Reproductive Toxicology: In Vitro Germ Cell Developmental Toxicology, from Science to Social and Industrial Demand

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Trends in Male Reproductive Health. Environmental Aspects....Pages 1-4
Organochlorine Compounds and Xenoestrogens in Human Endometrium....Pages 5-8
Assays to Measure Estrogen and Androgen Agonists and Antagonists....Pages 9-28
Development of a Marker of Estrogenic Exposure in Breast Cancer Patients....Pages 29-40
 In Vitro Culture Systems for Germ Cells from Mouse Embryo: Primordial Germ Cells and Oocytes....Pages 41-49
Cell Culture Systems for the Analysis of the Male Germinal Differentiation....Pages 51-57
 In Vitro Survival of Human Neoplastic Germ Cells....Pages 59-66
Effects of Rapamycin and FK 506 on Rat Sertoli Cells In Vitro ....Pages 67-71
Flow Cytometry as a Tool for the Evaluation of Testicular Toxicity....Pages 73-78
DNA Damage in Human and Mouse Spermatozoa after In Vitro -Irradiation Assessed by the Comet Assay....Pages 79-93
 In Vitro Models for the Investigation of Reproductive Toxicology in the Testis....Pages 95-103
Effect of Metal Compounds on Boar Sperm Motility In Vitro ....Pages 105-111
 In Vitro Analysis of Xenoestrogens by Enzyme Linked Receptor Assays (ELRA)....Pages 113-117
Current and Future Contributions of Transgenic Mice to the Analysis of Germline Toxicology....Pages 119-127
Evaluation of the Placenta: Suggestions for a Greater Role in Developmental Toxicology....Pages 129-136
Protective Mechanisms in Germ Cells: Stress Proteins in Spermatogenesis....Pages 137-144
Molecular Cloning and Developmental Pattern of Expression of MSJ-1, a New Male Germ Cell-Specific DnaJ Homologue....Pages 145-151
Analysis of Gene Regulation in Sertoli Cells by a Gene Trap Approach....Pages 153-162
Biochemical Characterization of Benomyl Inhibition on Endometrial Growth During Decidualization in Rats....Pages 163-169
An Overview of Current In Vivo Test Procedures to Reproductive Toxicology....Pages 171-183
A New Assay to Asses Aneuploidy in Human-Hamster Embryos....Pages 185-190
Single Day Treatment — A Feasible Tool in Revealing Not Dependent on Maternal Toxicity Teratogenic Potential....Pages 191-199
The Effect of Parathion on Mouse Testicular and Epididymal Development Cultured in Chicken Allantochorion....Pages 201-206
Evaluation of Xenoestrogenic Effects in Fish on Different Organization Levels....Pages 207-214
Effects on Female Fertility and Germinal Cells in Prepubertal and Adult Rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) after X-Ray Irradiation....Pages 215-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-223