It has long been known that the gonads exercise an important effect on the individual, nut only in recent years has it been recognized how intricate and vast this effect can be. From the earliest of times it was common knowledge that gonadectomy in either males or females resulted in sterility. Associated with this sterility were several well marked physical and mental changes, as represented by the non-appearance of the secondary sexual characters, which were shown ti be dependent on the internal secretions of the gonads. The nature of these secondary sexual characters is well-known and the changed in the individual are detailed in all text books of physiology. But the effects produced by these internal secretions have since been shown to be far more complicated involved than had hitherto been thought.

This thesis has developed from a study of a series of patients with a gonadal dysgenesis. Shortly after the inception of the study, Pelani and his co-workers (1954) published a report on the nuclear chromatin pattern in three cases of the syndrome. Their findings provided one of the most illuminating contributions made in the field of endocrinology and have stimulated a new approach to the problem of semal differentiation.

Ho Wing Ki Vicky. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-211). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstracts --- p.i / Abstracts in Chinese --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.v / Table of Abbreviations --- p.vi / Table of Contents --- p.ix / List of Figures and Tables --- p.xiv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- The Male Accessory Sex Glands --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1. --- The Prostatic Complex --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2. --- The Coagulating Gland --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3. --- The Seminal Vesicles --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.4. --- The Ampullary Gland --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.5. --- The Cowper's gland --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.6. --- The Littre's Gland --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2. --- The Uterus --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.1. --- The Structure of Uterus --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- The Endometrium --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3. --- Identifications of Proteins by Two Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and Matrix-assisted Laser Adsorption / ionization Time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.1. --- Principle of Two Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.2. --- Principle of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4. --- Hypothesis and Aim of this Study --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4.1. --- Hypothesis --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4.2. --- Aim --- p.13 / Legends and Figures --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- The Effect of Omission of Male Accessory Sex Gland Secretions on Post Coital Uterine Fluid --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1. --- Introduction --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.1. --- Uterine Fluid at the Time of Mating --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.2. --- Ventral Prostate Secretory Proteins --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1.3. --- Proteins Specifically Bind to Sperm Membrane --- p.22 / Aim of Study --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2. --- Materials and Methods --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- Animal Model --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.1.1. --- Female golden hamsters --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.1.2. --- Male golden hamsters --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- Collections of Biological Samples --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.2.1. --- Female Hamster Serum --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.2.2. --- Uterine Fluid --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.2.3. --- Uterine Tissues --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.2.4. --- Ejaculated Sperm in Uterus --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.2.5. --- ASG Secretions --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.2.6. --- ASG Tissues --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.2.7. --- Epididymal Sperm --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.3. --- Isolation and Purification of Sperm Binding Ventral Prostate Proteins (SBVPP) --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.3.1. --- Plasma Membrane Protein from Epididymal Sperm --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.3.2. --- Affinity Chromatography --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.3.3. --- FPLC Gel Filtration --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.4. --- Histology of Flushed Uterus --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.5. --- Quantification of Protein --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.6. --- Two dimensional Electrophoresis --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.6.1. --- First DimensiońؤIsoelectric Focusing --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.6.2. --- Second DimensiońؤSDS PAGE --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.6.3. --- Visualization of Protein Spots --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.7. --- Identification of Proteins --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.7.1. --- Protein Spots Detection --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.7.2. --- MALDI-TOF --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.7.2.1. --- In-Gel Digestion for MALDI-TOF --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.7.2.2. --- MALDI-TOF Analysis --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.7.2.3. --- MALDI-TOF Data Analysis --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.8. --- Confirmation of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.9. --- Confirmation of Prostatic Acid Phosphatase (PAP) --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.10. --- Confirmation of Tumor Necrosis Factor Stimulated Gene-6 (TSG-6) --- p.37 / Chapter 2.2.11. --- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) --- p.38 / Chapter 2.3. --- Results --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- Morphology of Flushed Uterus --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- Protein Concentration --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.3. --- "Serum, Pre and Post Coital Uterine Fluid Protein Profiles" --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.4. --- ASG Secretory Proteins and Their Fate After mating --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3.4.1. --- ASG Secretory Proteins and 1 hp.c. Uterine Fluid --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3.4.2. --- VP Secretory Proteins and SBVPP --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3.4.3. --- PAP and PSA --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3.5. --- Protein Profile at 1 h p.c --- p.41 / Chapter 2.3.6. --- Protein Profile at 4 h p. c --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.7. --- Identification of Proteins Differentially Expressed by the Three Groups at 1 h p .c --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.7.1. --- Confirmation of TSG-6 --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.8. --- SEM --- p.44 / Chapter 2.4. --- Discussion --- p.45 / Chapter 2.5. --- Conclusion --- p.55 / Legends and Figures --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Effect of Omission of Male Accessory Sex Glands Secretions on Periimplanation Uterine Fluid Proteins --- p.114 / Chapter 3.1. --- Introduction --- p.115 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- Cytokine & Growth Factor --- p.115 / Chapter 3.1.1.1. --- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) --- p.115 / Chapter 3.1.1.2. --- Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) --- p.116 / Chapter 3.1.1.3. --- Insulin-like Growth Factors (IGFs) --- p.116 / Chapter 3.1.1.4. --- Interleukin 1 (IL-1) --- p.117 / Chapter 3.1.1.5. --- Adhesion Molecule --- p.118 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- Uterine Secretory Proteins --- p.118 / Chapter 3.1.2.1. --- Estrogen Dependent Protein --- p.119 / Chapter 3.1.2.2. --- Progestin-Dependent Endometrial Protein --- p.120 / Chapter 3.1.2.3. --- Uteroglobin --- p.121 / Chapter 3.1.2.4. --- Uteroferrin --- p.122 / Chapter 3.1.2.5. --- Prolactin --- p.123 / Chapter 3.1.2.6. --- Glycodelin --- p.123 / Chapter 3.2. --- Aim of Study --- p.124 / Chapter 3.3. --- Method and Materials --- p.124 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- Animal and Surgery --- p.125 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- Collection of Biological Samples --- p.125 / Chapter 3.3.2.1. --- Uterine Fluid --- p.125 / Chapter 3.3.2.2. --- Uterine Tissue --- p.125 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Quantification of Protein --- p.125 / Chapter 3.3.4. --- Two Dimensional Electrophoresis --- p.125 / Chapter 3.3.5. --- Identification of Proteins --- p.126 / Chapter 3.3.6. --- Confirmation of Growth Differentiation Factor-8 (DGF-8) by PCR --- p.126 / Chapter 3.3.7. --- Confirmation of GDF-8 by Western Blotting --- p.126 / Chapter 3.4. --- Results --- p.128 / Chapter 3.4.1. --- Protein Concentration --- p.128 / Chapter 3.4.2. --- 60 Hours Post Coitum --- p.128 / Chapter 3.4.2.1. --- Protein Profile --- p.128 / Chapter 3.4.2.2. --- Differentially Expressed Protein Spots and Proteins Identification --- p.129 / Chapter 3.4.3. --- 72 Hours Post Coitum --- p.129 / Chapter 3.4.3.1. --- Protein Profile --- p.129 / Chapter 3.4.3.2. --- Differentially Expressed Protein Spots and Proteins Identification --- p.130 / Chapter 3.4.3.3. --- Confirmation of Growth differentiation factor 8 (GDF-8) --- p.130 / Chapter 3.5. --- Discussion --- p.132 / Chapter 3.6. --- Conclusion --- p.139 / Legends and Figures --- p.140 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- General Conclusion --- p.186 / Chapter 4.1. --- Conclusion --- p.187 / Chapter 4.2. --- Further Studies --- p.190 / References --- p.191 / Appendices --- p.212

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