Sertoli cell biology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Skinner, Michael K., Griswold, Michael D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston, M.A. : Elsevier Academic Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Introduction
  • History of the Sertoli cell discovery
  • Perspective on the function of Sertoli cells
  • Structure of the Sertoli cell
  • Pt. II. Sertoli cell development
  • Embryonic Sertoli cell differentiation
  • Sertoli cell biology in fishes and amphibians
  • Sertoli cell biology in seasonal breeders
  • Pt. III. Sertoli cell function and gene expression
  • Sertoli cell gene expression and protein secretion
  • Sertoli cell secreted regulatory factors
  • Proteases and protease inhibitors
  • Pt. IV. Sertoli cell endocrinology and signal transduction
  • FSH regulation at the molecular and cellular levels : mechanisms of action and functional effects
  • In vivo FSH actions
  • Sertoli cell endocrinology and signal transduction : androgen regulation
  • Thyroid hormone regulation of Sertoli cell development
  • Pt. V. Sertoli cell transcriptional regulation
  • Transcription factors in Sertoli cells
  • Structure and regulation of the FSH receptor gene
  • Pt. VI. Cell-cell interactions involving Sertoli cells
  • The role of the Sertoli cell in spermatogonial stem cell fate
  • Sertoli cell-somatic cell interactions
  • Sertoli cell lines
  • Pt. VII. Sertoli cell pathophysiology
  • Sertoli cell toxicants
  • Conditions affecting Sertoli cells
  • Pt. VIII. Spermatogonial stem cells
  • Gonocyte development and differentiation
  • Hormones and spermatogonial development
  • Long-term cultures of mammalian spermatogonia
  • Transplantation