Fertility Control

by Habenicht, Ursula F.; Aitken, R. John

• ISBN13: 9783642020612
• ISBN10: 3642020615
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-04
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book represents a unique collection of papers from internationally renowned experts to give us a state-of-the art summary of current concepts in reproductive biology. The narrative has been developed to highlight how new gains in our understanding of reproductive mechanisms have generated unique opportunities for contraceptive development.

Table of Contents

Female Reproduction
New Insights into Ovarian Function	p. 3
Estrogen Signaling in the Regulation of Female Reproductive Functions	p. 29
Progesterone Receptors and Ovulation	p. 37
Contraception Targets in Mammalian Ovarian Development	p. 45
Proteomics of Embryonic Implantation	p. 67
Evaluation of Plasma Membrane Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent ATPase Isoform 4 as a Potential Target for Fertility Control	p. 79
Male Reproduction
New Insights into Sperm Physiology and Pathology	p. 99
The Epididymis as a Target for Male Contraceptive Development	p. 117
Sperm-Zona Pellucida Interaction: Molecular Mechanisms and the Potential for Contraceptive Intervention	p. 139
Mouse Models as Tools in Fertility Research and Male-Based Contraceptive Development	p. 179
New options: From target to product
Male Hormonal Contraception	p. 197
Family Planning: Today and in the Future	p. 225
Index	p. 259
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