Title | Autocrine and Paracrine Mechanisms in Reproductive Endocrinology [electronic resource] / edited by Lewis C. Krey, Bela J. Gulyas, John A. McCracken |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1989 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5751-3 |
Descript | X, 203 p. online resource |
Section I: Theoretical Aspects of Hormone Dependent Cell Proliferation and Differentiation -- Lipocortins and Related Proteins May Be Involved in Intracellular Signal Transduction -- Consideration of the Role of the Cell Cycle in Growth Factor Modulated Responses -- Oncogenic Transformation by Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor -- Section II: Local Factors in the Differentiation, Development and Function of the Reproductive Tract -- Prostate Growth Factor: Characterization and Its Role in Normal Prostate and in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia -- Morphogenesis and Cytodifferentiation of Male Sex Accessory Epithelia: Involvement of the Mesenchyme and Neurotransmitters -- The Role of Stromal-Epithelial Interactions in the Regulation of Growth and Differentiation in Adult Epithelial Cells -- Mullerian Inhibiting Substance: Studies on Its Mechanism of Action and Activity as an Anti-Tumor Agent -- Growth Factor, Oncogene, and Steroidal Interactions in the Regulation of Uterine Growth and Function -- Steroid-Induced Proteins of the Primate Oviduct and Uterus: Potential Regulators of Reproductive Function -- Section III: Local Mechanisms in Mammary Gland Differentiation and Tumorigenesis -- A Role for the Extracellular Matrix in Autocrine and Paracrine Regulation of Tissue-Specific Proteins -- A New Concept of Breast Cancer Growth Regulation and Its Potential Clinical Applications -- The Roles of Transforming Growth Factors a and ? in Growth Regulation of Normal and Transformed Human Mammary Epithelial Cells -- Intra-Mammary Steroid Transformation: Implications for Tumorigenesis and Natural Progression