In-vitro fertilization

• Main Authors: Elder, Kay 1946- (Author), Dale, Brian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Subjects: Reproductive Techniques, Assisted > methods; Germ Cells > growth & development; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
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"This fully updated new edition of a successful and popular practical guide is an indispensable account of modern in-vitro fertilization practice. Initial chapters cover theoretical aspects of gametogenesis and embryo development at the cellular and molecular level, while the latter half of the...

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Review of cell and molecular biology; 2. Endocrine control of reproduction: Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation for ART; 3. Gametes and gametogenesis; 4. Sperm-oocyte interaction; 5. First stages of development; 6. Implantation and early stages of fetal development; 7. Stem cell biology; 8. The clinical in vitro fertilization laboratory; 9. Quality management in the IVF laboratory; 10. Sperm and ART; 11. Oocyte retrieval and embryo culture; 12. Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos; 13. Micromanipulation techniques; 14. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis Joyce Harper; 15. Epigenetics and assisted reproduction John Huntriss; Index.