Contents
XXI
CHAPTER
34
Endocrine Metabolism V:
Reproductive System
34.1
Testes
782
Regulation of Spermatogenesis:
Sertoli-Neuroendocrine Axis
782
Regulation of Testicular Steroidogenesis:
Leydig-Neuroendocrine Axis
784
Metabolism of Testosterone
785
Biological Effects of Androgens
785
Reproductive (Androgenic)
Effects
787
Nonreproductive Effects
787
Pharmacological Inhibition of Spermatogenesis or
Fertility (Male Contraception)
789
34.2
Ovaries
790
Menstrual Cycle
790
Endocrine Control of
Folliculogenesis
790
Hormonal Control of Follicle Growth
790
Hormonal Control of Luteal
Function
792
Pregnancy
792
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
792
Placental Steroids
793
Human Placental Lactogen (hPL)
793
Decidual Prolactin
794
Relaxin
794
Parturition
794
Lactation
794
Biological Effects of Estrogens
795
Metabolism of Estrogen
797
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
(SERM)
797
Biological Effects of Progesterone
798
Pharmacological Enhancement of
Fertility
799
Pharmacological Prevention of Pregnancy
(Female Contraception)
799
Supplemental Readings
and References
801
CHAPTER
35
Molecular Immunology
35.1
Innate Immunity
803
35.2
Acquired or Adaptive Immunity
808
35.3
Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated
Cytotoxicity
811
35.4
Distinguishing Self from Nonself
811
35.5
Molecules and Chemical Processes of
the Immune System
811
35.6
Immunoglobulin Structure and
Function
812
Antigen-Antibody Reactions
818
Monoclonal Antibodies: Diagnostic Tools and
Therapeutic Agents
819
Recognition of Infected Cells by Cell
Receptors
820
35.7
В-Cell Clonal Selection and
Proliferation
823
35.8
Antibody Diversity and Immunoglobulin
Genes
824
Class (Isotype) Switching
826
35.9
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)
Genes
827
35.10 Complement
827
The Alternative Pathway
831
The Classical Pathway
831
The Lectin Pathway
832
35.11 Cytokines
832
35.12 Vaccines
833
Supplemental Readings
and References
837
