Table of Contents

1. Migration of germ cells, development of the ovary, and folliculogenesis.- 2. Maturation of the human oocyte.- 3. Expansion of the cumulus-oocyte complex during the preovulatory period: Possible roles in oocyte maturation, ovulation, and fertilization.- 4. Structure and function of the zona pellucida.- 5. Quantitative analysis of the membrana granulosa in developing and ovulatory follicles.- 6. Digital image analysis studies of folliculogenesis and oogenesis in mammals.- 7. Modulation of granulosa cell ultrastructure during differentiation: The role of the cytoskeleton.- 8. Ultrastructure and functional development of the theca interna.- 9. Muscular apparatus of the ovarian follicle.- 10. Ultrastructure of the ovulatory process.- 11. Ultrastructural dynamics during corpus luteum development and growth.- 12. Relaxin and other luteal secretory peptides: Cell localization and function in the ovary.- 13. Interstitial cells.- 14. Ultrastructure and immunocyhemical aspects of steroid-synthesizing and secretory cells with special reference to the mechanism of estrogen biosynthesis.- 15. Microvasculature of the ovary.- 16. Innervation of the ovary.- 17. Follicular atresia.- 18. Biopathology of ovarian mesothelium.- 19. Culture of ovarian tissues.