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Title The developing testis : physiology and pathophysiology / volume editor, Olle Söder
Published Basel ; New York : Karger, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (x, 160 pages) : illustrations
Series Endocrine development, 1421-7082 ; v. 5
Endocrine development ; v. 5. 1421-7082
Contents Foreword -- Preface -- Male Sex Determination and Prenatal Differentiation of the Testis -- Postnatal Testicular Development, Cellular Organization and Paracrine Regulation -- Regulation of Spermatogenesis -- Male Germ Cell Apoptosis -- Gonadotrophin Actions on the Testis -- Genotypes and Phenotypes of Gonadotrophin and Gonadotrophin Receptor Mutations -- Physiology and Disorders of Testicular Descent -- Testicular Neoplasia in Childhood and Adolescence -- Testicular Function after Cancer Treatment in Childhood
Present and Future Options for the Preservation of Testis Tissue and Function -- Subject Index
Summary The developing testis is a complex site of various differentiation events resulting in two main functions in adult life - gametogenesis and androgen biosynthesis. Testis research is multidisciplinary in its nature and attracts both basic and clinical scientists. The purpose of this volume has therefore been to bring together a group of expert scientists in the fields of physiology, endocrinology, pediatrics and andrology to sum up our current knowledge on human testicular development, from the state of male sex determination to the end of puberty. The contents span from molecular events in male sex determination and testis differentiation to clinical entities such as the testis in childhood cancer, cancer in the testis and gonadotropin receptor mutations. Testicular descent and cryptorchidism are reviewed from the eyes of a pediatrician rather thanfrom the traditional surgical view. Exciting recent developments in approaches to prevent male infertility after gonadotoxic cancer treatment in prepubertal boys are reviewed. The book addresses a wide readership among basic scientists, general pediatricians, endocrinologists, urologists, andrologists and others interested in the function of the developing male gonad
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Testis -- Growth
Testis -- Pathophysiology
Testis -- growth & development
Testicular Diseases -- physiopathology
Testis -- Growth
Kind
Hoden
Physiologie
Aufsatzsammlung
Hodenkrankheit
Geschlechtsdifferenzierung
Mann
Form Electronic book
Author Söder, Olle
ISBN 9783318009125
3318009121