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Cellular and molecular biology of gonadal development and maturation in mammals : fundamentals and biomedical implications /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guraya, Sardul S., 1930-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : New Delhi : Springer-Verlag ; Narosa Pub. House, [1998]
Subjects:
Gonads > growth & development.
Cell Differentiation > physiology.
Mammals.
Ovary > growth & development.
Testis > growth & development.
Table of Contents:
  • General considerations of concepts and theories of gonadal differentiation
  • Origin, migration and structure of germ cells
  • Genital ridges and indifferent gonads
  • Development and differentiation of female gonad into the ovary
  • Folliculogenesis
  • Germ cell loss
  • Interstitial cells and steroidogenesis
  • Embryonic testis
  • General consideration of structural and functional maturation of testis
  • Prespermatogenesis and spermatogenesis
  • Sertoli cells
  • Interstitium and Leydig cells
  • Comparative aspects of interstitial cells and steroid hormone synthesis during the development and maturation of testis and ovary
  • Maturation of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal systems