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Book SynopsisMale germ line mutagenesis and the effects on developmental defects in the next generation.
Table of ContentsPart One: Introductory Scientific Presentations; Foreword; Chapter 1: Epigenetic Transgenerational Actions Of Endocrine Disruptors Through The Male Germ-Line; Part Two: Heritable Effects in Humans; Chapter 2: Reproductive Outcomes Among Men Treated For Cancer; Chapter 3: Cancer in siblings of children with cancer in the Nordic countries - A population-based cohort study: Paediatric cancer: an indicator of familial cancer risk?; Chapter 4: What Harms The Developing Male Reproductive System?; Chapter 5: Links Between Paternal Smoking and Childhood Cancer; Chapter 6: Metal Effects On The X:Y Ratio In Human Sperm; Chapter 7: Use Of The Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (Scsa®) As A Diagnostic Tool In The Human Infertility Clinic; Chapter 8: Safety of Sperm For Use In ICSI; Part Three : Animal Models ; Chapter 9 : Male-Mediated F1 Effects In Mice Exposed To Di(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate (DEHP); Chapter 10: Prevention of Adverse Effects of Cancer Treatment on the Germline; Chapter 11: Molecular Changes In Sperm And Early Embryos After Paternal Exposure To A Chemotherapeutic Agent; Chapter 12: Transmissible Genetic Risk Causing Tumours in Mice and Humans; Chapter 13: Heritable Effects on DNA Damage Following Paternal F0 Germline Irradiation; Chapter 14: Influence of DNA Methylation and Genomic Imprinting in the Male Germ Line on Pregnancy Outcome; Chapter 15: Information Content Of Ejaculate Spermatozoa And Its Potential Utility In Toxicology And Infertility Based Research Programmes; Part Four: Germline Mutagenesis; Chapter 16: Origin Of Paternal Mutations; Chapter 17: Redox Regulation Of DNA Damage In The Male Germ Line; Chapter 18: Advances In The Direct Measurements Of Partial Chromosomal Duplication, Deletions And Breaks In Human And Murine Sperm By Sperm FISH; Chapter 19: Radiation-induced Transgenerational Instability In Mice; Chapter 20: New Genetic Information Generated By Endogenous Reverse Transcription In Sperm Cells; Chapter 21: Sperm Abnormalities in Exposed Humans; Chapter 22: OESTROGENIC COMPOUNDS AND OXIDATIVE STRESS; Chapter 23: DNA Repair Capacities In Testicular Cells Of Rodents And Man; Chapter 24: Closing Panel Discussion; Subject Index