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1. Dissecting the Functions, Mechanisms, and Genes of Physiological Cell Death in Reproductive Tissues: An Overview.- 2. C. elegansas a Model System for Germ Cell Death.- 3. Stem Cell Factor Regulation of Apoptosis in Mouse Primordial Germ Cells.- 4. Developmental Consequences of Programmed Cell Death in Human Preimplantation Embryos.- 5. Control of Apoptosis in the Uterus During Decidualization.- 6. Molecular Mechanisms of Müllerian Inhibiting Substance-Mediated Apoptosis.- 7. A Program of Cell Death and Extracellular Matrix Degradation in Fetal Membranes Prior to Labor.- 8. Apoptosis-Susceptible Versus -Resistant Granulosa Cells From Hen Ovarian Follicles.- 9. Ultrastructural Aspects of cAMP and p53-Mediated Apoptosis in Normal and ras-Transformed Granulosa Cells.- 10. Regulation of Apoptosis Versus Mitosis in Immature Granulosa Cells.- 11. Cell-to-Cell Contact and the Role of Cadherins in Cell Survival.- 12. The Central Role of Basement Membrane in Functional Differentiation, Apoptosis, and Cancer.- 13. Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidants in Luteal Cell Demise.- 14. Potential Regulators of Physiological Cell Death in the Corpus Luteum.- 15. ICER and the Nuclear Response to cAMP.- 16. Clinical Ramifications of Apoptosis in the Human Testis.- 17. Apoptosis and Tumor Invasion in Hormone-Dependent Cancers.- 18. Cell Volume Regulation and the Movement of Ions During Apoptosis.- 19. Apoptosis in the Ovary: The Role of DNase I.- 20. Synthetic Estrogen-Mediated Alterations in Uterine Cell Fate.- Author Index.

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