Endocrine Genes: Analytical Methods, Experimental Approaches, and Selected Systems

Part I. Analytical Methods And Experimental Approaches -- Gene Transfer And Expression Of Mammalian Cell Receptors / Moses V. Chao -- Transfer Of Endocrine Genes Using Retrovirus Vectors / A. Dusty Miller -- In Situ Hybridization Histochemistry On Mrna In Endocrine Tissues / C.f. Deschepper [and Others] -- Factors Required For Transcription Of The Chicken Ovalbumin Gene / Heng Wang [and Others] -- Cell-specific Expression Of Pancreas Genes : Role Of 5' Flanking Sequences / Michael D. Walker [and Others] -- Mapping Endocrine Genes With Sorted Human Chromosomes / Roger V. Lebo -- Part Ii. Molecular Studies Of Endocrine Systems -- Glucocorticoid Regulation Of Protein Processing And Compartmentalization / Gary L. Firestone -- Structure, Function And Hormonal Regulation Of Steroidogenic Enzyme Genes / Walter L. Miller -- Molecular Analysis Of Steroid Hormone Action Using The Human Metallothionein Genes As A Model / Michael Karin -- Human Growth Hormone Genes : Structure, Evolution Expression And Hormonal Regulation / N.l. Eberhardt [and Others] -- On Dna, Rna And Sex Determination / Jorg T. Epplen And Susumu Ohno -- Mouse Epidermal Growth Factor Precursor : Sequence And Expression In Vivo Of A Multifunctional Protein / Graeme I. Bell And Leslie B. Rall -- Cloning And Expression Of Human And Monkey Erythropoietin Genes / Fu-kuen Lin [and Others]. Edited By Yun-fai Lau. Developed From A Series Of Molecular Endocrinology Research Seminars Held At The University Of California, San Francisco In The Fall Of 1984. Includes Bibliographies And Index.