THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ANATOMY 188:l (1990)
Preface This is the sixth special issue of The American Journal of Anatomy, and it is devoted to spermatogenesis. At the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists held in New Orleans, April 8-12, 1989, one of the Special Topic Sessions was entitled “Spermatogenesis: Structural and Functional Relationships”. It was organized by Dr. A. Wayne Vogl from the Department of Anatomy, University of British Columbia, and by Dr. Lonnie D. Russell, a n Associate Editor of The American Journal of Anatomy and a member of the Department of Physiology, Southern 11linois University a t Carbondale. Following a n introductory address by Dr. R.M. Sharpe, M.R.C. Reproductive Unit, Edinburgh, Scotland, five regular papers were presented from platform. All of the speakers agreed to prepare manuscripts and submit them to A J A a s part of this special issue. In addition, the organizers invited several other investigators to contribute papers in order to cover additional aspects of the field pertinent to the special topic. Drs. Vogl and Russell acted a s guest editors. They contacted the authors and solicited their contributions. They had every paper reviewed by a t least two experts in the field, and made certain that suggestions for improvement made by the referees were followed. Contributions unacceptable to the reviewers were returned to the authors. The Editorial Board gratefully acknowledges the work of Drs. Vogl and Russell a s well a s the time and effort of the authors and referees who made this special issue possible. Subsequent to the editorial scrutiny provided by Drs. Vogl and Russell, the Editorial Office subjected all manuscripts to the usual in-house review and made
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those changes necessary to bring the papers into conformity with the style of the journal. One additional paper, on cell-cell junctions in Sertoli cells by R.-Marc Pelletier, that was neither a part of the symposium nor a n invited paper was added by the Editorial Office. Fortunately it is closely related to the theme of the special topic session, and its addition provides the requisite number of pages for a n issue specified by the publisher. Although the publication of manuscripts submitted by individuals or groups of individuals remains the primary purpose of The American Journal of Anatomy, special issues devoted to a single topic will continue to be produced occasionally. The first such issue was devoted to chronobiology and was organized by Dr. Lawrence E. Scheving and myself (Vol. 168, No. 4,December 1983). The second issue was devoted to the immune system and was organized by Drs. D.G. Osmond and P.K. Lala (Vol. 170, No. 3, July 1984). The third special issue, organized by Dr. James K. Koehler, was concerned with gamete surfaces and their interactions (Vol. 174, No. 3, November 1985). The fourth, devoted to immunocytochemical technology, was edited by Dr. Gwen V. Childs (Vol. 175, Nos. 213, JuneiJuly 1986); and the fifth, on colloidal gold technology, also was edited by Dr. Childs (Vol. 185, Nos. 213, JuneiJuly 1989). Once again I would like to express my special thanks to Drs. Vogl and Russell for this special issue. JOHN E. PAULY
EDITOR
Preface This is the sixth special issue of The American Journal of Anatomy, and it is devoted to spermatogenesis. At the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists held in New Orleans, April 8-12, 1989, one of the Special Topic Sessions was entitled “Spermatogenesis: Structural and Functional Relationships”. It was organized by Dr. A. Wayne Vogl from the Department of Anatomy, University of British Columbia, and by Dr. Lonnie D. Russell, a n Associate Editor of The American Journal of Anatomy and a member of the Department of Physiology, Southern 11linois University a t Carbondale. Following a n introductory address by Dr. R.M. Sharpe, M.R.C. Reproductive Unit, Edinburgh, Scotland, five regular papers were presented from platform. All of the speakers agreed to prepare manuscripts and submit them to A J A a s part of this special issue. In addition, the organizers invited several other investigators to contribute papers in order to cover additional aspects of the field pertinent to the special topic. Drs. Vogl and Russell acted a s guest editors. They contacted the authors and solicited their contributions. They had every paper reviewed by a t least two experts in the field, and made certain that suggestions for improvement made by the referees were followed. Contributions unacceptable to the reviewers were returned to the authors. The Editorial Board gratefully acknowledges the work of Drs. Vogl and Russell a s well a s the time and effort of the authors and referees who made this special issue possible. Subsequent to the editorial scrutiny provided by Drs. Vogl and Russell, the Editorial Office subjected all manuscripts to the usual in-house review and made
;c: 1990 WILEY-LISS, INC.
those changes necessary to bring the papers into conformity with the style of the journal. One additional paper, on cell-cell junctions in Sertoli cells by R.-Marc Pelletier, that was neither a part of the symposium nor a n invited paper was added by the Editorial Office. Fortunately it is closely related to the theme of the special topic session, and its addition provides the requisite number of pages for a n issue specified by the publisher. Although the publication of manuscripts submitted by individuals or groups of individuals remains the primary purpose of The American Journal of Anatomy, special issues devoted to a single topic will continue to be produced occasionally. The first such issue was devoted to chronobiology and was organized by Dr. Lawrence E. Scheving and myself (Vol. 168, No. 4,December 1983). The second issue was devoted to the immune system and was organized by Drs. D.G. Osmond and P.K. Lala (Vol. 170, No. 3, July 1984). The third special issue, organized by Dr. James K. Koehler, was concerned with gamete surfaces and their interactions (Vol. 174, No. 3, November 1985). The fourth, devoted to immunocytochemical technology, was edited by Dr. Gwen V. Childs (Vol. 175, Nos. 213, JuneiJuly 1986); and the fifth, on colloidal gold technology, also was edited by Dr. Childs (Vol. 185, Nos. 213, JuneiJuly 1989). Once again I would like to express my special thanks to Drs. Vogl and Russell for this special issue. JOHN E. PAULY
EDITOR
