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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 204)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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About this book
Mammalian spermatozoa have complex structures. The structure-function relationship of sperm has been studied from various viewpoints. Accumulated evidence has shown that the sperm components undergo sequential changes from the beginning of spermatogenesis to the time of fertilization/embryogenesis. Structural analyses have been performed using various new techniques of light and electron microscopy as well as immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry in combination with specific probes such as antibodies against sperm components. Recently developed gene-manipulation techniques have accelerated investigations on the events that govern the relationship between the structure and molecular components of sperm. In addition, animal models with gene manipulations have been shown to exhibit various morphological and functional abnormalities that lead to infertility.
In this book, I discuss the events that occur in the normal sperm head and govern the structure-function relationship from the time of spermatogenesis to that of fertilization or egg activation. In this regard, I describe dynamic modifications and maturation events occurring in sperm-head components and compare the outcomes of these events with the outcomes of their failure.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dynamics of the Mammalian Sperm Head
Book Subtitle: Modifications and Maturation Events From Spermatogenesis to Egg Activation
Authors: Kiyotaka Toshimori
Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89979-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-89978-5Published: 08 May 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-89979-2Published: 28 April 2009
Series ISSN: 0301-5556
Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 98
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomedicine general, Urology, Reproductive Medicine