Clinical Pathology of the Endocrine Ovary

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The role of mesonephros in ovarian organogenesis....Pages 3-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Hormonal control of ovarian follicular development....Pages 17-31
Recruitment, selection and maturation of the dominant ovarian follicle in the menstrual cycle....Pages 33-43
Intraovarian regulation of maturation of granulosa cells....Pages 45-61
Influence of cyclic variations in gonadotrophin and steroid hormones on follicular growth in the human ovary....Pages 63-72
Hormonal control of Leydig cell function....Pages 73-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Evolution and function of non-ovulatory follicles....Pages 95-114
The menopausal ovary....Pages 115-118
The ovarian stroma after the menopause: activity and ageing....Pages 119-141
Ovary and pregnancy....Pages 143-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Clinical investigation of luteal defect: a model for understanding the endocrine correlates of the menstrual cycle disorders....Pages 151-171
Gonadotrophin-resistant ovaries: a desensitization syndrome?....Pages 173-179
Back Matter....Pages 181-184