Cell Death in Reproductive Physiology / Edition 1

by Jonathan L. Tilly, Jerome F. Strauss, Martin Tenniswood, M. Tenniswood

Overview

This volume presents the proceedings of the Serono Symposia USA International Symposium on Cell Death in Reproductive Physiology, held from April 11-14, 1996 in Chicago, IL.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387983448
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/28/1997
Series:	Serono Symposia USA Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.48(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Tilly, Johnathan L., PhD (Harvard Univ); Strauss , Jerome F. , III, MD, PhD (Univ of Pennsylvania); Tenniswood, Martin, PhD (W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center, Inc., New York)

Table of Contents

1. Dissecting the Functions, Mechanisms, and Genes of Physiological Cell Death in Reproductive Tissues: An Overview.- 2. C. elegansas a Model System for Germ Cell Death.- 3. Stem Cell Factor Regulation of Apoptosis in Mouse Primordial Germ Cells.- 4. Developmental Consequences of Programmed Cell Death in Human Preimplantation Embryos.- 5. Control of Apoptosis in the Uterus During Decidualization.- 6. Molecular Mechanisms of Müllerian Inhibiting Substance-Mediated Apoptosis.- 7. A Program of Cell Death and Extracellular Matrix Degradation in Fetal Membranes Prior to Labor.- 8. Apoptosis-Susceptible Versus -Resistant Granulosa Cells From Hen Ovarian Follicles.- 9. Ultrastructural Aspects of cAMP and p53-Mediated Apoptosis in Normal and ras-Transformed Granulosa Cells.- 10. Regulation of Apoptosis Versus Mitosis in Immature Granulosa Cells.- 11. Cell-to-Cell Contact and the Role of Cadherins in Cell Survival.- 12. The Central Role of Basement Membrane in Functional Differentiation, Apoptosis, and Cancer.- 13. Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidants in Luteal Cell Demise.- 14. Potential Regulators of Physiological Cell Death in the Corpus Luteum.- 15. ICER and the Nuclear Response to cAMP.- 16. Clinical Ramifications of Apoptosis in the Human Testis.- 17. Apoptosis and Tumor Invasion in Hormone-Dependent Cancers.- 18. Cell Volume Regulation and the Movement of Ions During Apoptosis.- 19. Apoptosis in the Ovary: The Role of DNase I.- 20. Synthetic Estrogen-Mediated Alterations in Uterine Cell Fate.- Author Index.