Proceedings of the 1993 Laurentian Hormone Conference

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS, Page ix
PREFACE, Pages xi-xii, C. Wayne Bardin
The Mother of the Pill, Pages 1-17, CARL DJERASSI
The NMDA Receptor Channel: Molecular Design of a Coincidence Detector, Pages 19-34, PETER H. SEEBURG, NAIL BURNASHEV, GEORG KÖHR, THOMAS KUNER, ROLF SPRENGEL, HANNAH MONYER
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone: Synthesis and Signaling, Pages 35-73, KELLY E. MAYO, PAUL A. GODFREY, STEVEN T. SUHR, DAVID J. KULIK, JASON O. RAHAL
Signaling Mechanisms during the Response of Pituitary Gonadotropes to GnRH, Pages 75-95, AMY TSE, FREDERICK W. TSE, MARTHA M. BOSMA, BERTIL HILLE
Molecular Genetic Analysis of cAMP and Glucocorticoid Signaling in Development, Pages 97-108, JULIE A. BLENDY, TIMOTHY J. COLE, LLUIS MONTOLIU, EDITH HUMMLER, RUTH GANSS, WOLFGANG SCHMID, GÜNTER SCHÜTZ, ADRIANO AGUZZI
Activins and the Receptor Serine Kinase Superfamily, Pages 109-129, DANA GADDY-KURTEN, KUNIHIRO TSUCHIDA, WYLIE VALE
The MAP Kinase Cascade, Pages 131-159, JEAN S. CAMPBELL, RONY SEGER, JONATHAN D. GRAVES, LEE M. GRAVES, AMY M. JENSEN, EDWIN G. KREBS
Expression and Signal Transduction Pathways of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors, Pages 161-205, STANKO S. STOJILKOVIC, KEVIN J. CATT
G Protein GTPase-Activating Proteins: Regulation of Speed, Amplitude, and Signaling Selectivity, Pages 207-221, ELLIOTT M. ROSS
Ovarian Cell Differentiation: A Cascade of Multiple Hormones, Cellular Signals, and Regulated Genes, Pages 223-254, JEFFREY W. CLEMENS, K.M. JAQUELINE, ORRIS TAMARA ALLISTON, JOANNE S. RICHARDS, SUSAN L. FITZPATRICK, JEAN SIROIS
Oxytocin and Oxytocin Receptor Gene Expression in the Uterus, Pages 255-273, HANS H. ZINGG, FLORENCE ROZEN, KHOI CHU, AGNÈS LARCHER, ALI ARSLAN, STÉPHANE RICHARD, DIANA LEFÉBVRE
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Mammalian Spermatid Differentiation, Pages 275-286, ROBERT E. BRAUN, KEESOOK LEE, JILL M. SCHUMACHER, MARK A. FAJARDO
Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Blood Pressure Regulation and in Human Hypertension: New Insights from Molecular Genetics, Pages 287-308, PIERRE CORVOL, XAVIER JEUNEMAITRE, ANNE CHARRU, YURI KOTELEVTSEV, FLORENT SOUBRIER
Amphibian Metamorphosis: A Complex Program of Gene Expression Changes Controlled by the Thyroid Hormone, Pages 309-315, D.D. BROWN, Z. WANG, A. KANAMORI, B. ELICEIRI, J.D. FURLOW, R. SCHWARTZMAN
The Molecular and Genetic Dissection of the Retinoid Signaling Pathway, Pages 317-332, PIERRE CHAMBON
An Alternative Ligand-Independent Pathway for Activation of Steroid Receptors, Pages 333-347, BERT W. O'MALLEY, WILLIAM T. SCHRADER, SHAILA MANI, CAROLYN SMITH, NANCY L. WEIGEL, ORLA M. CONNEELY, JAMES H. CLARK
The Endocrine Role in Mammalian Sexual Differentiation, Pages 349-364, JEAN D. WILSON, FREDERICK W. GEORGE, MARILYN B. RENFREE
Interleukins-lα and -1β Regulate Interleukin-6 Expression in Leydig and Sertoli cells, Pages 367-372, YOSHIHIRO OKUDA, C. WAYNE BARDIN, LYANN R. HODGSKIN, PATRICIA L. MORRIS
