"The three editors have done a wonderful job in getting experts in the field to review their respective areas for publication in one book...Basic scientists in endocrinology will find this an important book as it puts together in one book areas that they might not otherwise be able to find summarized so well. Clinical scientists and clinicians will welcome the book for the insights into endocrine mechanisms...The index is very helpful as a resource to determine if a particular hormone or factor has been discussed in the book." -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal "I found the chapter on skeleton biology particularly fascinating. This provides an excellent review of processes and genes involved in bone pattering and development...this is a fascinating text and a great read." -The Endocrinologist

• 1 Germline Genetic Engineering Techniques in Endocrinology.- 2 The Transgenic Mouse in Studies of Mammalian Sexual Differentiation.- 3 The In Vivo Function of Müllerian-Inhibiting Substance During Mammalian Sexual Development.- 4 Control of Ovarian Function.- 5 Mouse Models to Study the Pituitary-Testis Interplay Leading to Regulated Gene Expression.- 6 Functional Analysis of the Bcl2 Gene Family in Transgenic Mice.- 7 The Role of C-Kit/Kit Ligand Axis in Mammalian Gametogenesis.- 8 Gene Knockout Approaches to Steroidogenesis.- 9 The Progesterone Receptor Knockout Mouse Model: New Insights into Progesterone Action In Vivo.- 10 Knockout and Transgenic Mouse Models that Have Contributed to the Understanding of Normal Mammary Gland Development.- 11 Prolactin and the Prolactin Receptor.- 12 Transgenic Models for Oxytocin and Vasopressin.- 13 Glycoprotein Hormones: Transgenic Mice as Tools to Study Regulation and Function.- 14 Genetic Approaches to the Study of Pituitary Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Regulation.- 15 Transgenic Analysis of the Proopiomelanocortin Neuroendocrine System.- 16 Overexpression and Targeted Disruption of Genes Involved in the Control of Growth, Food Intake, and Obesity.- 17 Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factors: Targeted Deletion of the Ligands and Receptors.- 18 Use of Transgenic Animals in Skeleton Biology.- 19 Transgenic Mouse Models of Prostate Cancer.- 20 Neural- and Endocrine-Cell-Specific Immortalization Using Transgenic Approaches.