Gonadotropins and Gonadal Function

List of Contributors

Foreword

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Section I. Chemistry of Gonadotropins

On the Chemistry of Pituitary Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone

Structural Study of Luteinizing Hormone

Chemistry of Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Chemical Aspects of Highly Purified Human Pituitary Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Characterization of Ovine Pituitary Glycoprotein with Dual Gonadotropic Activity

Purification and Characterization of Urinary hCG

Chemistry of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Purification and Characterization of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Hydatidiform Mole

Identification and Chemical Characterization of the Pituitary Gonadotropins in Reptiles and Amphibians

Some Aspects of Chemistry and Biology of Piscine Gonadotropins

Studies on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Factors

Recent Advances in the Physiology and Chemistry of Gonadotropin-Releasing Factors

Section II. Biology and Immunology of Gonadotropins

Gonadotropins: A Correlation of Biological and Immunological Activities

Immunosorbents of Gonadotropins and Their Antibodies

The Use of Granulosa Cell Cultures and Short-Term Incubations in the Assay for Gonadotropins

Gonadotropic Control of the Development of Testes and Accessory Organs

Gonadotropin Regulation of Follicular Development in the Hamster

Studies on Follicular Maturation — Effects of FSH- and LH Antisera in Hamsters

Gonadotropins and Functions of Granulosal and Thecal Cells In Vivo and In Vitro

Role of Gonadotropins in Ovulation

Effect of Anti-Gonadotropin Serum on Ovulation in Mice

Luteotropic Complex in Lactating Rats

Role of Luteinizing Hormone and Prolactin in the Luteotropic Process

Ultrastructural Changes in the Corpus Luteum of Pregnancy in the Golden Hamster following LH Deprival

Section III. Biochemistry of Gonadotropins

Mechanism of Action of Luteinizing Hormone - Releasing Hormone

Hypothalamic Content of Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Factor and Its Mechanism of Action on the Rat Anterior Pituitary

Biosynthesis of Gonadotropins and Their Releasing Factors

Chorionic Gonadotropin Produced from the Cultivated Trophoblast

Interactions between Prostaglandins and Gonadotropins on Corpus Luteum Function

Evidence for the Role of Ovarian Prostaglandins in Ovulation

Possible Role of Prostaglandins in the Secretion of Gonadotropins

Gonadotropins and Cyclic AMP in Various Compartments of Rat Ovary

The Role of Cyclic AMP and Prostaglandins in the Actions of Luteinizing Hormone

Studies on the Mechanism of Action of LH

The Role of Cytochrome P.450 in the Side-Chain Cleavage of Cholesterol

Gonadotropin-Receptor Activity and Granulosa Luteal Cell Differentiation

Studies on Action of Luteinizing Hormone in the Rat

Purification of LH-HCG Receptor from Luteinized Rat Ovaries

The Role of Carbohydrate in t h e Biological Function of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Biochemical Aspects of the Interaction of the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin with Rat Gonads

Some Effects of FSH on t h e Seminiferous Epithelium of Mammalian Testis

Cell-Types Influenced by FSH in the Rat Testis

Section IV. Gonadotropins in Clinical Medicine

Induction of Ovulation with Gonadotropins: Prevention of Ovarian Hyperstimulation

Use of Urinary Estrone and Other Parameters in Monitoring Gonadotropin Therapy

Regulation of Gonadal Function in the Male by Gonadotropins

Serum Gonadotropins in Men with Hypogonadism: Mesterolone in the Treatment of Oligozoospermia

Concluding Remarks

Subject Index