Calcitonin Gene Expression in the Rat Uterus during Pregnancy, Pages 373-378, YING QING DING, MILAN K. BAGCHI, C. WAYNE BARDIN, INDRANI C. BAGCHI
Zone-Specific Clusterin mRNA Expression in the Rat Epididymis, Pages 379-385, RADMILA RUNIC, C. WAYNE BARDIN, PETER N. SCHLEGEL
Interleukin-1α Inhibition of Luteinized Human Granulosa Cell Progesterone Production through Influences on Associated White Blood Cells, Pages 387-391, CRAIG L. BEST, JOSEPH A. HILL
Expression of the Xenopus laevis Mineralocorticoid Receptor during Metamorphosis, Pages 393-396, TAMÁS CSIKÓS, JOYCE TAY, MARK DANIELSEN
Pituitary and Hypothalamic Regulation of Sex Differences in Serum-Luteinizing Hormone Levels in Gonadectomized Rats: In Vitro Perifusion Studies, Pages 397-401, ADRIA A. ELSKUS, NEENA B. SCHWARTZ
Derivation of Novel Embryonic Stem Cell Lines and Targeting of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Genes, Pages 403-408, EUGENE P. BRANDON, KIRSTIN A. GERHOLD, MING QI, G. STANLEY MCKNIGHT, REJEAN L. IDZERDA
Retinoid X Receptor β and Peroxisome Proliferator- Activated Receptor Activate an Estrogen Response Element, Pages 409-416, SUSAN B. NUNEZ, KEN WANG, JEFFREY A. MEDINM, KEIKO OZATO, WALTER WAHLI, JAMES SEGARS
Leukemic Cell Apoptosis Caused by Constitutively Active Mutant Glucocorticoid Receptor Fragments, Pages 417-421, LYNNE V. NAZARETH, E. BRAD THOMPSON
Expression of the Short and Long Forms of the Prolactin Receptor in Murine Lymphoid Tissues, Pages 423-428, PHILIPPE TOURAINE, PAUL A. KELLY
8-Br-cAMP Does Not Convert Antagonists of the Glucocorticoid Receptor into Agonists, Pages 429-435, SHIMIN ZHANG, MARK DANIELSEN
Activin-A Stimulates the Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-5 Messenger RNA in Human Luteinizing Granulosa Cells, Pages 437-442, NICHOLAS A. CATALDO, VICTOR Y. FUJIMOTO, ROBERT B. JAFFE
Growth Hormone and Pit-1 mRNA Detection Using Reverse Transcription–Polymerase Chain Reaction in Adult and Developing Ames Dwarf Mice, Pages 443-448, DAVID L. HURLEY, PATRICK W. WOJTKIEWICZ, CAROL J. PHELPS
An Environmental Antiandrogen, Pages 449-453, WILLIAM R. KELCE, EMILY MONOSSON, L. EARL GRAY jR
Phorbol Esters Inhibit Estrogen-Induced Uterine DNA Synthesis and Increase Apoptosis in Uterine Epithelium, Pages 455-458, JOHN KIRKLAND, LATA MURTHY, VILMOS THOMAZY, GEORGE STANCELI
Hypothalamus-Specific Regulation of Gonadotropin- Releasing Hormone Gene Expression, Pages 459-463, MARK A. LAWSON, SATISH A. ERALY, PAMELA L. MELLON, DAVID B. WHYTE
Effects of Retinoids on Expression of the Protooncogene c-myb in Rat Sertoli Cells, Pages 465-470, KATHLEEN CREED PAGE, JOANNA M. MAKRIS, MITCHELL I. CHERNIN
Role of Prolactin in Developmental Differentiation of Hypophysiotropic Tuberoinfundibular Dopaminergic Neurons, Pages 471-481, CAROL J. PHELPS, MARIO I. ROMERO, DAVID L. HURLEY
Efficacy of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists to Induce Ovulation Following Low-Dose Human Menopausal Gonadotropin Stimulation, Pages 483-486, B.S. SHANIS, J.H. CHECK
INDEX, Pages 487-497