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Ultrastructure of Reproduction

Gametogenesis, Fertilization, and Embryogenesis

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Jonathan Blerkom

    1. Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. Pietro M. Motta

    1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Part of the book series: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine (EMBM, volume 2)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Gametogenesis

    1. Origin of the germ cell line

      • Edward. M. Eddy
      Pages 1-11

    2. Ultrastructure of primordial germ cells in the early chick embryo

      • Atsumi Ukeshima, Toyoaki Fujimoto
      Pages 12-18

    3. Germ and somatic cell interactions during gonadal morphogenesis

      • Horacio Merchant-Larios
      Pages 19-30

    4. Germ cell differentiation and intercellular bridges

      • Bernard Gondos
      Pages 31-45

    5. Spermiation — the sperm release process: Ultrastructural observations and unresolved problems

      • Lonnie D. Russell
      Pages 46-66

    6. Fine structural features of Sertoli cells

      • Leif Plöen, E. Martin Ritzén
      Pages 67-74

    7. Membrane organization and differentiation in the guinea-pig spermatozoon

      • Daniel S. Friend
      Pages 75-85

    8. Comparative aspects of acrosomal formation

      • Jerome S. Kaye
      Pages 86-96

    9. Changes in the sperm surface during maturation in the epididymis

      • Gary E. Olson
      Pages 97-109

    10. The human spermatozoon

      • Baccio Baccetti
      Pages 110-126

    11. Structure and evolution of the nucleolus during oogenesis

      • Antonio Coimbra, Carlos Azevedo
      Pages 127-139

    12. Ultrastructural changes in ovarian oocytes induced by exposure to ionizing radiations

      • Terry G. Baker, Leslie L. Franchi
      Pages 140-155

    13. Association of oocytes with follicle cells, and oocyte chromatin during maturation

      • Robert W. McGaughey
      Pages 156-165

  3. Fertilization and Embryogenesis

    1. Problems in the analysis of mammalian fertilization

      • David M. Phillips
      Pages 166-175

    2. Ultrastructure of human fertilization

      • Milan Dvořák, Jan Tesařík, Václav Kopečný
      Pages 176-189

    3. The cell surface of the mammalian embryo during early development

      • Lynn M. Wiley
      Pages 190-204

    4. The mosaic organisation of the preimplantation mouse embryo

      • M. H. Johnson, C. A. Ziomek, W. J. D. Reeve, H. P. M. Pratt, H. Goodall, A. H. Handyside
      Pages 205-217

    5. Virus-like particles and related expressions in mammalian oocytes and preimplantation stage embryos

      • Yoshio Yotsuyanagi, Daniel Szöllösi
      Pages 218-234

    6. Crystalline inclusions in embryonic and maternal cells

      • Loren H. Hoffman, Gary E. Olson
      Pages 235-246
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About this book

Advances in the development and application of electron microscopic techniques have occurred recently such that the electron microscope has evolved to become an essential tool in both basic and clinical research. Use of this instrument has contributed significantly to the formation of new perspectives and concepts concerning cell fine structure. These structural perspectives are now being integrated with specific functional, biochemical and pathophysiological events and processes of cells and tissues. Most recently, utilization of innovative electron microscopic techniques such as freeze-fracture, freeze­ etching, and scanning and high-voltage electron microscopy offers both the basic and clinical scientist potentially fundamental insights into many morphodynamic processes related to the activities of cells and tissues. Such an approach has been especially rewarding when applied to the dynamic events of gametogenesis and early embryonic development. The chapters comprising this book have been selected and edited with the aim of providing an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the most important aspects of vertebrate gamets and embryos as revealed by the integration of several different submicroscopic methods. The organization of the chapters is designed to indicate present gaps in our knowledge of the developmental and reproductive biology of gametes and the developing embryo and possible Iines of research which may lead to a lessening of these gaps.

Reviews

`This book is suitable for advanced students, and particularly for researchers in the fields of reproductive and developmental biology. The chapters on human reproduction are recommendable for clinicians.'
Arch. Histol. Jap., 49:1 (1986)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Jonathan Blerkom

  • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Pietro M. Motta

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ultrastructure of Reproduction

  • Book Subtitle: Gametogenesis, Fertilization, and Embryogenesis

  • Editors: Jonathan Blerkom, Pietro M. Motta

  • Series Title: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3867-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3869-7Published: 08 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3867-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 290

  • Topics: Anatomy

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