The Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Reproductive System Development and Function

Due to the paucity of reviews on this subject, this volume aims to be timely and promote additional basic and translational research on these proteins in reproductive system development and function within the fields of Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology. The breadth of the work being conducted wi...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors MacPhee, Daniel J. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesAdvances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 222
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319514093
ISSN0301-5556 ;
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-51409-3
Physical DescriptionIX, 155 p. 59 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Heat Shock Proteins and maternal contribution to oogenesis and early embryogenesis
  • The unmysterious roles of HSP90: Ovarian biology and autoantibodies
  • The role of heat shock factors in mammalian spermatogenesis
  • Heat shock protein A2 (HSPA2): Regulatory roles in germ cell development and sperm function
  • The potential functions of small heat shock proteins in the uterine musculature during pregnancy
  • The role of HSP70 in the regulation of autophagy in gametogenesis, pregnancy and parturition
  • Roles of Grp78 in female mammalian reproduction.