Cell Death in Mammalian Ovary
The ovary is a suitable organ for studying the processes of cell death. Cell death was first described in the rabbit ovary (Graaffian follicles), the phenomenon being called ‘chromatolysis’. To date, it is recognized that various forms of cell death (prog
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Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin • María L. Escobar Massimo De Felici • Olga M. Echeverría Francesca G. Klinger
Cell Death in Mammalian Ovary
Prof. Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin Department of Cell Biology Faculty of Sciences National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Avenida Universidad 3000 04510 Mexico, D.F. Mexico [email protected] Dr. Massimo De Felici Department of Public Health and Cell Biology Section of Histology and Embryology University of Rome Tor Vergata Via Montpellier 1 00133 Rome Italy
Dr. María L. Escobar Department of Cell Biology Faculty of Sciences National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Avenida Universidad 3000 04510 Mexico, D.F. Mexico Dr. Olga M. Echeverría Department of Cell Biology Faculty of Sciences National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Avenida Universidad 3000 04510 Mexico, D.F. Mexico
Dr. Francesca G. Klinger Department of Public Health and Cell Biology Section of Histology and Embryology University of Rome Tor Vergata Via Montpellier 1 00133 Rome Italy
ISBN 978-94-007-1133-4 e-ISBN 978-94-007-1134-1 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-1134-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011929630 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I Introduction 1 Brief Description of the Histological, Cytological and Functional Aspects of the Ovary..................................................... María Luisa Escobar, Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin, and Olga M. Echeverría 2 Embryonic Development of the Ovary, Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis............................................................................................... Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin, María Luisa Escobar, and Olga M. Echeverría 3 Development of the Ovary in the Embryo, Infancy, Childhood, Pre-puberty and Puberty.................................................... Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin, María Luisa Escobar, Olga M. Echeverría, and Massimo De Felici
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Part II General Aspects of Cell Death 4 Apoptosis................................................................................................... María Luisa Escobar, Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin, and Olga M. Echeverría
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5 Autophagy................................................................................................. María Luisa Escobar, Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin, and Olga M. Echeverría
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6 Oncosis...................................................................................................... 103 María Luisa Escobar, Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin, and Olga M. Echeverría
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