http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
its role in fertility and reproductive medicine
xii, 350 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
The magic and mystery of the oocyte : ex ovo omnia -- Ontogeny of the mammalian ovary -- The early stages of follicle growth -- Oocyte-specific gene expression : roles in folliculogenesis, fertilization and early development -- Morphology and pathology of the human oocyte -- Storage and functional recovery of molecules in oocytes -- Endocrine regulation of meiosis - local and systemic hormonal influences -- Checkpoint controls in mammalian oocytes -- Fertilization : fate of sperm components after ICSI -- Activation of the mammalian egg -- Clinical application of symmetry, asymmetry and polarity in early human development -- The legacy of mitochondrial DNA -- Aneuploidy in ageing oocytes and after toxic insult -- Genetic basis of primary ovarian failure -- Growth and development of the mammalian oocyte-granulosa cell complex in culture -- Human oocyte maturation in vitro -- Follicular factors affecting oocyte maturation and development competence -- Low temperature storage of follicular and ovulated oocytes -- Fecundity of transplanted ovaries
edited by Alan O. Trounson, Roger G. Gosden.
Includes bibliographical references and index.