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Ovulation

Evolving Scientific and Clinical Concepts

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Eli Y. Adashi

    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, USA

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Part of the book series: Serono Symposia USA (SERONOSYMP)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. An Overview of 37 Years of Research on Ovulation

    1. An Overview of 37 Years of Research on Ovulation

      • Lawrence L. Espey
      Pages 1-16

  3. The Follicle

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Histologic Definition of Ovarian Follicles and Analysis of Folliculogenesis Disruptions Due to Gene Mutations

      • Alain Gougeon
      Pages 19-30

    3. The Graafian Follicle: A Functional Definition

      • Gregory F. Erickson
      Pages 31-48

    4. The Critical Granulosa Cell Complement: Lessons from the Cyclin D2 Knockout

      • JoAnne S. Richards, Rebecca L. Robker
      Pages 49-58

    5. Ovarian Teratocarcinogenesis: A Consequence of Abnormal Regulation of Meiosis

      • John J. Eppig, Ales Hampl, Yuji Hirao
      Pages 59-66

    6. The Role of the Oocyte in Ovulation

      • Antonietta Salustri, Csaba Fulop, Vincent C. Hascall, Antonella Camaioni, Monica Di Giacomo
      Pages 67-75

  4. The Gonadotropin Surge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. The Physiology of the Human Midcycle Gonadotropin Surge

      • Ann E. Taylor, Janet E. Hall, Judith M. Adams, Kathryn A. Martin, Corrine K. Welt, William F. Crowley Jr.
      Pages 79-97

    3. Duration, Amplitude, and Specificity of the Midcycle Gonadotropin Surge in Nonhuman Primates

      • Mary B. Zelinski-Wooten, Yasmin A. Chandrasekher, Richard L. Stouffer
      Pages 98-109

    4. The Many Faces of FSH

      • Aaron J. W. Hsueh
      Pages 110-118

  5. The Intraovarian Steroid Microenvironment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Progesterone: Lessons from the Progesterone Receptor Knockout

      • Rebecca L. Robker, JoAnne S. Richards
      Pages 121-129

    3. Intraovarian Control of Ovulation: Lessons from Steroid Ablation/Replacement in Monkeys

      • Richard L. Stouffer, Diane M. Duffy, Timothy M. Hazzard, Theodore A. Molskness, Mary B. Zelinski-Wooten, Charles L. Chaffin
      Pages 130-138

  6. Putative Periovulatory Intraovarian Regulators

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. The Ovarian Renin Angiotensin System Viewed Through Ovarian Perfusion

      • C. Matthew Peterson, Masato M. Mikuni, Mats Bränström
      Pages 141-153

    3. Ovarian Oxytocin: Periovulatory Production and Effects

      • Joann E. Fortune, Carolyn M. Komar, Joel S. Tabb, Anne K. Voss
      Pages 154-166

    4. Neurotrophins and the Ovulatory Process: A Role for NGF and trkA?

      • Gregory A. Dissen, Artur Mayerhofer, Sergio R. Ojeda
      Pages 167-174

    5. Cooperative Roles for the Angiopoietins and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Ovarian Angiogenesis

      • Stanley J. Wiegand, Patricia Boland, George D. Yancopoulos
      Pages 175-186
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About this book

Ovulation: Evolving Scientific and Clinical Concepts presents the proceedings of the International Symposium on Ovulation: Evolving Scientic and Clinical Concepts held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Internationally recognized experts provide new insights in the most recent developments in the area of mammalian ovulation, incorporating basic scientific and clinical concepts in the process. Topics include an overview of 37 years of research on ovulation, the follicle, the gonadotropin surge, the intraovarian steroid microenvironment, putative periovulatory intraovarian regulators and messengers, and clinical frontiers. More than 80 illustrations round out the text. The book is essential for all reproductive endocrinologists and Ob-Gyns.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, USA

    Eli Y. Adashi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ovulation

  • Book Subtitle: Evolving Scientific and Clinical Concepts

  • Editors: Eli Y. Adashi

  • Series Title: Serono Symposia USA

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21508-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-95124-9Due: 21 December 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0521-5Published: 18 July 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-21508-2Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 338

  • Number of Illustrations: 57 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Gynecology

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