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Of the Effects of Estrogens and Progesterone During the Female Reproductive Cycle -- Oocyte/Sperm Transport, Normal Capacitation of Sperm, and Fertilization -- Transport of the Ovulated Oocyte -- Transport and Capacitation of Spermatozoa -- Transport of Spermatozoa -- Capacitation of Spermatozoa --...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gupta, Ramesh C. (Ramesh Chandra), 1949- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Saint Louis : Elsevier Science, 2017.
Edición:Second edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; I
  • GENERAL; 1
  • Introduction; Reference; 2
  • Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology; INTRODUCTION; IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS; Reproduction; Hormones and Hormone Receptors; Gonadal Steroid Hormones and Their "Nuclear" Receptors; Genomic and Nongenomic Mechanisms of Action of Gonadal Steroid Hormones; REVIEW OF NORMAL HUMAN REPRODUCTION; Historical Perspectives and Complexity of Reproductive Function.
  • Relevance of a Basic Understanding of Human Reproductive Anatomy and PhysiologyNeuroendocrine Control of Reproduction; Puberty and Sexual Maturity; The Onset of Puberty; The Endocrinology of Puberty; Normal Male Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology; Developmental Perspectives; Reproductive Anatomy of the Male; Testicular Structure; Excurrent Duct System; Accessory Sex Glands; External Genitalia; Spermatogenesis; Proliferation (Mitosis or Spermatocytogenesis); Meiosis; Differentiation (Spermiogenesis); The Cycle of the Seminiferous Epithelium; Male Reproductive Physiology.
  • Gonadal Steroid Synthesis in the TestesEndocrine Regulation of Spermatogenesis; Positive and Negative Feedback Loops Involved in Male Reproduction; Epididymal and Accessory Sex Gland Function; Sexual Behavior, Erection, Emission, and Ejaculation; Normal Female Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology; Developmental Perspectives; Reproductive Anatomy of the Female; Female Reproductive Physiology; The Estrous Cycle; The Menstrual Cycle; Follicular Development; Ovarian Follicular Synthesis of Estrogens; The Effects of Estrogenic Feedback on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis; Ovulation.
  • Formation and Function of a Corpus LuteumSummary of the Effects of Estrogens and Progesterone During the Female Reproductive Cycle; Oocyte/Sperm Transport, Normal Capacitation of Sperm, and Fertilization; Transport of the Ovulated Oocyte; Transport and Capacitation of Spermatozoa; Transport of Spermatozoa; Capacitation of Spermatozoa; Fertilization; Important Aspects of Normal Embryonic and Fetal Development; Historical Perspective; Blastocyst Formation and Differentiation of the Germ Cell Layers; "Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy" and Implantation; Formation of the Extraembryonic Membranes.
  • Concepts and DefinitionsPlacental Types; Placental Function; The "Placental Barrier"; Sex Determination and Sexual Differentiation of Reproductive Function; Genotypic Sex and Development of the Primitive Sex Cords; Gonadal Sex Determination and Phenotypic Sexual Differentiation; Development of the Male Phenotype; Development of the Female Phenotype; Sexual Differentiation of the Brain; The Endocrinology of Pregnancy; Gestational Hormones; Parturition; Physiology of Parturition; The Mammary Glands; Anatomy; Physiology of Lactation; Lactogenesis; Control of Prolactin Secretion.