Cellular Communication in Reproduction Book

1	Communication between brain and pituitary during early amphibian development	5
2	Pubertal development: big questions, small answers	11
3	Morphofunctional heterogeneity of the porcine gonadotrope cell during postnatal development	21
4	Brain opioids and reproductive function	33
5	Pituitary thyrotropic activity in the adult crested newt: in vitro effects of TRH, posterior hypothalamus and GABA	41
6	Immunohistochemical localization of FMRFamide-like peptides in the brain of the frog, Rana esculenta	45
7	In situ hybridization analysis of preprotachykinin mRNAs in discrete brain areas of the rat brain: an involvement of tachykinins in sodium depletion-induced salt appetite	49
8	Endocrine and paracrine control of ovarian function: role of compounds with GnRH-like activity in goldfish	59
9	POMC-derived peptides as local regulators of ovarian function	71
10	Growth factors and human follicular development	81
11	Direct gonadotropic effect of human growth hormone on steroid production by human granulosa cells in vivo and in vitro	87
12	Human granulosa cells incorporate labeled methionine into [beta]-endorphin-like compounds	91
13	[beta]-Endorphin-like peptides in the ovary of a protochordate	97
14	A cholinergic system is involved in gamete interactions	101
15	Oxytocin as a testicular hormone	109
16	The vertebrate testis: communication between interstitial and germinal compartments	113
17	Autoradiographical localization of angiotensin II and atrial natriuretic peptide binding sites in the testis of the lizard Podarcis s. sicula Raf	125
18	Control of testicular activity in the lizard, Podarcis s. sicula Raf	131
19	Cell-to-cell interactions within the seminiferous tubules: an in vitro study of Sertoli cell-germ cell interactions in the rat	141
20	The importance of ionic gradients, transcellular ionic fluxes and self electrophoresis in cellular communication: the polytrophic insect ovary as a model	157
21	Interactions between sex steroids and brain opioids in the control of gonadotropin secretion in the rat	165
22	Extraglandular steroid hormone biosynthesis in the Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica	179
23	Serotonin produced in the adrenal gland regulates corticosteroid secretion through a paracrine mode of communication	187
24	Multiple control of the frog Harderian gland	199
	Closing remarks	211
	Participants and contributors	213
	Subject index	221