Essential IVF : basic research and clinical applications /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Van Blerkom, Jonathan, 1947-, Gregory, Linda, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2004]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The synthetic and secretory behaviors (nonsteroidal) of ovarian follicular granulosa cells : parallels to cells of the endothelial cell lineage
  • Oocyte-granulosa cell interactions
  • Peri-follicular vascularity : a marker of follicular heterogeneity and oocyte competence and a predictor of implantation in assisted conception cycles
  • Do biochemical predictors of IVF outcome exist?
  • Genetics of male infertility : evolution of the X and Y chromosome and transmission of male infertility to future generations
  • Sperm analysis and preparation update
  • Preparation of sperm fractions and individual sperm with low levels of chromosomal aneuploidies for IVF and ICSI
  • Maternal age and oocyte competence
  • Genetic diagnosis of metaphase II oocytes
  • Oocyte competence and in vitro maturation
  • What is the role of mitochondria in embryo competency?
  • Fundamentals of the design of culture media that support human preimplantation development
  • The biological basis of oocyte and embryo competence : morphodynamic criteria for embryo selection in in-vitro fertilization
  • The enigma of fragmentation in early human embryos : possible causes and clinical relevance
  • Blastocyst transfer update : pros and cons
  • Assisted hatching in clinical IVF
  • Prospects for obtaining viable oocytes from cryopreserved ovarian tissue
  • Cryopreservation in human assisted reproduction
  • Reducing the number of embryos to transfer after IVF/ICSI
  • Can and should human embryos be "rescued" from developmental demise? Methods and biological basis
  • Determination of endometrial status and the implantation window