Function of Somatic Cells in the Testis Book

	Preface
	Contributors
1	Endangered Species Spermatozoa: Diversity, Research, and Conservation	1
2	Stage-Related Functions of Sertoli Cells: Lessons from Lower Vertebrates	27
3	Structure-Function Relationships in Somatic Cells of the Testis and Accessory Reproductive Glands	55
4	Local Growth Factor Effects During Spermatogenesis
5	Stage-Specific Expression of the Cathepsin L Gene by Rat Sertoli Cells	96
6	Characterization, Regulation, and Tissue-Specific Expression of Steroidogenic Enzymes	109
7	Molecular Genetics, Structure-Function Relationships, and Tissue-Specific Expression and Regulation of the 3[beta]HSD Gene Family	126
8	Regulation of DNA Synthesis in Leydig Cells	151
9	Use of Two-Compartment Cultures of Sertoli Cells for Investigating Blood-Testis Barrier Physiology	167
10	Mediation of the Hormonal Stimulation of Steroidogenesis by the Polypeptide Diazepam Binding Inhibitor	186
11	Inhibition of Spermatogenesis by Tetanus Toxin Expression in Sertoli Cells of Transgenic Mice	195
12	Pituitary Control of Fetal and Adult Leydig Cells and Physiological Regulation of Gonadotropin Gene Expression and Secretion in the Male	205
13	Expression of the FSH Receptor in the Sertoli Cells	233
14	Regulation of Germ Cell Proliferation In Vitro by Activins, Follistatin, and Other Growth Factors	245
15	Androgen Action in Sertoli and Peritubular Cells	253
16	Hormonal Control of Apoptotic Cell Death in the Testis	265
17	Involvement of Liver-Regulating Protein-Like Molecule in Sertoli-Germ Cell Cross Talk	272
18	5[alpha]-Reductase Activity Increased by Oxytocin in the Rat Testis	278
19	Induction by LH/hCG of an Increase in the Rate of Pig Leydig Cell Receptor mRNA Degradation	286
20	Genetics and Luteinizing Hormone Receptors	293
21	Development of Postnatal Gonocytes In Vivo and In Vitro	321
22	Role of Retinoids in Spermatogonial Proliferation and Differentiation and the Meiotic Prophase	345
23	Role and Regulation of Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Gene Expression: Enzymes of Glycolysis	362
24	Regulation of the Cyclic Nucleotide-Dependent Pathway in Seminiferous Tubule Cells
25	Testis-Specific Proprotein Convertase 4: Gene Structure, Optional Exons, and mRNA Isoforms	388
26	Neonatal Propylthiouracil Treatment as a Model System for Studying Factors Controlling Tests Growth and Sperm Production	400
27	Molecular Biology of Human Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome	411
28	Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens and the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene: Evidence for a Common Genetic Background	430
29	GnRH Neurons in an Interpretation of Kallmann's Syndrome	438
	Author Index	449
	Subject Index	453