Caniggia
19 - Leukocyte Population Dynamics and Functions at the Maternal–Fetal Interface, Pages 227-242, Adrian Erlebacher
20 - In Vivo Tracking of Mononuclear Cells in the Virgin Uterus and in Implantation Sites, Pages 243-250, David N. Olivieri, Ana C. Zenclussen, Carlos E. Tadokoro
21 - Microchimerism in Mouse Pregnancy, Pages 251-258, Dany Nassar, Kiarash Khosrotehrani, Selim Aractingi
22 - Systems Biology Analyses of the Placenta, Pages 259-274, Brian J. Cox
23 - Contribution of Placental Genomic Imprinting and Identification of Imprinted Genes, Pages 275-284, Laura C. Kusinski, Wendy N. Cooper, Ionel Sandovici, Miguel Constância
24 - Epigenetics of Placental Development and Function, Pages 285-295, Shuhei Ito, Mitsuko Hirosawa, Koji Hayakawa, Shintaro Yagi, Satoshi Tanaka, Kunio Shiota
25 - Genome-Wide Analysis of the Mouse Deciduoma, Pages 297-307, Brent M. Bany
26 - Conditional Gene Deletion in the Placenta Using the Cre-loxP System, Pages 309-313, Han Li, Hoon-Ki Sung, Dawei Qu, Andras Nagy, S. Lee Adamson
27 - Genetic Engineering of Mice to Investigate Uterine Function in Early Pregnancy, Pages 315-330, Margeaux Wetendorf, Francesco J. DeMayo
28 - Lentivirus-Mediated Transduction of Optical Reporter Genes in Blastocysts for Placental Studies, Pages 331-339, Xiujun Fan, Nihar R. Nayak
29 - Blood Pressure Regulation during Mouse Pregnancy, Pages 341-351, Suzanne D. Burke
30 - Intravital Imaging of Vasoactivity in the Uterine Arterial Tree during Pregnancy, Pages 353-362, Coral L. Murrant
31 - Multimodal Imaging of the Mouse Placenta, Pages 363-372, Tal Raz, Reut Avni, Michal Neeman
32 - Regulation of Parturition, Pages 373-389, Oksana Shynlova, Stephen J. Lye
33 - Cervical Changes Accompanying Birth, Pages 391-401, Yucel Akgul, Mala Mahendroo
34 - Peri-Partum Changes to Mouse Pubic Symphysis, Pages 403-417, Paulo Pinto Joazeiro, Sílvio Roberto Consonni, Renata Giardini Rosa, Olga Maria Szymanski Toledo
35 - Mammary Gland Morphogenesis and Function during Pregnancy, Pages 419-429, Ramakrishna Kommagani, Maria M. Szwarc, John P. Lydon, Paula Amato
36 - Gestational Programming of the Cardiovascular System, Pages 431-442, Sandra Rugonyi
37 - Maternal Stress-Mediated Gene Expression Changes in the Mouse Placenta: A Mosaic Hypothesis of Epigenesis, Pages 443-461, Lawrence D. Longo, Ravi Goyal
38 - Pregnancy Alterations from Environmental Pollutants, Pages 463-471, Mariana M. Veras, Natália S.X. Costa, Paulo H.N. Saldiva
39 - Monitoring Mouse Estrous Cycles, Pages 475-477, Kalyne Bertolin, Bruce D. Murphy
40 - Lentivirus Transduction of Gene Tags in Blastocysts, Pages 479-487, Xiujun Fan, Nihar R. Nayak
41 - Tetraploid Complementation Assay, Pages 489-497, Marina Gertsenstein
42 - Pseudopregnant Bead-Induced Mouse Deciduoma Model, Pages 499-503, Brent M. Bany
43 - Ectoplacental Cone Isolation, Culture and Assessment, Pages 505-528, Estela Bevilacqua, Aline R. Lorenzon, Carla L. Bandeira, Mara S. Hoshida, Maria Cecília Da Lozzo Garbelini, Claudia Regina Gonçalves
44 - Layer-Enriched Tissue Dissection of the Mouse Placenta in Late Gestation, Pages 529-535, Dawei Qu, Angela McDonald, Kathie J. Whiteley, Shannon A. Bainbridge, S. Lee Adamson
45 - Protocols for Placental Histology, Pages 537-544, Brad Bolon
46 - Best Practice for Quantifying the Microscopic Structure of Mouse Placenta: The Stereological Approach, Pages 545-556, Mariana M. Veras, Natália S.X. Costa, Terry Mayhew
