Fei Sun – författare

This new edition provides an update on the molecular mechanisms that regulate spermatogenesis. In addition to the rodent as a study model, chapters also include research on studies in humans.  It includes the latest approaches of studying spermatogenesis, such as the use of bioinformatics, molecular modeling and others which are not commonly found in published materials.  It also reviews the latest developments in the field, such as studies on the role of regulatory RNAs on spermatogenesis. Due to the declining fertility rate among men, a brand new chapter highlights the impact of environmental toxicants on spermatogenesis.

This book bridges the gap of basic research in male reproductive biology and its relationship to clinical studies. Bringing together a group of senior investigators with decades of experience in research and clinical investigation and keen interest in collaboration between the two areas, this book provides a balanced treatment of technical and basic research insights and cutting-edge findings, while introducing new ideas for clinical applications of this research.

Section I is devoted to clinical aspects including testis biology, prostate biology, and spermatogenesis by senior investigators of male infertility treatment, particularly non-obstructive azoospermia. Section II presents the latest findings in male reproductive biology from a basic research perspective, as well as covering cutting-edge technology such as scRNA-Seq, scATAC-Seq, DNA chromatic accessibility and organization studies, genetic models, cell biology, molecular biology, and biochemistry on testis biology, and spermatogenesis. This book offers not only a cohesive summary of new findings and concepts in basic and clinical male reproductive research, it analyzes and assembles these concepts into a roadmap for the next decade of translational research, bringing lab discoveries to the bedside.