Fertilization

The Beginning of Life

Brian Dale

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Cambridge University Press
13 September 2018

Gynaecology & obstetrics; Developmental biology; Cellular biology (cytology); Human biology

This book introduces readers to the fascinating interaction of specialized gamete cells, forming the early embryo and a blueprint of new life. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of the complex physiological events and mechanical processes - such as ionic regulation, metabolism and intracellular signalling - to decipher cause and effect in fertilization. Wide-ranging in its approach, this book describes fertilization as a highly conserved mechanism throughout the animal kingdom, taking case studies from echinoderms, ascidians, amphibians and mammals through to other phyla. An excellent companion to undergraduate and postgraduate students of medicine, veterinary and biological sciences, this text provides an underpinning of the mechanisms of fertilization that inform assisted reproduction practice and research in medicine and agriculture. It explores the detailed phases before fertilization: the oocyte as a quiescent cell, attracting its partner gamete, followed by a cascade of pre-determined physiological events, to form the dynamic zygote cell; setting the scene for the early embryo, and beyond.

By: Brian Dale
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781316607893
ISBN 10: 1316607895
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 13 September 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Producing gametes; 3. The players, sperm and oocytes; 4. Sperm-oocyte interaction; 5. Oocyte activation; 6. The dynamics of fertilization; 7. Transformation of the zygote in to the early embryo; 8. Basic biology concepts; References; Index.

Brian Dale is Director of Research, Centre for Reproductive Biology,Villa del Sole Clinic, Naples. He is co-author of In-Vitro Fertilization (third edition, Cambridge, 2010) and Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge journal Zygote.

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Fertilization

The Beginning of Life

Brian Dale

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