The Ovary. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter C.K. Leung, Eli Y. Adashi.
• Editors: Leung, P. C. K; Adashi, E. Y
• Contents: Part I. The Ovarian Follicular Apparatus: Operational Characteristics ; 1. Follicle Selection in Mammalian Ovaries; 2. Regulation of follicle formation and development by ovarian signaling pathway; 3. Human Folliculogenesis Revisited: The Menstrual Cycle Visualized by Ultrasonography; 4. Development of the Mammalian Ovary and Follicles; 5. Organization of Ovarian Steroidogenic Cells and Cholesterol Metabolism; 6. Inhibin, Activin and Follistatin in Ovarian Physiology; 7. Cell-cell Interactions in the Ovarian Follicles: Role of TGF-beta Superfamily Members; 8. Mutations and Polymorphisms, and their Functional Consequences, in Gonadotropin and Gonadotropin Receptor Genes; 9. Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Ovarian Disease; Part II. Oocyte Maturation and Ovulation ; 10. Mammalian Oogenesis - the fragile foundation of the next generation; 11. Regulation of Mammalian Oocyte Maturation; 12. Oocyte Meiotic Maturation; 13. Gene Expression During Oogenesis and Oocyte Development; Part III. The Corpus Luteum ; 15. Molecular Regulation of Progesterone Production in Corpus Luteum; 16. Corpus Luteum Formation; 17. Luteolysis and The Corpus Luteum of Pregnancy; Part IV. Novel Experimental Models ; 18. Transgenic Mouse Models in the Study of Ovarian Function; 19. Genome-Wide Association Studies of Ovarian Function Disorders; 20. Mitchondria Research in Human Reproduction; 21. The Role of Mitochondria in Reproductive Function and Assisted Reproduction; Part V. Human Ovarian Pathophysiology: Select Aspects ; 22. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome; 23. The Role of GnRH Agonist Triggering in GnRH Antagonist-Based Ovarian Stimulation Protocols; 24. The Ovarian Factor in Assisted Reproductive Technology; 25. The Role of Antimullerian Hormone in Assisted Reproduction; 26. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; 27. Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Aetiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; 28. Germ Cell Failure and Ovarian Resistance: Human Genes and Disorders; 29. Environmental Contaminants and Ovarian Toxicity; 30. Autologous Transplantation of Human Ovarian Tissue; 31. Oncofertility: Preservation of ovarian function after a cancer diagnosis; Part VI. Human Ovarian Cancer ; 32. Ovarian cancers: their varied origins and pathologically implicated microenvironment; 33. Phenotypic Plasticity and the Origins and Progression of Ovarian Cancer; 34. Novel Therapeutic Approaches and Targets for Ovarian Cancer; 35. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 612.6/25; Ovaries; MEDICAL / Physiology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128132104; 0128132108; 9780128132098; 0128132094
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 19, 2018).; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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