Cell and Molecular Biology of the Testis

• J.M. Orth: Cell biology of testicular development in the fetus and neonate; P.N. Goodfellow et al: Molecular genetics of the human and mouse Y-chromosome; J.R. McCarrey: Development of the germ cell; C.E. Chubb: Genetic control of spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis; P.K. Donahoe: Mullerian inhibiting substance; C. Desjardins: Design and function of the microcirculation; L.L. Ewing: Leydig cell: structure/function; B.R. Zirkin: Regulation of spermatogenesis in the adult mammal: gonadotropins and androgens; C.W. Bardin, G.L. Gunsalus & C.Y. Cheng: The cell biology of the sertoli cell; D.M. Robertson, G.P. Risbridger & D.M. de Kretser: Inhibin and inhibin-related proteins; B.T. Hinton & T.T. Turner: The seminiferous tubular microenvironment; M.L. Meistrich & M.E.A.B. van Beek: Spermatogonial stem cells; H. Stern: The process of meiosis; Y. Clermont, R. Oko & L. Hermo: Cell biology of mammalian spermiogenesis; W.W. Wright: Cellular interactions in the seminiferous epithelium; N. Hecht: Gene expression during male germ cell development; D.J. Wolgemuth et al: Patterns of expression and potential functions of cellular oncogenes and heat shock protein genes during germ cell development; D.G. Myles: Sperm cell surface proteins of testicular origin: expression and localization in the testis and beyond; K.S.K. Tung: Regulation of autoimmune disease.

'This is a comprehensive treatise on the testis emphasising the morphology and function of the multiple cell types that comprise this vital organ. It is believed to be the first work to integrate the cellular and molecular basis of regulatory processes in the testis.'Aslib Book Guide, Vol. 59, No. 4, April 1994