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050 0 0 _aQH485
_b.D35 2018
082 0 0 _a571.8/64
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100 1 _aDale, Brian,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aFertilization :
_bthe beginning of life /
_cBrian Dale.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
300 _a1 online resource (ix, 130 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Aug 2018).
505 0 _aProducing gametes -- The players, sperm and oocytes -- Sperm-oocyte interaction -- Oocyte activation -- The dynamics of fertilization -- Transformation of the zygote into the early embryo -- Basic biological concepts.
520 _aThis 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. 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.
650 0 _aFertilization (Biology)
650 0 _aGerm cells.
650 0 _aGametogenesis.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781316607893
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316650318
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