Oogenesis : the universal process / editors, Marie-Helene Verlhac and Anne Villeneuve.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verlhac, Marie-Hélène.

Villeneuve, Anne, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oogenesis.

Embryology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (534 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Oogenesis - the process by which female germ cells develop into mature eggs, or ova - is a complex process involving many important elements of developmental and cellular biology: from cell-cell interactions, complex signalling cascades, specialized cell cycles and cytoskeleton organization. Oocytes from various species (including clam, starfish, xenopus and mouse) are excellent model systems to study the biochemistry of cell division with important implications for basic and clinical research. This book describes the entire process of oogenesis in chronological order with contributions

Contents:

Oogenesis: The Universal Process; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Section I: Oocyte determination; 1 The sperm/oocyte decision, a C. elegans perspective; 2 Sex determination and gonadal development; 3 Clytia hemisphaerica: A Cnidarian model for studying oogenesis; Section II: Oocyte growth; 4 Soma-germline interactions in the ovary: an evolutionary perspective; Section III: Homologous chromosome pairing and recombination; 5 Homologous chromosome pairing and synapsis during oogenesis; 6 Meiotic recombination in mammals; Section IV: Meiosis resumption

7 Initiation of the meiotic prophase-to-metaphase transition in mammalian oocytes 8 Oocyte-specific translational control mechanisms; 9 MPF and the control of meiotic divisions: old problems, new concepts; Section V: The cytological events of meiotic divisions; 10 Meiotic spindle assembly and chromosome segregation in oocytes; 11 Mechanisms of asymmetric division in metazoan meiosis; Section VI: Biological clocks regulating meiotic divisions; 12 The control of the metaphase-to-anaphase transition in meiosis I; 13 Mechanisms controlling maintenance and exit of the CSF arrest

14 Cytostatic arrest: post-ovulation arrest until fertilization in metazoan oocytes Section VII: Oocyte ageing in mammals; 15 Mammalian oocyte population throughout life; Section VIII: From oocyte to embryo; 16 Fertilization and the evolution of animal gamete proteins; 17 Remodeling the oocyte into a totipotent zygote: degradation of maternal products; 18 Chromatin remodeling in mammalian oocytes; 19 Follicles and medically assisted reproduction; Index; Colour Plates

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9786612550294

9781282550292

1282550292

9780470687970

0470687975

9780470687987

0470687983

OCLC:

609858727