Germ Cell Development, Division, Disruption and Death

herausgegeben von Barry R. Zirkin

I. Spermatogonial Cell Development, Function, and Regulation.
1. Cloning and Characterization of Genes Specifically Expressed in Germ Line Cells.
2. Gonocyte-Sertoli Cell Interactions in Testes of Neonatal Rats.
3. Spermatogonial Transplantation.
4. Telomerase Activity Is Lost During Male Germ Cell Differentiation.
II. Meiosis.
5. Regulation of Sister-Chromatid Cohesion During Drosophila Meiosis.
6. Role of Cell-Cycle Genes in the Regulation of Mammalian Meiosis.
7. Acquisition of Competence to Enter Meiotic Metaphase During Mammalian Spermatogenesis.
8. Regulated Synthesis and Role of DNA Methyltransferase During Meiosis.
III. Molecular Regulation of Spermatogenesis.
9. CREM: A Master-Switch Governing Transcription in Male Germ Cells.
10. Expression of Activator and Repressor Isoforms of Transcription Factor CREB During Spermatogenesis.
11. Repression and Activation of Protamine mRN A Translation During Murine Spermatogenesis.
IV. Regulation of Cell Death/Aging.
12. Cell Senescence and Aging.
13. Testicular Aging: Leydig Cells and Spermatogenesis.
14. Molecular Regulation of Testicular Cell Death.
15. Hormonal Regulation of Germ Cell Apoptosis.
V. Toxicant Effects on Spermatogenesis.
16. Estrogen Effects on Development and Function of the Testis.
17. Developmental Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Antiandrogens.
18. Targets of Chemotherapeutic Drug Action in Testis and Epididymis.
19. Hormonal Protection of Spermatogenic Stem Cells Against Cytotoxic Agents.
Author Index.