Follicle Stimulating Hormone

1. An Overview of FSH Regulation and Action.- I. Neuroendocrinology of FSH Secretion.- 2. Modulation of Gonadotropin Secretion by Proteins of the Inhibin Family: Studies in the Female Rat.- 3. Control of Follicle Stimulating Hormone Secretion in the Male Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta).- 4. The Physiology of Puberty in Seasonally Breeding Birds.- 5. Hypothalamic Regulation of FSH Secretion.- 6. Photoperiodic Control of Reproduction in Male Hamsters: Role of FSH in Early Stages of Photostimulation.- 7. Light Regulates c-fos Gene Expression in the Hamster SCN: Implications for Circadian and Seasonal Control of Reproduction.- II. Synthesis and Secretion of FSH: Molecular Regulation.- 8. Estradiol Inhibition of Expression of the Human Glycoprotein Hormone ?-Subunit Gene Through an ERE-Independent Mechanism.- 9. Expression of Recombinant Human FSH, LH, and CG in Mammalian Cells: A Model for Probing Functional Determinants.- 10. Glycoprotein Hormone Receptors: A Particular Class of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors.- III. Molecular Mechanisms of FSH Action in the Ovary.- 11. Diverse Mechanisms Regulating Gene Expression in Granulosa Cells.- 12. FSH Regulation of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Regulatory Subunits in Rat and Porcine Ovarian Tissues.- 13. Regulation of Ovarian Inhibin and Activin Gene Expression by Gonadotropins.- 14. Gonadotropin Regulation of Apolipoprotein E Production by Steroidogenic Cells.- 15. Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Their Binding Proteins: Ovarian Modulators of FSH Action.- 16. Regulation of the LH/CG Receptor by Gonadotropins.- 17. Recombinant FSH and Regulation of Ovulation.- IV. Molecular Mechanisms of FSH Action in the Testis.- 18. FSH Actions on Sertoli Cell Secretions in Stationary and Superfused Cultures.- 19. Cell-Cell Interactions thatInfluence FSH Regulation of Testis Function.- 20. The Changing Functions of Follicle Stimulating Hormone in the Testes of Prenatal, Newborn, Immature, and Adult Rats.- 21. Novel Testicular Products of the Human SHBG/ABP Gene.- V. Clinical Implications of FSH and Gonadal Peptide Secretion.- 22. Follicle Stimulating Hormone and the Control of Spermatogenesis and Inhibin Secretion in Men.- 23. Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Pulse Patterns in the Regulation of FSH Secretion.- 24. Hypergonadotropic Forms of Amenorrhea.- 25. Use of Purified FSH for In Vitro Fertilization in Humans.- VI. Poster Presentation Manuscripts.- 26. Regulation of Follicle Stimulating Hormone Secretion by Natural and Synthetic Corticosteroids.- 27. Modulation by Vitamin D3 of Action of FSH on the Sertoli Cells in Immature Siberian Hamsters Raised in Long or Short Photoperiod.- 28. Probing Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone with Monoclonal Antibodies and Synthetic Peptides.- 29. Prostate—An Extrapituitary Source of Follicle Stimulating Hormone.- 30. Biological Activities of Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone.- 31. Purification and Characterization of Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone.- 32. Purification and Biological Activities of Isoforms of Human FSH.- 33. Expression of FSH and LH Receptor mRNAs in the Rat Ovary.- 34. Regulation of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Binding Sites in Rat Granulosa Cells by Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH).- 35. FSH and LH Stimulation of Granulosa Cell Prodynorphin Gene Expression Abolished by Overexpression of a Nonfunctional Mutant of the RI Subunit of Protein Kinase A.- 36. Effects of Specific FSH Deprivation on Testicular Germ Cell Transformations and on LDH-X and Hyaluronidase Activity of Immature and Adult Rats.- 37. Modulation ofGonadotropin and Sex Steroid Levels by Adrenal Androgens with Osmotic Pumps.- 38. Basal Gonadotropins in Regularly Menstruating Women: Age-Related Changes in Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Prior to the Perimenopause.- 39. Effect of the LH:FSH Ratio in the Late Luteal Phase on Follicular Growth of the Next Menstrual Cycle.- 40. Secretion Pattern of FSH in Patients Suffering from Chorionic Gonadotropin-Producing Tumors.- 41. Progesterone Effects on FSH Secretion in Estrogen-Treated Normal Men.- Author Index.