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Paperback: 98 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 18, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540899782
ISBN-13: 978-3540899785.

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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 humans, male infertility is caused by a number of factors such as the external environment, nutrient changes, genotoxins, and mutagens. These factors affect not only the development of germ cells during spermatogenesis but also the functions of mature sperm, ultimately impairing fertilization or embryogenesis. Typical phenotypes of impaired fertilization or embryogenesis are visible in conditions such as azoospermia, oligozoospermia, and teratozoospermia, which have been induced in model animals with gene deficiencies. Thus, comparative analyses of the phenotypes expressed by model animals carrying gene mutations and infertile human patients should be performed in relation to the normal (natural) fertilization process to clarify the etiology of infertility due to male factors.

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.

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Hardcover: 782 pages
Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 2 edition (December 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415432650
ISBN-13: 978-0415432658.

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Accounting for the huge strides in technological development over the past few years, as well as of recent research and advances, this text updates cutting-edge information on topics such as:

• embryology
• cardiovascular development
• placental implantation and development
• intracardiac shunt malformations
• fetal cardiac tumors.

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Slack Incorporated; 1 edition (September 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1556428413
ISBN-13: 978-1556428418.

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The Changing World of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact of Generation, Gender, and Global Trends by Dr. Ellen J. Scherl and Dr. Marla C. Dubinsky looks to continue the progress made in recent years in the treatment given to patients with IBD by creating a timeline and individualized plan of action beginning with the onset of the disease and continuing throughout the life cycle of the patient.

This unique and necessary text describes the important advancements in understanding the disease’s pathogenesis, epidemiology and natural history. The Changing World of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact of Generation, Gender, and Global Trends also battles the tough questions such as the age of onset, the influence of the environment, and genetic factors.

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Hardcover: 476 pages
Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (July 18, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0120847914
ISBN-13: 978-0120847914.

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This outstanding work is the only modern book devoted to the chick embryo and has been an essential resource for geneticists, molecular and developmental biologists, and other life scientists who use the chick embryo as their research model. This new enlarged and updated second edition is published in response to continuing demand. The text provides a detailed description of development, from fertilization to hatching, with emphasis on the earlier stages though also covering individual organ systems in detail. There are reviews of the more recent molecular research and a new section highlighting the important landmarks in the history of chick embryology which have had an impact on our understanding of developmental processes. The book is beautifully illustrated with 74 text-figures and over 500 photographs, including nearly 200 new scanning electron micrographs.

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Paperback: 472 pages
Publisher: Saunders Ltd.; 1 edition (December 6, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0702028991
ISBN-13: 978-0702028991.

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This reference on veterinary embryology covers general embryology, i.e. the development from the formation of the gametes over fertilization and initial embryogenesis up to the stage where organ formation is initiated, and special embryology, i.e. the development of the organ systems. Moreover, the book also includes a section on teratology, one on assisted reproductive technologies and one on veterinary and societal aspects. Written with the veterinary student in mind, this textbook is written in an accessible style with high quality colour illustrations and line drawings.

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Hardcover: 732 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (February 15, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781716527
ISBN-13: 978-0781716529.

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Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha. Atlas presenting a schematic depiction of the anatomy under discussion. Intended to assist the reader in conceptualizing the general anatomic principles that lie behind the medical images. DNLM: Brain–anatomy & histology Atlases.

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Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (September 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0412785803
ISBN-13: 978-0412785801.

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Although evolutionary developmental biology is a new field, its origins lie in the last century; the search for connections between embryonic development (ontogeny) and evolutionary change (phylogeny) has been a long one. Evolutionary developmental biology is however more than just a fusion of the fields of developmental and evolutionary biology. It forges a unification of genomic, developmental, organismal, population and natural selection approaches to evolutionary change. It is concerned with how developmental processes evolve; how evolution produces novel structures, functions and behaviours; and how development, evolution and ecology are integrated to bring about and stabilize evolutionary change. The previous edition of this title, published in 1992, defined the terms and laid out the field for evolutionary developmental biology. This field is now one of the most active and fast growing within biology and this is reflected in this second edition, which is more than twice the length of the original and brought completely up to date. There are new chapters on major transitions in animal evolution, expanded coverage of comparative embryonic development and the inclusion of recent advances in genetics and molecular biology. The book is divided into eight parts which: + place evolutionary developmental biology in the historical context of the search for relationships between development and evolution; + detail the historical background leading to evolutionary embryology; + explore embryos in development and embryos in evolution; + discuss the relationship between embryos, evolution, environment and ecology; + discuss the dilemma for homology of the fact that development evolves; + deal with the importance of understanding how embryos measure time and place both through development and evolutionarily through heterochrony and heterotrophy; and set out the principles and processes that underlie evolutionary developmental biology. With over one hundred illustrations and photographs, extensive cross-referencing between chapters and boxes for ancillary material, this latest edition will be of immense interest to graduate and advanced undergraduate students in cell, developmental and molecular biology, and in zoology, evolution, ecology and entomology; in fact anyone with an interest in this new and increasingly important and interdisciplinary field which unifies biology.

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Hardcover: 664 pages
Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (November 21, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849389933
ISBN-13: 978-0849389931.

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The result of 3 decades of original research and instruction by internationally referenced authors, Drs. Joseph Altman and Shirley A. Bayer, the Atlas of Prenatal Rat Brain Development provides a complete, state-of-the-art presentation of the developing prenatal rat brain. With the aid of advanced computer graphics, Altman and Bayer revolutionize the study of the highly vulnerable prenatal brain and bring us closer to understanding the dynamics of its development, its malfunctions, deficits, and abnormalities. Their contributions to the field of brain research, and hence to our knowledge of brain disorders, are unsurpassed.The Atlas contains more than 265 platesÛeach plate accompanied by a computer-aided drawing, a 3-dimensional reconstruction of brain slices never before achieved with such accuracy and clarity, that assists in the visualization of the brain and of the relationships among various brain regions. A new, user-friendly alphanumeric coding system is used, allowing for easy identification of brain regions.

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Hardcover: 291 pages
Publisher: Academic Press; 1st edition (March 17, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0124020607
ISBN-13: 978-0124020603.

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This book is an essential anatomical resource for developmental biologists who need to know about any aspect of mouse developmental anatomy, as well as for geneticists using the mouse embryo as a model. The book is a companion to Kaufman’s The Atlas of Mouse Development, and details the developmental anatomy of the early embryo, the transitional tissues, and all the major organ systems. It also provides extensive comparisons with human developmental anatomy, both normal and abnormal. The book has extensive reference indexes detailing developmental stage criteria.
The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development will be a key reference work for anyone who needs to understand developmental anatomy in normal and mutant mice.

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Paperback: 600 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (January 9, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1405156090
ISBN-13: 978-1405156097.

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The second edition of this quick reference handbook for obstetricians and gynecologists and primary care physicians is designed to complement the parent textbook Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother The third edition of Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the two patients ndash; fetus and mother, with special coverage of each patient. Clinical Obstetrics thoroughly reviews the biology, pathology, and clinical management of disorders affecting both the fetus and the mother. Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother – Handbook provides the practising physician with succinct, clinically focused information in an easily retrievable format that facilitates diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. When you need fast answers to specific questions, you can turn with confidence to this streamlined, updated reference.

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