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Ultrastructure of the Ovary

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Editors:
  1. Giuseppe Familiari

    1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicne, University “La Sapienza,”, Rome, Italy

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  2. Sayoko Makabe

    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toho, Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Pietro M. Motta

    1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicne, University “La Sapienza,”, Rome, Italy

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Part of the book series: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine (EMBM, volume 9)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Migration of Germ Cells, Development of the Ovary, and Folliculogenesis

    • Sayoko Makabe, Tomonori Naguro, Stefania A. Nottola, Jaime Pereda, Pietro M. Motta
    Pages 1-27

  3. Maturation of the Human Oocyte

    • A. Henry Sathananthan, Alan Trounson, Soon-Chye Ng
    Pages 29-43

  4. Expansion of the Cumulus-Oocyte Complex During the Preovulatory Period: Possible Roles in Oocyte Maturation, Ovulation, and Fertilization

    • William J. Larsen, Susan E. Wert, Lin Chen, Paul Russell, E. Michael Hendrix
    Pages 45-61

  5. Structure and Function of the Zona Pellucida

    • David M. Phillips
    Pages 63-72

  6. Quantitative Analysis of the Membrana Granulosa in Developing and Ovulatory Follicles

    • Lawrence C. Zoller
    Pages 73-89

  7. Digital Image Analysis Studies of Folliculogenesis and Oogenesis in Mammals

    • David F. Albertini, Rise Auerbach, Cecilia Tsao, Debra Gervais
    Pages 91-100

  8. Modulation of Granulosa Cell Ultrastructure During Differentiation: The Role of the Cytoskeleton

    • Abraham Amsterdam, Byung Sun Suh, Stanley Himmelhoch, Gideon Baum, Avri Ben-Ze’ev
    Pages 101-112

  9. Ultrastructural and Functional Development of the Theca Interna

    • Giuseppe Familiari, Enrico Vizza, Alberto Miani, Pietro M. Motta
    Pages 113-128

  10. Muscular Apparatus of the Ovarian Follicle

    • Prudence Talbot
    Pages 129-141

  11. Ultrastructure of the Ovulatory Process

    • Lawrence L. Espey
    Pages 143-159

  12. Ultrastructural Dynamics During Corpus Luteum Development and Growth

    • Geoffrey T. Meyer
    Pages 161-176

  13. Relaxin and Other Luteal Secretory Peptides: Cell Localization and Function in the Ovary

    • Phillip A. Fields
    Pages 177-198

  14. Interstitial Cells

    • Sarduls S. Guraya
    Pages 199-223

  15. Ultrastructure and Immunocytochemical Aspects of Steroid-Synthesizing and Secretory Cells with Special Reference to the Mechanism of Estrogen Biosynthesis

    • Kazunori Ishimura, Hisao Fujita
    Pages 225-238

  16. Microvasculature of the Ovary

    • Akio Kikuta, Guido Macchiarelli, Takuro Murakami
    Pages 239-254

  17. Innervation of the Ovary

    • Bengt Sporrong, Abdul Aziz Meshari, Christer Owman
    Pages 255-271

  18. Follicular Atresia

    • Christopher J. Hubbard, Brett Oxberry
    Pages 273-285

  19. Biopathology of Ovarian Mesothelium

    • Santo V. Nicosia, Beatriz O. Saunders, Mildred E. Acevedo-Duncan, Sebouh Setrakian, Richard Degregorio
    Pages 287-310

  20. Culture of Fetal Ovarian Tissues

    • Massimo De Felici, Mario A. Russo, Gregorio Siracusa
    Pages 311-320
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'This book is highly recommended to research workers in various fields (morphology, embryology, physiology, biochemistry, endocrinology and gynaecology), clinical doctors and biomedical students who are interested in the ovary.' Arch. Histol. Cytol. 55:5 1992

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicne, University “La Sapienza,”, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe Familiari, Pietro M. Motta

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toho, Tokyo, Japan

    Sayoko Makabe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ultrastructure of the Ovary

  • Editors: Giuseppe Familiari, Sayoko Makabe, Pietro M. Motta

  • Series Title: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3944-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1003-7Published: 30 June 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-6760-4Published: 27 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-3944-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 327

  • Topics: Anatomy, Gynecology

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