Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Differentiation in Gonad Development

1. Early Development of the Gonads: Origin and Differentiation of the Somatic Cells of the Genital Ridges
Rafal P. Piprek, Malgorzata Kloc, Jacek Z. Kubiak

2. The Formation and Migration of Primordial Germ Cells in Mouse and Man
Massimo Felici

3. The Gonadal Supporting Cell Lineage and Mammalian Sex Determination: The Differentiation of Sertoli and Granulosa Cells
Gwenn-Aël Carré, Andy Greenfield

4. Mesonephric Cell Migration into the Gonads and Vascularization Are Processes Crucial for Testis Development
Sarah M. Romereim, Andrea S. Cupp

5. Origin and Differentiation of Androgen-Producing Cells in the Gonads
Sarah J. Potter, Deepti Lava Kumar, Tony DeFalco

6. Germ Cell Commitment to Oogenic Versus Spermatogenic Pathway: The Role of Retinoic Acid
Kellie S. Agrimson, Cathryn A. Hogarth

7. Ovarian Folliculogenesis
Nitzan Rimon-Dahari, Lia Yerushalmi-Heinemann, Liat Alyagor, Nava Dekel

8. Control of Oocyte Growth and Development by Intercellular Communication Within the Follicular Niche
Stephany El-Hayek, Hugh J. Clarke

9. Biology of the Sertoli Cell in the Fetal, Pubertal, and Adult Mammalian Testis
Katarzyna Chojnacka, Marta Zarzycka, Dolores D. Mruk

10. Mechanisms Regulating Spermatogonial Differentiation
Jennifer M. Mecklenburg, Brian P. Hermann

11. Stem Cells in Mammalian Gonads
Ji Wu, Xinbao Ding, Jian Wang

12. A Role of MicroRNAs in Cell Differentiation During Gonad Development
Hadas Grossman, Ruth Shalgi

13. The Battle of the Sexes: Human Sex Development and Its Disorders
Anna Biason-Lauber

14. Methods for the Study of Gonadal Development
Rafal P. Piprek

Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Stem Cells, Cytogenetics, Molecular Medicine, Reproductive Medicine