Function of Somatic Cells in the Testis

Function of Somatic Cells in the Testis edited by Andrzej Bartke.

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bartke, Andrzej (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1994.
Edition:1st ed. 1994.
Series:Serono Symposia USA
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Human physiology.
Endocrinology .
Cell biology.
Animal physiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Endangered Species Spermatozoa: Diversity, Research, and Conservation
  • I. Functional Significance of Morphological Relationships
  • 2. Stage-Related Functions of Sertoli Cells: Lessons from Lower Vertebrates
  • 3. Structure-Function Relationships in Somatic Cells of the Testis and Accessory Reproductive Glands
  • 4. Local Growth Factor Effects During Spermatogenesis
  • 5. Stage-Specific Expression of the Cathepsin L Gene by Rat Sertoli Cells
  • II. Functions of Somatic Cells in the Testis
  • 6. Characterization, Regulation, and Tissue-Specific Expression of Steroidogenic Enzymes
  • 7. Molecular Genetics, Structure-Function Relationships, and Tissue-Specific Expression and Regulation of the 3?HSD Gene Family
  • 8. Regulation of DNA Synthesis in Leydig Cells
  • 9. Use of Two-Compartment Cultures of Sertoli Cells for Investigating Blood-Testis Barrier Physiology
  • 10. Mediation of the Hormonal Stimulation of Steroidogenesis by the Polypeptide Diazepam Binding Inhibitor
  • 11. Inhibition of Spermatogenesis by Tetanus Toxin Expression in Sertoli Cells of Transgenic Mice
  • III. Signaling Molecules and Their Receptors
  • 12. Pituitary Control of Fetal and Adult Leydig Cells and Physiological Regulation of Gonadotropin Gene Expression and Secretion in the Male
  • 13. Expression of the FSH Receptor in the Sertoli Cells
  • 14. Regulation of Germ Cell Proliferation In Vitro by Activins, Follistatin, and Other Growth Factors
  • 15. Androgen Action in Sertoli and Peritubular Cells
  • 16. Hormonal Control of Apoptotic Cell Death in the Testis
  • 17. Involvement of Liver-Regulating Protein-Like Molecule in Sertoli-Germ Cell Cross Talk
  • 18. 5?-Reductase Activity Increased by Oxytocin in the Rat Testis
  • 19. Induction by LH/hCG of an Increase in the Rate of Pig Leydig Cell Receptor mRNA Degradation
  • 20. Genetics and Luteinizing Hormone Receptors
  • IV. Regulation of Germ Cells, Differentiation, and Gene Expression
  • 21. Development of Postnatal Gonocytes In Vivo and In Vitro
  • 22. Role of Retinoids in Spermatogonial Proliferation and Differentiation and the Meiotic Prophase
  • 23. Role and Regulation of Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Gene Expression: Enzymes of Glycolysis
  • 24. Regulation of the Cyclic Nucleotide-Dependent Pathway in Seminiferous Tubule Cells
  • 25. Testis-Specific Proprotein Convertase 4: Gene Structure, Optional Exons, and mRNA Isoforms
  • 26. Neonatal Propylthiouracil Treatment as a Model System for Studying Factors Controlling Testis Growth and Sperm Production
  • V. Recent Developments in the Studies of Male Reproductive Functions
  • 27. Molecular Biology of Human Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
  • 28. Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens and the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene: Evidence for a Common Genetic Background
  • 29. GnRH Neurons in an Interpretation of Kallmann’s Syndrome
  • Author Index.

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