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.

Zusammenfassung
An analysis of cell death in reproductive physiology. It examines topics such as the control of apoptosis in the uterus during decidualization and stern cell factor regulation of apoptosis in mouse primordial germ cells.

Inhalt

1: Dissecting the Functions, Mechanisms and Genes of Physiological Cell Death In Reproductive Tissues 2: C. elegans as a Model for Germ Cell Death 3: Stern 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 Mullerian 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 Corpus Luteum 15: ICER and the Nuclear Response to cAMP 16: Clinical Ramifications of Apoptosis in the Human Testis 17: Apoptosis