Molecular Biology of the Male Reproductive System

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Written by experts in their respective fields, this book reviews the expanding knowledge concerning the mechanisms regulating male reproduction at the molecular and cellular levels. It covers the development of the testes and regulatory controls for spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis, and it considers aspects of Sertoli cell function. Areas of emphasis include communication between the various cell types involved in reproduction by hormone and growth factors and the mechanisms by which these factors regulate gene expression. A number of mammalian systems, including humans, are covered. The carefully selected authors provide a clear synopsis of the concepts in each area as well as the latest references, enabling the reader to investigate the topic further. This book is of interest to those seeking an understanding of the regulatory mechanisms in male reproduction and is written for the graduate and postgraduate levels.

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* Provides up-to-date reviews of the molecular and cellular biology of male reproduction
* Includes chapters on the developmental biology of the testes
* Links conventional hormonal control of testicular function with the evolving role of growth factors and proto-oncogenes

Molecular Biology of the Female Reproductive System

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Molecular Biology of the Female Reproductive System

Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: 0122563654

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New techniques in cellular and molecular biology have increased our understanding of the mechanisms controlling reproductive function in the female. Emphasizing these new techniques, Molecular Biology of the Female Reproductive System provides a state-of-the-art review of local regulatory mechanisms that control reproductive processes. Stressing the interface of endocrinology, immunology, and cell biology, this book concentrates on the autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine systems that regulate both the functions of the ovary and uterus and the interaction between the early embryo and the mother.

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* Covers the mechanisms controlling reproductive function in the female
* Offers a cellular and molecular approach to the control of reproductive function
* Focuses on the ovary and uterus, and includes a discussion of the early embryo, including
* Hormonal control of folliculogenesis and luteal function
* Cell-cell interactions in the follicle
* Role of cytokines in regulating steroid and protein hormone production
* Endocrine receptors and mechanisms in ovulation
* Cell biology of the oviduct and uterus
* Migratory cells
* Paracrine regulation
* Hormones of the trophectoderm and early placenta
* Interaction between trophectoderm and endometrium
* Provides extensive references

The Igf System: Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Clinical Applications (Contemporary Endocrinology)

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ASIN: 0896036928

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Influential researchers comprehensively survey the basic and clinical aspects of the insulin-like growth factor system. Their state-of-the-art synthesis of a broad range of IGF research illuminates the interplay among ligands, receptors, and binding proteins, each exerting both the local and systemic effects that constitute this complex system. The book examines in detail not only the molecular biology, the biological actions, and the physiology of the various IGF systems, but also the clinical aspects of the IGF system, ultimately producing a useful paradigm for the investigation of related hormone, growth factor, and cytokine signaling systems. The IGF System: Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Clinical Applications is the first extended treatment of the IGF system in many years and is designed to serve as the new standard reference-of-choice for all basic and clinical investigators, as well as practicing physicians treating a range of human diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Yen and Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management

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Yen and Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management
Jerome Strauss , and Robert Barbieri
Manufacturer: Saunders
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ASIN: 0721695469

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For more than 25 years, Reproductive Endocrinology has stood as the premier reference on the functions and disorders of human reproduction. Now a New Edition returns with all of its traditional strengthscoupled with the very latest information! Updated throughout, the 5th Edition features the work of new editors Jerry Strauss, MD, and Robert Barbieri, MDleaders in the field of reproductive endocrinology. Together, with a team of internationally recognized experts, they explore what readers need to know to successfully diagnose and manage virtually every reproductive endocrine disorder.

