Contents

Russian Journal of Developmental Biology

Vol. 52, No. 6, 2021

Reviews

Paradoxes of Plant Epigenetics

T. A. Ezhova p. 355  abstract

The Rete Testis: Development and Role in Testis Function

A. Yu. Kulibin and E. A. Malolina p. 370  abstract

Pluripotency Dynamics during Embryogenesis and in Cell Culture

M. N. Gordeev, E. I. Bakhmet and A. N. Tomilin p. 379  abstract

The Phenomenon of Evolutionary “De Novo Generation” of Genes

R. O. Cherezov, Ju. E. Vorontsova and O. B. Simonova p. 390  abstract

Developmental Biology of Animals (Invertebrates and Vertebrates)

Effect of Hormonal Background on the Expression of Sex Hormone Receptors and the Migration Potential of Mouse Endometrial Epithelial and Stromal Cells In Vitro

L. Sh. Izmailova, A. O. Gaidamaka, O. O. Serbina and E. A. Vorotelyak p. 401  abstract

Hypothesis on the Endocrine System of the Brain: Evidence for the Regulated Delivery of Neurohormones from the Brain to the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Vice Versa in Neonatal and Prepubertal Periods of Ontogenesis

A. R. Murtazina, T. S. Pronina, K. I. Chandran, L. K. Dilmukhametova, N. S. Bondarenko, V. E. Blokhin, V. V. Bogdanov and M. V. Ugrumov p. 414  abstract

Role of External Factors in Embryogenesis of Apis mellifera

D. V. Boguslavsky and I. S. Zakharov p. 422  abstract

The Role of the Purinergic Signaling System in the Control of Histogenesis, Homeostasis, and Pathogenesis of the Vertebrate Retina

Yu. V. Markitantova and V. N. Simirskii p. 430  abstract

Methods and Models of Developmental Biology

Sperm Preparation by Washing and Swim-up Method Improves In Vitro Fertilization and Birth Rate in Mice

Omid Banafshi, Hamid Ahmadi, Farzad Soleimani, Kaveh Rahimi and Fardin Fathi p. 449  abstract