Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeIntroduction to the Molecular Organization of the Endocrine/Reproductive System.- Extracellular Signaling Receptors.- The Molecules that Transmit Information Into the Cell: The Intracellular Signaling Pathways.- Introduction to Molecular Biology: Structure and Function of the Macromolecules of Genetic Information.- Regulation of Gene Expression.- Molecular Basis of Abnormal Phenotype. Recombinant DNA Technology.- Techniques for DNA Analysis.- Analyzing Gene Expression.- Microarrays Analysis.- Computer Assisted Analysis of Genes.- Introduction to Gene Therapy.- GnRH-GnRH-receptor System in the Mammalian Female Reproductive Tract.- FSH: One Hormone with Multiple Forms or a Family of Multiple Hormones.- The FSH Receptor: One Receptor with Multiple Forms or a Family of Receptors.- Regulation of the Early Steps in Gonadal Steroidogenesis.- Prostaglandins and their Mechanisms of Action in the Cyclic Ovary.- Androgens - Molecular Basis and Related Disorders.- Leptin as a Reproductive Hormone.- Neurosteroids and Sexual Behavior and Reproduction.- Ovarian Endocrine Activity: Role of Follistatin, Activin and Inhibin, Hormonal and Molecular Regulation of the Cytochrome P450 Aromatase Gene Expression in the Ovary.- Epigenetic Mechanisms of Ovarian Gene Regulation.- Ovarian Function and Failure: The Role of the Oocyte and its Molecules, Molecular Control of Corpus Luteum Function.- The Molecular Landscape of Spermatogonial Stem Cell Renewal, Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation and Spermatid Head Shaping. Appendix A: Glossary of Molecular Terms.- Appendix B: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms.- Index.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction to the Molecular Organization of the Endocrine/Reproductive System.- Extracellular Signaling Receptors.- The Molecules that Transmit Information Into the Cell: The Intracellular Signaling Pathways.- Introduction to Molecular Biology: Structure and Function of the Macromolecules of Genetic Information.- Regulation of Gene Expression.- Molecular Basis of Abnormal Phenotype. Recombinant DNA Technology.- Techniques for DNA Analysis.- Analyzing Gene Expression.- Microarrays Analysis.- Computer Assisted Analysis of Genes.- Introduction to Gene Therapy.- GnRH-GnRH-receptor System in the Mammalian Female Reproductive Tract.- FSH: One Hormone with Multiple Forms or a Family of Multiple Hormones.- The FSH Receptor: One Receptor with Multiple Forms or a Family of Receptors.- Regulation of the Early Steps in Gonadal Steroidogenesis.- Prostaglandins and their Mechanisms of Action in the Cyclic Ovary.- Androgens - Molecular Basis and Related Disorders.- Leptin as a Reproductive Hormone.- Neurosteroids and Sexual Behavior and Reproduction.- Ovarian Endocrine Activity: Role of Follistatin, Activin and Inhibin, Hormonal and Molecular Regulation of the Cytochrome P450 Aromatase Gene Expression in the Ovary.- Epigenetic Mechanisms of Ovarian Gene Regulation.- Ovarian Function and Failure: The Role of the Oocyte and its Molecules, Molecular Control of Corpus Luteum Function.- The Molecular Landscape of Spermatogonial Stem Cell Renewal, Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation and Spermatid Head Shaping. Appendix A: Glossary of Molecular Terms.- Appendix B: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms.- Index.
Autorenporträt
InhaltsangabeThe Basis for Molecular Reproductive Biology.- to the Molecular Organization of the Endocrine/Reproductive System.- Extracellular Signaling Receptors.- The Molecules That Transmit Information into the Cell: The Intracellular Signaling Pathways.- to Molecular Biology: Structure and Function of the Macromolecules of Genetic Information.- Regulation of Gene Expression.- Molecular Basis of Abnormal Phenotype.- The Tools of Molecular Reproductive Biology.- Recombinant DNA Technology.- Techniques for DNA Analysis.- Analyzing Gene Expression.- DNA Microarray Analysis.- Computer Assisted Analysis of Genes.- to Gene Therapy.- Molecular Regulation of Reproductive Hormones.- GnRH-GnRH-Receptor System in the Mammalian Female Reproductive Tract.- FSH: One Hormone with Multiple Forms, or a Family of Multiple Hormones.- The FSH Receptor: One Receptor with Multiple Forms or a Family of Receptors.- Regulation of the Early Steps in Gonadal Steroidogenesis.- Prostaglandins and Their Mechanisms of Action in the Cyclic Ovary.- Androgens-Molecular Basis and Related Disorders.- Leptin as a Reproductive Hormone.- Neurosteroids and Sexual Behavior and Reproduction.- Molecular Regulation of the Reproductive Organs and Tissues.- Autocrine and Paracrine Regulation of the Ovary.- Ovarian Endocrine Activity: Role of Follistatin, Activin, and Inhibin.- Hormonal and Molecular Regulation of the Cytochrome P450 Aromatase Gene Expression in the Ovary.- Epigenetic Mechanisms of Ovarian Gene Regulation.- Ovarian Function and Failure: The Role of the Oocyte and Its Molecules.- Molecular Control of Corpus Luteum Function.- The Molecular Landscape of Spermatogonial Stem Cell Renewal, Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation, and Spermatic Head Shaping.
