Cell and Molecular Biology of the Testis [Hardcover]

This book is a comprehensive, multi-authored work on the structure and function of the mammalian testis. The approach emphasizes gene expression, translation and production of specific gene products and the cellular and molecular regulation of these fundamental processes. Rather than provide a global survey of all aspects of male reproduction, this book stresses specific mechanisms that underscore the structure and function of the testis. It explains old and new concepts from a cellular and molecular perspective. This novel approach allows the authors to forge links between cell and molecular biology and well-established aspects of spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis. The result is a well-focused, comprehensive, and synthetic analysis of testicular biology.

1. Cell Biology of Testicular Development in the Fetus and Neonate,J.M. Orth
2. Molecular Genetics of the Human and Mouse Y-Chromosome,P.N. Goodfellow, et al.
3. Development of the Germ Cell,J.R. McCarrey
4. Genetic Control of Spermatogenesis and Steroidogenesis,C.E. Chubb
5. Mullerian Inhibiting Substance,P.K. Donahoe
6. Design and Function of the Microcirculation,C. Desjardins
7. Leydig Cell:Structure/Function,L.L. Ewing
8. Regulation of Spermatogenesis in the Adult Mammal: Gonadotropins and Androgens,B.R. Zirkin
9. The Cell Biology of the Sertoli Cell,C.W. Bardin, G. L. Gunsalus and C.Y. Cheng
10. Inhibin and Inhibin-related Proteins,D.M. Robertson, G.P. Risbridger, and D.M. de Kretser
11. The Seminiferous Tubular Microenvironment,B.T. Hinton and T.T. Turner
12. Spermatogonial Stem Cells,M.L. Meistrich and M.E.A.B. van Beek
13. The Process of Meiosis,H. Stern
14. Cell Biology of Mammalian Spermiogenesis,Y. Clermont, R. Oko, and L. Hermo
15. Cellular Interactions in the Seminiferous Epithelium,W.W. Wright
16. Gene Expression DlCI