BioMed Research International

New Advances in Reproductive Biomedicine


Publishing date
30 May 2014
Status
Published
Submission deadline
10 Jan 2014

1Reproductive Unit, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slajmerjeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

2Genome Biology Unit and Proteomics Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany

3Division of Reproduction and Early Development, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, The LIGHT Laboratories, Clarendon Way, Leeds, UK

4Research Centre for Reproductive Health, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, Robinson Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia


New Advances in Reproductive Biomedicine

Description

Reproductive biomedicine is an exciting, fast-developing field. The main purpose is to help and care about the people with fertility problems and to enable a safe birth of a child. The approaches are different and involve experts of different specializations, from the clinical gynecology and obstetrics, andrology, histopathology, and pediatrics to more basic clinical embryology, reproductive biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, and others. One of the most specialized and advanced approaches of reproductive medicine is assisted conception in couples with severe fertility disorders. By modern techniques of in vitro fertilization it is possible to treat severe female and male infertility. Many healthy children are born this way worldwide.

The main focus of this special issue will be on the new and established findings with a goal to better understand some new aspects of gametes, embryos, stem cells (including embryonic stem cells), gonads (ovaries, testicles) and other reproductive tissues (e.g., endometrium, oviducts, and placenta), and assisted conception procedures in humans and in the animal models. Special emphasis will be given to different basic aspects of diagnostics and treatment of human infertility. The special issue will be an important international forum for both basic and clinical researchers and has tendency to summarize the most recent and advanced developments, approaches, and ideas in the field. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Reproductive biology (gametes, embryos, stem cells, and gonads and other reproductive tissues)
  • Advanced proteomics/secretomics of gametes, embryos, stem cells, and gonads
  • Transcriptome/genome/epigenetic studies
  • Reproductive endocrinology
  • Lab diagnostics of female and male infertility (biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, etc.)
  • Assisted reproduction and in vitro fertilization, basics and clinical application
  • Cryopreservation of gametes, embryos, and reproductive tissues for fertility preservation (infertility, cancer)

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/bmri/obgyn/narb/ according to the following timetable:


Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 529170
  • - Editorial

New Advances in Reproductive Biomedicine

Irma Virant-Klun | Jeroen Krijgsveld | ... | Raymond J. Rodgers
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 981867
  • - Review Article

Regulation of Mitochondrial Genome Inheritance by Autophagy and Ubiquitin-Proteasome System: Implications for Health, Fitness, and Fertility

Won-Hee Song | John William Oman Ballard | ... | Peter Sutovsky
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 916212
  • - Review Article

Power of Proteomics in Linking Oxidative Stress and Female Infertility

Sajal Gupta | Jana Ghulmiyyah | ... | Ashok Agarwal
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 980429
  • - Research Article

Association between Follicular Fluid Leptin and Serum Insulin Levels in Nonoverweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

G. Garruti | R. de Palo | ... | F. Giorgino
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 828697
  • - Research Article

Macrophages and Leydig Cells in Testicular Biopsies of Azoospermic Men

Trpimir Goluža | Alexander Boscanin | ... | Davor Ježek
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 517125
  • - Clinical Study

New Tools for Embryo Selection: Comprehensive Chromosome Screening by Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization

Lorena Rodrigo | Emilia Mateu | ... | Carmen Rubio
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 841615
  • - Review Article

Calcium Influx and Male Fertility in the Context of the Sperm Proteome: An Update

Md Saidur Rahman | Woo-Sung Kwon | Myung-Geol Pang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 507234
  • - Review Article

Stem Cells as New Agents for the Treatment of Infertility: Current and Future Perspectives and Challenges

Vladislav Volarevic | Sanja Bojic | ... | Miodrag Stojkovic
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 431797
  • - Clinical Study

Singleton Pregnancy Outcomes after In Vitro Fertilization with Fresh or Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer and Incidence of Placenta Praevia

Sara Korosec | Helena Ban Frangez | ... | Eda Vrtacnik Bokal
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 927841
  • - Research Article

Clinical and Structural Features of Sperm Head Vacuoles in Men Included in the In Vitro Fertilization Programme

Nina Fekonja | Jasna Štrus | ... | Irma Virant-Klun
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