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The sperm cell : production, maturation, fertilization, regeneration /

This is a comprehensive and definitive account of the human male gamete. It provides a detailed overview of human sperm production, maturation and function, and looks at how these processes affect and influence fertility, infertility and ART. It will appeal to all practitioners and scientists in rep...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Jonge, Christopher J. De, Barratt, C. L. R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2006.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; 1 Mammalian spermatogenesis and sperm structure: anatomical and compartmental analysis; 2 Sperm chromatin stability and susceptibility to damage in relation to its structure; 3 Genomic and proteomic approaches to defining sperm production and function; 4 Sperm maturation in the human epididymis; 5 Controls of sperm motility; 5 6egulation of capacitation; 7 Reactive oxygen species: friend or foe; 8 Testing sperm manufacturing quality: the sperm-zona binding assay; 9 Genetics: a basic science perspective.