The Fate of the Male Germ Cell

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Human Reproduction....Pages 1-15
Human Y Chromosome Deletions in Yq11 and Male Fertility....Pages 17-30
Frequency of Y-Chromosome Microdeletions (Yq11.22–23) in Men with Reduced Sperm Quality Requesting Assisted Reproduction....Pages 31-35
Histone Gene Expression and Chromatin Structure during Spermatogenesis....Pages 37-48
Histone Gene Expression in the Human Testis....Pages 49-50
Endocrine Control of Germ Cell Proliferation in the Primate Testis....Pages 51-58
Quantification of Somatic and Spermatogenic Cell Proliferation in Testes of Ruminants....Pages 59-60
The Immortalized Mouse Germ Cell Lines GC-1spg and GC-2spd as a Model for Mitochondrial Differentiation during Meiosis....Pages 61-63
A Novel Endozepine-Like Peptide (ELP) is Exclusively Expressed in Male Germ Cells....Pages 65-66
Investigation on the Proliferation of Spermatogonia in Normal and Pathologic Human Seminiferous Epithelium....Pages 67-68
Rapid Method to Detect CIS-Cells....Pages 69-70
Testicular Tumor Cells Pass through the Epididymal Ducts....Pages 71-72
AgNOR in Human Leydig Cell Tumors....Pages 73-74
Endocrinological Disturbances in Germ Cell Tumour Patients....Pages 75-76
Reinvestigation of Patients After Primary Therapy of Testicular Tumor....Pages 77-78
Carcinoma- in - Situ in Testes with Germ Cell Tumour....Pages 79-80
Intratesticular Sperm Extraction....Pages 81-88
Molecular Pathophysiology of the Pituitary-Gonadal Axis....Pages 89-97
Fetal and Perinatal Influence of Xenoestrogens on Testis Gene Expression....Pages 99-110
Protease-Protease Inhibitor Interactions in Sertoli Cell-Germ Cell Crosstalk....Pages 111-123
New Aspects of Leydig Cell Function....Pages 125-138
Sertoli Cell-Specific Gene Expression in Conditionally Immortalized Cell Lines....Pages 139-142
Functional Markers for Fetal and Postnatal Differentiation of Rat Leydig Cells....Pages 143-144
Enzyme Histochemical Addition to Morphological Features of Leydig Cells in Senium....Pages 145-146
Differential Display PCR Cloning of W/W v -Mutant Testis Specific Genes....Pages 147-149
Immunoreactivity for Glial Cell Markers in the Human Testis....Pages 151-152
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein (IGFBP)-5 in Human Testicular Tubules....Pages 153-154
A Novel Role for Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) in Testis....Pages 155-156
Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) Receptors in Male Reproductive Organs....Pages 157-158
Delayed Onset of Spermatid Elongation on the Pubertal Golden Hamster Testis Depends on a Developmental Deficiency of Leydig Cell-11ß-HSD....Pages 159-160
Compartmentalization of the Intertubular Space in the Human Testis....Pages 161-162
Microcirculation and the Vascular Control of the Testis....Pages 163-180
Expression of VEGF and its Receptors and Capillary Density in Leydig Cell Tumors of the Human Testis....Pages 181-182
Angioarchitecture of the Human Spermatic Cord....Pages 183-184
Morphological and Functional Aspects of the Human Spermatic Cord Veins....Pages 185-186
Semen Analysis after Treatment of Varicocele by Antegrade Scrotal Sclerotherapy....Pages 187-188
VEGF Modulates the Capillaries of the Human Epididymis....Pages 189-190
Endothelin-1 and Its Receptors in the Human Epididymis....Pages 191-192
The Role of Apocrine Released Proteins in the Post-Testicular Regulation of Human Sperm Function....Pages 193-219
The Molecular Biology of the Sperm Surface....Pages 221-232
Purification and Structural Analysis of Sperm CD52, a GPI-Anchored Membrane Protein....Pages 233-234
Measurement of Calcium in Single Human Spermatozoa....Pages 235-237
Putative Role of a Serpin in Modulation of Acrosome Reaction....Pages 239-240
Immunoelectron Microscopic Studies on Outer Dense Fibres....Pages 241-242
The Use of Spin-Labelled Phospholipid Analogues to Characterize the Transverse Distribution of Phospholipides and the Activity of Phospholipase-A2 in the Cell Membrane of Bull Spermatozoa....Pages 243-244
Interactions between Leukocytes and the Male Reproductive System....Pages 245-252
Oxytocin and Male Reproductive Function....Pages 253-264
Sensory Innervation of the Human Penis....Pages 265-266
The Uterine Peristaltic Pump....Pages 267-277
Egg-Cumulus-Oviduct Interactions and Fertilization....Pages 279-289
The Cell Biology of Fertilization....Pages 291-299
The Role of Carbohydrates in Sperm-Egg Interaction....Pages 301-310
X-Ray Crystallographic Analysis of Boar PSP-I/PSP-II Complex....Pages 311-312
The Zona Pellucida “Receptors”....Pages 313-328
Back Matter....Pages 329-332