47 - Electron Microscopy and Immunoelectromicroscopy Protocols, Pages 557-565, A.T. Yamada, Patricia D.A. Lima, M.T. Rätsep, Valdemar A. Paffaro, Tetsuji Nagata, M.T. Zorn, P.A. Abrahamsohn
48 - Laser Capture Microdissection, Pages 567-575, Chandrakant Tayade, Andrew K. Edwards, Mallikarjun Bidarimath
49 - Immunofluorescence and Immunohistochemistry, Pages 577-589, Adam Blaisdell, Adrian Erlebacher
50 - Nonradioactive In Situ Hybridization: Optimization for Tissue Sections from Pregnant Uteri and Placenta during the First Half of Pregnancy, Pages 591-603, Brent M. Bany, David G. Simmons
51 - Whole Mount In Situ Immunohistochemistry, Pages 605-610, Alexander P. Hofmann, Matthew T. Rätsep, Zhilin Chen, Allison M. Felker, B. Anne Croy, Scott A. Gerber
52 - Guidelines for Evaluation of Reproductive and Developmental Endpoints, Pages 611-617, Mariana M. Veras, Natália S.X. Costa, Paulo H.N. Saldiva
53 - Flow Cytometric Analysis of Myometrial and Decidual Cell Suspensions, Pages 619-628, Adam Blaisdell, Adrian Erlebacher
54 - Uterine Leukocyte Isolation and Culture, Pages 629-635, Marcia C. Bizinotto, Karina Y. Degaki, Aureo T. Yamada, Allison M. Felker
55 - Scanning Electron Microscopy and Micro-Computed Tomography Imaging of the Utero- and Fetoplacental Circulations, Pages 637-648, Monique Y. Rennie, Kathie J. Whiteley, John G. Sled, S. Lee Adamson
56 - Radiotelemetry in Mouse Pregnacy, Pages 649-659, Suzanne D. Burke
57 - Ex vivo Perfusion of the Mouse Placenta for Maternal–Fetal Interaction Studies during Pregnancy, Pages 661-671, Nick Goeden, Alexandre Bonnin
58 - Evaluation of Placental Transport Function, Pages 673-686, Mark Dilworth, Colin P. Sibley, Jocelyn D. Glazier
59 - Hypoxia-Associated Regulation within Implantation Sites, Pages 687-691, Sruthi Alahari, Isabella Caniggia
60 - Method to Locate the Uterine Artery in Mice for Micro-Ultrasound Doppler Blood Velocity Examination, Pages 693-697, Dawei Qu, S. Lee Adamson, Yu-Qing Zhou
61 - Two-Photon Intravital Microscopy of the Virgin and Pregnant Mouse Uterus, Pages 699-707, Carlos E. Tadokoro
62 - Intravital Imaging of Vasoactivity in the Uterine Arterial Vasculature Tree during Pregnancy, Pages 709-714, Coral L. Murrant
63 - MRI, Intra-vital, and Ex-vivo Fluorescence Microscopy of the Mouse Uterine Vasculature and Placenta, Pages 715-722, Reut Avni, Tal Raz, Michal Neeman
64 - Assessment of Changes in the Peripartum Cervix, Pages 723-731, Yucel Akgul, Mala Mahendroo
65 - Pubic Symphysis Evaluation, Pages 733-749, Paulo Pinto Joazeiro, Sílvio Roberto Consonni, Renata Giardini Rosa, Olga Maria Szymanski Toledo
66 - Labor and Preterm Labor, Pages 751-753, Oksana Shynlova, Stephen J. Lye
67 - Epithelial Transplantation into the Cleared Mammary Fat Pad, Pages 755-760, Ramakrishna Kommagani, Maria M. Szwarc, John P. Lydon, Paula Amato
68 - Dietary and Hypoxic Protocols That Alter Placental Gene Expression in Response to Maternal Stress, Pages 761-762, Lawrence D. Longo, Ciprian P. Gheorghe, Ravi Goyal
69 - Parental-Specific Gene Expression and Epigenetic Analyses of Imprinted Genes in Mouse Placenta, Pages 763-771, Laura C. Kusinski, Wendy N. Cooper, Ionel Sandovici, Miguel Constância
70 - A Method for Obtaining Epigenomic Data, Pages 773-776, Koji Hayakawa, Mitsuko Hirosawa, Kunio Shiota
71 - Methods for Genetic Engineering in Mice, Pages 777-790, Margeaux Wetendorf, Janet L. DeMayo, Francesco J. DeMayo
Appendix - Reproductive Parameters of Common, Commercially Available Mouse Strains, Pages 791-793, Alice White McVey
Index, Pages 795-808