An Atlas of Human Gametes and Conceptuses: An Illustrated Reference for Assisted Reproductive Technology

ISBN-13: 9781850700166 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 216 str.

Lucinda L. Veeck; Veeck L. Veeck; Lucinda L. Veeck

Opis

Replacing and superseding all other works in this area, Dr. Lucinda L. Veeck's An Atlas of Human Gametes and Conceptuses is the only book no w in print that shows the typical and atypical morphology of human ooc ytes, sperm, and preembryos collected and cultured during the course o f in vitro fertilization treatment. Brilliantly illustrated with hundr eds of original photographs in color as well as black and white, the b ook also details and fully illustrates specific new reproductive techn ologies and provides the reader with both a glossary and a concise his tory of in vitro fertilization. Includes bibliographic references and index.

Spis treści

ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsA REVIEW OF HUMAN GAMETES AND CONCEPTUSESGamete Maturation The Human OocyteThe Human SpermatozoonThe Sperm-Penetrated Human OocyteThe Cleaving Human PreembryoPreembryo Grading and Degree of Cytoplasmic FragmentationPreembryos with the Ability to ImplantAbnormal Morphology of the Human Oocyte and ConceptusCryopreservationAssisted Fertilization by Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)Assisted Hatching and Fragment RemovalPreimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)EpilogueAppendixHUMAN GAMETES AND CONCEPTUSES ILLUSTRATEDIndex.ISBN: 1-85070-016-8 216 pages (Hardback) Color illustrated98-26503 Published: April 1999 $149.95 / £100

O autorze

Lucinda L. Veeck