Transgenics in endocrinology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Matzuk, Martin M., Brown, Chester W., Kumar, T. Rajendra
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2001]
Series:Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Germline genetic engineering techniques in endocrinology
  • The transgenic mouse in studies of mammalian sexual differentiation
  • The in vivo function of Müllerian-inhibiting substance during mammalian sexual development
  • Control of ovarian function
  • Mouse models to study the pituitary-testis interplay leading to regulated gene expression
  • functional analysis of the Bc12 gene family in transgenic mice
  • The role of C-Kit/Kit ligand axis in mammalian gametogenesis
  • Gene knockout approaches to steroidogenesis
  • The progesteron receptor knockout mouse model : new insights into progesterone action in vivo
  • Knockout and transgenic mouse models that have contributed to the understanding of normal mammary gland development
  • Prolactin and the prolactin receptor
  • Transgenic models for oxytocin and vasopressin
  • Glycoprotein hormones : transgenic mice as tools to study regulation and function
  • Genetic approaches to the study of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone regulation
  • Transgenic analysis of the proopiomelanocortin neuroendocrine system
  • Overexpression and targeted disruption of genes involved in the control of growth, food intake, and obesity
  • Insulin and insulin-like growth factors : targeted deletion of the ligands and receptors
  • Use of transgenic animals in skeleton biology
  • Transgenic mouse models of prostate cancer
  • Neural- and endocrin-cell-specific immortalization using transgenic approaches