Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
English.
Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS AND DISCUSSANTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: Promoter Elements of Genes Coding for Proteins and Modulation of Transcription by Estrogens and Progesterone; Publisher Summary; I Introduction; II Promoter Elements of Genes Coding for Proteins in Eukaryotes; III Toward a Dissection of the Chicken Ovalbumin and Conalbumin Gene Promoter Regions; IV A Promising Estrogen-Inducible Gene in Human Breast Cancer Cells; V Conclusions; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; DISCUSSION
V Naturally Occurring Mutations in the MMTV LTRVI Analysis of Hormone Action on Minichromosomes; VII BPV-LTR Fusions Replicate Episomally; VIII The LTR Promoter Is Regulated in the Episomal State; IX Chromatin Modifications in Response to Hormone Action; X Summary; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; DISCUSSION; Chapter 5: Role of the Circadian System in Reproductive Phenomena; Publisher Summary; I Introduction; II Circadian Rhythmicity; III Diurnal Variations in Gonadotropins and Gonadal Steroids; IV Role for the Circadian System in the Timing of Ovulation; V Involvement of Circadian System during Pregnancy