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Mechanism of fertilization--plants to humans /

The book covers current knowledge on the mechanism of gamete interaction in plants, animals and humans and is aimed at an advanced audience interested in basic physiological principles in cell biology. Fertilization is sub-divided into four broad subjects: late gametogenesis, sperm-egg interaction,...

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Corporate Authors: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Mechanism of Fertilization: Plants to Humans Sorrento, Italy, SpringerLink (Online service), North Atlantic Organization. Scientific Affairs Division
Other Authors: Dale, Brian
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1990]
Series:NATO ASI series. Cell biology ; vol. 45.
Subjects:
Fertilization (Biology) > Congresses.
Fertilization > physiology > Congresses.
Fertilization (Biology)
Fécondation > Congrès.
Befruchtung.
Physiologie.
Kongress.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
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Summary:The book covers current knowledge on the mechanism of gamete interaction in plants, animals and humans and is aimed at an advanced audience interested in basic physiological principles in cell biology. Fertilization is sub-divided into four broad subjects: late gametogenesis, sperm-egg interaction, egg activation and early changes in the zygote. Each author gives a brief review of his field of knowledge with new data and addresses outstanding problems and topics for future research. Of major interest are sections dealing with cytoplasmic factors that trigger egg activation, second messenger systems in eggs and factors that temporally and spatially regulate early embryogenesis. The emphasis on basic physiological mechanisms and the drive to identify unifying concepts in plants, invertebrates and vertebrates, including man, point to a unique publication.
Item Description:"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Mechanism of Fertilization: Plants to Humans held at Sorrento, Italy, 1-5 October, 1989"--Title pageverso.
"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 708 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783642839658 (electronic bk.)
3642839657 (electronic bk.)