Research Catalog

Title

The establishment of spermatogenesis in the seminiferous epithelium of the pubertal golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) / Andreas Miething.

Author

Miething, Andreas, 1955-

Publication

New York : Springer-Verlag, 1998.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Description

xi, 95 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ; vol. 140

Uniform Title

Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ; v. 140.

Subjects

• Spermatogenesis
• Spermatogenesis in animals
• Golden hamster > Development
• Golden hamster > Spermatozoa

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction. 1.1. Fetal and Prepubertal Development of the Testis. 1.2. Adult Spermatogenesis. 1.3. Pubertal Establishment of Spermatogenesis -- 2. Material and Methods. 2.1. Animals. 2.2. Histology. 2.3. Immunohistochemistry. 2.4. Enzyme Histochemistry -- 3. Results. 3.1. Adult Seminiferous Epithelium. 3.2. Developmental Steps of the Pubertal Seminiferous Epithelium. 3.3. Developmental Delay of Spermiogenesis. 3.4. 11[beta]-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in Pubertal Leydig Cells. 3.5. Formation of the Sertoli Cell Barrier. 3.6. Degeneration of Germ Cells. 3.7. Clonal Mode of Germ Cell Proliferation. 3.8. Proliferative Activity of the Adult Seminiferous Epithelium. 3.9. Proliferative Activity of the Pubertal Seminiferous Epithelium -- 4. Discussion. 4.1. Considerations on the Species and on Methodical Procedures. 4.2. Developmental Dynamics of the Seminiferous Epithelium. 4.3. Germ Cell Development. 4.4. Germ Cell Proliferation.
• 4.5. Delayed Spermatid Maturation and 11[beta]-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity in Leydig Cells. 4.6. Degenerative Phenomena of the Pubertal Seminiferous Epithelium. 4.7. Maturation of Sertoli Cells and Germ Cell Development. 4.8. Conclusions -- 5. Summary.

ISBN

3540636552 (soft : alk. paper)

LCCN

97042016

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries