Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Testicular Cells Book

	Preface
	Contributors
1	Evolution of the Testis Workshop: 1972-1995	1
2	From Start to S Phase: Early Events in the Yeast Cell Cycle	11
3	Oocyte Activation and Passage Through the Meiotic Cell Cycle in Xenopus Laevis	27
4	Establishment of Meiotic Germ-Cell Lines and Their Use to Study Spermatogenesis in Vitro	45
5	Mouse Spermatocyte Chromosome Cores: Protein and DNA Organization	65
6	CREMt Activates the Spermatid-Specific RT7 and Mouse Protamine 1 Promoters	73
7	Role of Vitamin A in Male Germ-Cell Development	83
8	Alternative Forms and Functions of the c-kit Receptor and Its Ligand During Spermatogenesis
9	The IGF-H/Cation-Independent Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptor Mediates Changes in Spermatogenic Cell Gene Expression	111
10	Testis-Specific Gene Transcription	127
11	Molecular and Cellular Biology of Novel Cytoskeletal Proteins in Spermatozoa	135
12	Promoter Analysis of Male Germ-Cell-Specific Genes: Nuclear Transition Protein-1 and Histone H1t	167
13	Androgen Receptor Distribution in the Testis	189
14	Testicular Androgen Receptor Protein: Distribution and Control of Expression	213
15	Role of Carrier Proteins in the Movement and Metabolism of Retinoids in the Seminiferous Tubule	231
16	Transport Mechanisms for Endocrine and Paracrine Factors in the Testis	249
17	Hormonal Regulation of the Differentiation of Leydig Cells from Mesenchymal-Like Progenitors During Puberty	263
18	Developmental and cAMP-Dependent Regulation of CYP17 Gene Expression	277
19	A Cell-Specific Nuclear Receptor Plays Essential Roles in Reproductive Function	289
20	Activating Mutations of the Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Gene in Familial Testotoxicosis	297
21	Characterization of the Protein Responsible for the Acute Regulation of Steroidogenesis in Mouse Leydig Tumor Cells	311
22	Diazepam-Binding Inhibitor and Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors: Role in Steroid Biosynthesis	337
	Author Index	357
	Subject Index	359