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Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals.
Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals reviews the most recent advances in the research of physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying oocyte growth and development, providing readers with the fundamental understanding of these key processes and summarizing this important fiel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicester :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Oocyte Development before and during Folliculogenesis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Germ Cell Cyst and Ovigerous Cord Formation; 1.3 Meiotic Entry and Progression; 1.4 Follicle Formation; 1.5 Follicle Development; 1.6 Steroid Hormone Signaling in Oocyte Development; 1.7 Summary; References; 2 The In Vitro Culture of Ovarian Follicles: A Brief History and Current Considerations; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Ovarian Follicles; 2.1.2 Follicle Culture and Fertility Preservation.
- 2.2 A Brief Historical Review of In Vitro Follicle Culture2.3 State-of-the-Art In Vitro Follicle Culture; 2.3.1 Alternative and Complementary Strategies; 2.4 The Future of Ovarian Follicle Culture; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Regulation of Oocyte Meiotic Resumption by Somatic Cells; 3.1 Meiotic Resumption Is Negatively Regulated in a cAMP-Dependent Manner; 3.2 The Regulation of cAMP Level in Mouse Oocytes; 3.3 The Expression and Roles of PDEs in both Cumulus Cells and Oocytes in Domestic Animals concentration; 3.4 Closure of Gap Junctional Communication.
- 4.6.2 Regulation of Steroidogenesis and Luteinization4.6.3 Cumulus Cell Expansion; 4.6.4 Cumulus Cell Metabolism; 4.7 Manipulation and Use in Reproductive Technologies; 4.7.1 Altering Ovulation Rate-Antibodies; 4.7.2 In Vitro Embryo Production; 4.8 Concluding Remarks; References; 5 MicroRNAs in Oocyte Physiology and Development; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Biogenesis of miRNA; 5.3 Recognition and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Target mRNA by miRNA; 5.4 miRNA in Germ Cell Differentiation and Oogenesis; 5.5 Expression and Regulation of miRNA in Oocyte Development.
- 5.6 miRNAs in Oocyte Maturation and Competence5.7 miRNAs as Temporal Regulatory Cascades of Maternal mRNA Translation; 5.8 miRNAs in Oocyte Development in Relation to Endocrine Control; 5.9 miRNA Regulation of Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Oocyte; 5.10 Strategic Approaches and Challenges to Study the Role of miRNAs in Oocytes; 5.11 Concluding Remarks; References; 6 Bovine Oocyte Gene Expression: Identification of Functional Regulators of Early Embryogenesis; 6.1 Introduction.