Function of Somatic Cells in the Testis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 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 mRNADegradation.
• 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.