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1 online resource (xvi, 156 pages 66 illustrations)
The book presents the most up-to-date information concerning the field of gamete interaction in reproductive biology. Especially interesting is the extensive account of the site of synthesis of the extracellular egg coat, which has been a matter of dispute for decades. In the final chapter, the zona pellucida is put forward as the possible site of origin of immunologic infertility. This is the first single source of knowledge concerning this remarkable extracellular matrix that plays such a central role during fertilization.
Molecular Genetics of the Mouse Zona Pellucida -- The Mouse Egg Receptor for Sperm: A Multifunctional Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein -- Ovarian Development and the Formation of the Mammalian Zona Pellucida -- Ultrastructural Aspects of the Developing Mammalian Zona Pellucida -- Zona Binding Sites of the Spermatozoon -- Fractionation and Characterization of the Glycoproteins of Zona Pellucida -- Transfer of Oviductal Proteins to the Zona Pellucida -- Clinical Significance of Autoantibodies to the Zona Pellucida -- Use of the Zona Pellucida as an Immunocontraceptive Target Antigen -- Subject Index.