Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Mammals / Edition 1

by Don P. Wolf, Mary Zelinski-Wooten

Overview

Don P. Wolf and Mary Zelinski-Wooten provide a comprehensive review of the procedures and techniques used in assisted reproduction, as well as in nuclear transfer for both the treatment of human infertility and the propagation of animals. Combining the details of clinical application with the physiological facts of reproduction, the authors treat subjects such as the in vitro maturation of oocytes, embryo culture, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and the process of nuclear transfer. Cutting-edge and wide-ranging, Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Mammals offers clinical ARTs practitioners, research scientists, those responsible for animal care, and students not only an informative historical perspective on the development of ARTs, but also updates on several of the more dynamic clinical areas, and a highly practical understanding of their applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780896036635
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	01/31/2001
Series:	Contemporary Endocrinology
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	305
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Wolf, Don P., PhD (Oregon Regional Primate Research Center); Zelinski-Wooten, Mary, PhD (Oregon Regional Primate Research Center)

Table of Contents

Part I. Assisted Fertilization. Developments in Animal Reproductive Biotechnology, Robert H. Foote. Advances in Animal In Vitro Fertilization, Benjamin G. Brackett. Control of Oocyte Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Maturation, Gary D. Smith. In Vitro Oocyte Maturation: Human Aspects, Jeffrey B. Russell. Measurement of Reproductive Potential in the Human Female, Philip E. Patton. Imaging Technology in Assisted Reproduction, Roger A. Pierson. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection or Conventional Fertilization to Maximize the Number of Viable Embryos, Susan E. Lanzendorf and Catherine Boyd. The Production of Viable Human Blasyts: The Evolution of Sequential Culture Systems, Thomas B. Poole and Joseph E. Martin. Embryo Transfer: A Concise and Practical Summary of the Techniques, Kenneth A. Burry. Cryopreservation of Mammalian Embryos, Gametes, and Ovarian Tissue: Current Issues and Progress, William F. Rall. Satellite and Transport In Vitro Fertilization, Paul F. Kaplan, Douglas J Austin, and Marsha J. Gorrill. Assisted Reproductive Laboratory: Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Continuous Quality Improvement in a Regulatory Environment, William Byrd. Part II. Nuclear Transfer. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transplantation in Cattle, James M. Robl. Nuclear Modifications and Reprogramming After Nuclear Transfer, Randall S. Prather. Application of ARTs and Nuclear Transfer in Exotic or Endangered Species, Kenneth L. White, Thomas D. Bunch, Shoukhrat Mitalipov, and William A. Reed. Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Nonhuman Primates, Nadia Ouhibi, Mary B. Zelinski-Wooten, James A. Thomson, and Don P. Wolf. Cloning and Nuclear Transfer in Humans, Don P. Wolf. Index

Editorial Reviews

Though these 17 contributed chapters are divided into sections on assisted reproduction and nuclear transfer, the controversial field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is treated as a continuum since assisted reproduction lays the technical groundwork for asexual reproduction by nuclear transfer. Addressing a wide audience of clinical ART practitioners, students, research scientists, and animal caretakers, specialists provide a historical overview of mammalian in vitro fertilization (IVF) and discuss the latest technical aspects of IVF and cloning (Dolly is mentioned). An especially intriguing application is preservation of endangered species. Includes ultrasound images, photomicrographs of eggs at different stages of nuclear maturation, and color three-dimensional mathematical models of follicular development. Wolf and Zelinski- Wooten are with the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center in Beaverton, OR (which has drawn protests from animal rights activists). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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