The Developmental Biology of Reproduction

List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Gametogenesis
Germinal Plasm and Determination of the Primordial Germ Cells
Gametogenesis in the Male: Prospects for Its Control
Developmental Mechanisms in Volvox Reproduction
II. Parthenogenesis
Teratogenesis and Spontaneous Parthenogenesis in Mice
Induced Parthenogenesis in the Mouse
III. Early Development
Genetic and Biochemical Activities in Preimplantation Embryos
The Regulation of Enzyme Synthesis in the Embryogenesis and Germination of Cotton
Chromosomal Basis for Hermaphrodism in Mice
Analysis of Determination and Differentiation in the Early Mammalian Embryo Using Intra- and Interspecific Chimeras
IV. Hormonal Controls in Reproduction
Estrogen Feed-back and Gonadotrophin Secretion
Ontogeny of Development of the Hypothalamic Regulation of Gonadotrophin Secretion: Effects of Perinatal Sex Steroid Exposure
V. Implantation
The Relationship between the Early Mouse Embryo and Its Environment
A Determinant Role for Progesterone in the Development of Uterine Sensitivity to Decidualization and Ovo-Implantation
Subject Index