Function of Somatic Cells in the Testis

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Endangered Species Spermatozoa: Diversity, Research, and Conservation....Pages 1-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Stage-Related Functions of Sertoli Cells: Lessons from Lower Vertebrates....Pages 27-54
Structure-Function Relationships in Somatic Cells of the Testis and Accessory Reproductive Glands....Pages 55-84
Local Growth Factor Effects During Spermatogenesis....Pages 85-95
Stage-Specific Expression of the Cathepsin L Gene by Rat Sertoli Cells....Pages 96-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Characterization, Regulation, and Tissue-Specific Expression of Steroidogenic Enzymes....Pages 109-125
Molecular Genetics, Structure-Function Relationships, and Tissue-Specific Expression and Regulation of the 3βHSD Gene Family....Pages 126-150
Regulation of DNA Synthesis in Leydig Cells....Pages 151-166
Use of Two-Compartment Cultures of Sertoli Cells for Investigating Blood-Testis Barrier Physiology....Pages 167-185
Mediation of the Hormonal Stimulation of Steroidogenesis by the Polypeptide Diazepam Binding Inhibitor....Pages 186-194
Inhibition of Spermatogenesis by Tetanus Toxin Expression in Sertoli Cells of Transgenic Mice....Pages 195-201
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Pituitary Control of Fetal and Adult Leydig Cells and Physiological Regulation of Gonadotropin Gene Expression and Secretion in the Male....Pages 205-232
Expression of the FSH Receptor in the Sertoli Cells....Pages 233-244
Regulation of Germ Cell Proliferation In Vitro by Activins, Follistatin, and Other Growth Factors....Pages 245-252
Androgen Action in Sertoli and Peritubular Cells....Pages 253-264
Hormonal Control of Apoptotic Cell Death in the Testis....Pages 265-271
Involvement of Liver-Regulating Protein-Like Molecule in Sertoli-Germ Cell Cross Talk....Pages 272-277
5α-Reductase Activity Increased by Oxytocin in the Rat Testis....Pages 278-285
Induction by LH/hCG of an Increase in the Rate of Pig Leydig Cell Receptor mRNA Degradation....Pages 286-292
Genetics and Luteinizing Hormone Receptors....Pages 293-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Development of Postnatal Gonocytes In Vivo and In Vitro....Pages 321-344
Role of Retinoids in Spermatogonial Proliferation and Differentiation and the Meiotic Prophase....Pages 345-361
Role and Regulation of Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Gene Expression: Enzymes of Glycolysis....Pages 362-372
Regulation of the Cyclic Nucleotide-Dependent Pathway in Seminiferous Tubule Cells....Pages 373-387
Testis-Specific Proprotein Convertase 4: Gene Structure, Optional Exons, and mRNA Isoforms....Pages 388-399
Neonatal Propylthiouracil Treatment as a Model System for Studying Factors Controlling Testis Growth and Sperm Production....Pages 400-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Molecular Biology of Human Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome....Pages 411-429
Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens and the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene: Evidence for a Common Genetic Background....Pages 430-437
GnRH Neurons in an Interpretation of Kallmann’s Syndrome....Pages 438-447
Back Matter....Pages 449-466