Prostatic Carcinoma: Biology and Diagnosis

Front Matter....Pages I-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Development of Normal Testis....Pages 5-13
Functional Histology of Descended Testis....Pages 14-20
Germ Cells....Pages 21-31
Ultrastructure of Spermiogenesis in Normal and Pathological Testis....Pages 32-43
Acrosomal Formation and Malformation....Pages 44-61
Peritubular Tissue....Pages 62-72
The Blood-Testis Barrier....Pages 73-93
Neuro-Endocrine Control of Spermatogenesis....Pages 94-108
Biogenesis of Androgens and Estrogens by the Normal Testis....Pages 109-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Normal and Abnormal Testicular Descent in Some Mammals....Pages 125-137
Etiology of Testicular Descent....Pages 138-147
Germ Cell Lines in the Normal and Cryptorchid Testis....Pages 148-157
Functional Morphology of Cryptorchid Leydig and Sertoli Cells....Pages 158-165
Estrogen-Induced Cryptorchidism in Animals....Pages 166-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Varicocele: Mechanisms of Action and Deleterious Effects on the Human Testis....Pages 179-184
Testicular Tumours in Cryptorchid Testis....Pages 185-188
Back Matter....Pages 189-191