Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Differentiation in Gonad Development

Early Development of the Gonads - Origin and Differentiation of the Somatic Cells of the Genital Ridges.- The formation and migration of primordial germ cells in mouse and man.- The Gonadal Supporting Cell Lineage and Mammalian Sex Determination: the Differentiation of Sertoli and Granulosa Cells.- Mesonephric cell migration into the gonads and vascularization are processes crucial for testis development.- Origin and Differentiation of Androgen-producing Cells in the Gonads.- Germ cell commitment to oogenic versus spermatogenic pathway - the role of retinoic acid.- Ovarian Folliculogenesis.- Control of oocyte growth and development by intercellular communication within the follicular niche.- Biology of the Sertoli cell in the Fetal, Pubertal and Adult Mammalian Testis.- Mechanisms Regulating Spermatogonial Differentiation.- Stem cells in mammalian gonads.- A Role of microRNAs in Cell Differentiation during Gonad Development.- The Battle of the Sexes: Human Sex Development and its Disorders.- Methods for the study of gonadal development.