Reproductive Biology

Contents Preface. I. Molecular biology of reproduction 1. Genes of reproductive hormones/Nidhi Srivastava and S.K. Jain. 2. Opioidergic regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion and testicular steroidogenesis in the male Albino Rats/Poonam A. Kant and R.N. Saxena. 3. Steroid hormone mediated regulation of some uterine enzymes during early pregnancy in guinea pigs/J.K. Datta and M.S. Wisel. 4. Gap junctions and actin in intercellular communication in molluscan endocrine cells responsible for reproduction an in vitro study/A.S.M. Saleuddin and H.R. Khan. 5. Photoperiod adrenal interactions on testicular recrudescence in the feral pigeon Columba Livia/A.V. Ramachandran C.S. Patel and D. Singh. 6. Nature of adrenoceptors in the myometrium of ruminants an update/Satish Kumar Garg and M. Sabir. 7. Potential use of Rabbit peritoneal fluid for in vitro production of caprine embryos/O.P. Dhanda M.S. Saini I.S. Lohan and R.K. Malik. 8. Changes in membrane constituents and their metabolism in spermatozoa of buck (capra hircus) during epididymal maturation capacitation and acrosome reaction/Ranjna S. Cheema and S.P. Ahuja. 9. Epididymal secretions and their role in spermatozoa maturation/R.S. Bedwal R. Dewan and N. Nair. II. Contraception 10. Contraceptive vaccines/N.R. Kalla and J. Frick. 11. Comparative effects of nonsteroidal (flutamide) and steriodal (cyproterone acetate) antiandrogens on the hypothalamic monomine oxidase serotonine noradrenaline and dopamine levels in female Indian palm squirrel Funambulus Pennanti (W)/Vinoy K. Shrivastava. 12. Suppression of fertility in the male mouse by a contraceptive steroid formulation/Dennis Jacob and Anita Narula. 13. Controlled release hormone delivery systems for long term contraception the missing dimensions/U.K. Srivastava. 14. Tolnidamine as male contraceptive agent/N.K. Lohiya and A.S. Ansari. 15. Development of estrogen antagonists for fertility regulation introduction of centochroman as an oral contraceptive/Suprabhat Ray. 16. Subchronic toxicological profile of pueraria tuberosa DC a potent contraceptive agent/Sangeeta Shukla and R. Mathur. III. Environment and reproduction 17. Assessment of reproductive damage and therapeutics in female rats consequent upon beryllium exposure/Sonia Johri S. Shukla and R. Mathur. 18. Effect of industrial chemicals at different target sites of testicular tissue/A. Roy Chowdhury. 19. Light humidity and temperature in the reproduction of male wild birds/Anand Kar. 20. Efficacy of EGTA on reproductive toxicity in male mice/Sadhana Shrivastava A. Mathur and R. Mathur. 21. Effect of sleep deprivation on the physiological status of rat epididymis and epididymal sperms/Manjula Mukherjee S. Chattopadhyay and P.P. Mathur. 22. Biochemical and histopathological alterations induced by Vanadyl Sulphate when administered during pregnancy in rats/A.O. Prakash and Hemlata Mehta. 23. Effects of environmental and occupational chemicals on male reproduction/S.D. Kholkute. 24. Therapeutic effect of a propriety Herbal Formulation on CCl4 Induced liver damage in rats (PHF)/Abhilsaha Sharma Monika Bhadauria and Anjana Jadon. 25. Free radical and antioxidant defense system in reproduction/R.S. Bedwal S. Bedwal N. Nair and M.R. Saini. Index. This book is a compilation of 25 chapters by distinguished scientists in the field of reproductive biology and toxicology and introduces the subject to the postgraduate students and offers research oriented approach to reproductive biologists. Our aim is to put researchers and students engaged in different areas of research on common platform so as to be benefitted by the current state of knowledge in the field of reproduction. In order to review the explosion of scientific knowledge and progress made during recent years the contributions were intended to cover three relevant frontline areas i.e. molecular biology of reproduction contraception and environment with special reference to reproduction. The special thrust areas included in t.…