Office-Based Infertility Practice: Practice and Procedures

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Office-Based Infertility Practice: Practice and Procedures

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Office-Based Infertility Practice is an invaluable resource to all physicians treating infertile couples. The text emphasizes the practice of infertility in the office setting, reflecting the current trend away from the hospital into the outpatient environment. The most current and advanced therapies available are discussed by recognized experts in the field. The first half of the book is devoted to the evaluation and work-up of the infertile couple, including evaluation of the male, female, age-related infertility factors, and the roles of ultrasound, endometrium saline sonography, falloposcopy and diagnostic laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The second half of the book presents the treatment and operative procedures for the infertile couple, including ovulation induction, IUI, tubal cannulation, treatment of cervical stenosis, the use of office laparoscopy and therapeutic hysteroscopy, male treatment as support for IVF, vas reversals, and testicular biopsy, as well as routine IVF, intratubal gamete transfer, and micromanipulation. With over 60 illustrations, this book is a must for all infertility specialists, obstetrician-gynecologists, fellows, and residents. Its practical, comprehensive approach will be of daily use to the office practitioner treating women of reproductive age.

Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Animals (Contemporary Endocrinology)

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42 Authors cover all of the reproductive endocrine problems commonly encountered in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. A question and answer study guide is also available.

Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates, Progress in Developmental Endocrinology (Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates)

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Preface to the Progress Series; Preface to Volume X B; Contributors; Evolution of Steroid Hormones and Steroid-Hormone Receptors Gerd Käuser; Evolution of Developmental Peptide Hormones and Their Receptors Jozef Vanden Broack, Liliane Schoofs, and Arnold De Loof; Arthropoda-Insecta: Embryology August Dorn; Arthropoda-Insecta: Larval Development and Metamorphosis-Molecular Aspects Margarethe Spindler-Barth and Klaus-Deiter Spindler; Arthropoda-Insecta: Diapause David S. Saunders; Arthropoda-Insecta: Caste Differentiation Klaus Hartfelder; Arthropoda-Insecta: Endocrine Control of Phase Polymorphism August Dorn, Christof Ress, Silivia Sickold, and Silke Wedekind-Hirschberger; Arthropoda-Insecta: Migration Jack Kent Jr. and Mary Ann Rankin; Non-Veterbrate Chordata Mario Pestarino; Subject Index; Species Index.

Endocrine Disruptors: Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems

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Endocrine Disruptors: Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems examines the epidemiology and etiology of environmental toxicants/hormone imposters, many of which act as reproductive toxicants that cause fertility problems and carcinogenic hazards. Thus far, over fifty such hormone imposters/persistent organic pollutants have been identified, the most common of which are organochlorines and dioxins. This book discusses the hazardous effects of endocrine disruptors on gonads, fertility, and sexual and reproductive function, and health hazards leading to the alarming decline in global fertility and rising incidences of breast and prostate cancer.

Biology of the Mammary Gland (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

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Biology of the Mammary Gland (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

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Proceedings of the European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST 825) Symposium on Mammary Gland Biology, held September 16-18, 1999, in Tours, France.
It is difficult to overstate the evolutionary and functional significance of mammary tissue in biology. Substantial progress has been made by researchers in various disciplines, particularly over the last fifteen years, towards realizing the potential of this tissue to yield powerful experimental models for morphogenesis and tissue development; for cellular differentiation; for the biosynthesis and secretion of proteins, lipids, small molecules and inorganic salts; and for the coordination and regulation of these processes. More recently, the possibility of exploiting the secretory epithelial cells of mammary tissue as `cell factories' has become a reality and the recombinant production by lactating animals of an increasing number of proteins, valuable both in the pharmaceutical and `nutraceutical' fields, is in progress or under development.
Also in this sphere of agricultural production, genetic as well as nutritional technologies are under investigation and exploitation to optimize milk composition for various end-uses - for instance in food process and manufacture. The possibilities of deriving health benefit from the bioactive properties of some of the minor constituents of milk are emerging to counter the highly-publicized negative health impact of excessive consumption of saturated animal fats. In human nutrition and medicine, the mammary gland is both a source of nutrition to the neonate and a potential health threat to the adult female - breast cancer remains the major single cause of female mortality in most developed countries.
This volume provides a unique glimpse into our understanding, at the cutting edge of a variety of disciplines, of this versatile and extraordinary tissue, at the birth of the twenty-first century.

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"this book represents one of the best of its kind. Each chapter represents an excellent point of well-referenced initial contact to the increasing number of funded investigators interested in the biology of the mammary gland."- TRENDS in Endocriniology, Metabolism 12:8

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