Ovarian Cycle

Ovarian Cycle, Volume 107, the latest in the Vitamins and Hormones series first published in 1943, and the longest-running serial published by Academic Press, covers the latest updates on hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms. This latest release includes an overview of the ovarian cycle, a section on ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, information on androgens and ovarian follicular maturation, information on peptide inhibitors of human thymidylate synthase to inhibit ovarian cancer cell growth, sections on nodal and luteolysis, neurokinins, dynorphin and pulsatile Lh secretion, Lh receptor expression by Mir12, and gonadotrophin-surge attenuating factor, melatonin and Bmp-6 regulation, amongst other topics.

1. Overview of Ovarian CycleJoanne S. Richards2. Ovarian Hyperstimulation SyndromeZeev Blumenfeld3. Androgens and Ovarian Follicular MaturationMei-Jou Chen4. Peptide Inhibitors of Human Thymidylate Synthase to Inhibit Ovarian Cancer Cell GrowthMariapaola Costi5. Nodal and LuteolysisAntonio Galvao6. Neurokinins, Dynorphin And Pulsatile Lh SecretionRobert Goodman7. Lh Receptor Expression by Mir12Jairam Menon8. Gonadotrophin-Surge Attenuating FactorIoannis E. Messinis9. Melatonin and Bmp-6 RegulationFumio Otsuka10. Steroidogenic Versus Metabolic Programming of Ovarian DysfunctionsVasantha Padmanabhan11. Gaba-A Receptors and NeurosteroidsSamba Reddy12. (Title Forthcoming)Joanne S. Richards13. Circadian Clock and the OvaryMichael T. Sellix14. Bmp-15 Oocyte FactorShunichi Shimasaki15. Analysis of Ovarian Tumor PeptidomeRichard (Dick) D. Smith16. Gata And Steroidogenesis and Ovarian FunctionCarlos Stocco17. Ovarian Cycle Influences Cognitive Function and EmotionInger Sundstrom Poromaa18. Gnrh in the Human Female Reproductive AxisRoberto Maggi19. Involvement of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (Bmp) in the Regulation of Ovarian FunctionSheena Regan

The scope will range from intense basic science to the molecular and physiological aspects of a particular disease state. The audience includes all basic scientists and clinicians interested in the focus of a given volume.

Dr. Litwack has authored 3 textbooks on biochemistry and hormones (one with John Wiley & Sons and 2 with Academic Press/Elsevier) and he has edited more than 70 volumes in the Vitamins & Hormones series (Academic Press/Elsevier); he has edited 14 volumes entitled Biochemical Actions of Hormones (Academica Press); He has edited (with David Kritchevsky) Actions of Hormones on Molecular Processes (Academic Press)

• Focuses on the newest aspects of hormone action in connection with diseases
• Lays the groundwork for the focus of new chemotherapeutic targets
• Reviews emerging areas in hormone action, cellular regulators and signaling pathways