The Future of the Oocyte : Basic and Clinical Aspects /

Since the first successful transfer of an in vitro fertilised human egg in 1976, modern endocrinology, genetics, and assisted reproductive technologies have opened new frontiers of research with the aim to treat infertile women. In this workshop we set out to promote an interdisciplinary discussion...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eppig, J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hegele-Hartung, Ch, Lessl, M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002.
Series:Ernst Schering Research Foundation workshop ; 41.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Baird/M: Hormone Control of Folliculogenesis: The Key to Successful Reproduction
  • Fortune: Activation of Primordial Follicles
  • Billig/Markström/Svensson/Shao/Friberg: Follicular Development and Apoptosis
  • Richards: Delivery of the Oocyte from the Follicle to the Oviduct
  • Varani/Matzuk: Phenotypic Effects of Knockout of Oocyte-Specific Genes
  • Downs: The Biochemistry of Oocyte Maturation
  • Albertini: The Structural Basis of Oocyte-Granulosa Cell Communication
  • Eichenlaub-Ritter: Ageing and Aneuploidy in Oocytes
  • Ludwig/Diedrich: Ovarian Infertility - Reasons and Treatments Paradigms
  • Smitz: Can Stimulation Protocols Improve Oocyte Quality?- Grondahl: FF-MAS - and its Role in Mammalian Oocyte Maturation.