Molecular Mechanisms in Spermatogenesis

1. Spermatogenesis and Cycle of the Seminiferous Epithelium
Rex A. Hess, Luiz Renato Franca

2. Testicular Development and Spermatogenesis: Harvesting the Postgenomics Bounty
Antoine D. Rolland, Bernard Jégou, Charles Pineau

3. Estrogens and Spermatogenesis
Chandrima Shaha

4. Selenium, a Key Element in Spermatogenesis and Male Fertility
Carla Boitani, Rossella Puglisi

5. Extracellular Matrix and Its Role in Spermatogenesis
Michelle K. Y. Siu, C. Yan Cheng

6. Inflammatory Networks in the Control of Spermatogenesis
Moira K. O’Bryan, Mark P. Hedger

7. Transcription Regulation in Spermatogenesis
Wing-Yee Lui, C. Yan Cheng

8. Proteases and Their Cognate Inhibitors of the Serine and Metalloprotease Subclasses, in Testicular Physiology
Brigitte Magueresse-Battistoni

9. Antioxidant Systems and Oxidative Stress in the Testes
R. John Aitken, Shaun D. Roman

10. Nitric Oxide and Cyclic Nucleotides: Their Roles in Junction Dynamics and Spermatogenesis
Nikki P. Y. Lee, C. Yan Cheng

11. The Sertoli Cell Cytoskeleton
A. Wayne Vogl, Kuljeet S. Vaid, Julian A. Guttman

12. Blood-Testis Barrier, Junctional and Transport Proteins and Spermatogenesis
Brian P. Setchell

13. Cross-Talk between Tight and Anchoring Junctions—Lesson from the Testis
Helen H. N. Yan, Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, C. Yan Cheng

14. The Role of the Leydig Cell in Spermatogenic Function
Renshan Ge, Guorong Chen, Matthew P. Hardy

Keywords: Biomedicine, Molecular Medicine, Biomedicine general