Format:
Online-Ressource (XV, 318 p)
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online resource
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Biomedical and Life Sciences
ISBN:
9783642583018
Content:
This book offers the reader an integrated point of view of fertilization in the animal kingdom. As the research at the molecular and cellular level is scarce compared to the huge diversity of animal species, for each phylum or class representative species have been chosen. Each phylum/class begins with a general description of the sexual and asexual reproduction strategies of the respective species, followed by a description of the reproductive cycle as well as of its reproductive system. The main focus is on the cellular and molecular aspects of fertilization of all the selected representative species, and the book is fully illustrated with photographs and drawings to facilitate understanding
Note:
1 Fertilization in Protozoa1 Reproduction Strategies in Protozoa -- 2 Fertilization in a Flagellate -- 3 Sexual Phase and Fertilization inPlasmodium -- 4 Gamogony and Agamogony in Foraminiferans -- 5 Conjugation in Ciliates -- References -- 2 Fertilization in Invertebrates -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Porifera -- 3 Cnidaria (Coelenterata) -- 4 Ctenophora -- 5 Platyhelminthes -- 6 Rhynchocoela (Nemertea, Nemertinea) -- 7 Nematoda -- 8 Mollusca -- 9 Annelida -- 10 Arthropoda -- 11 Echinodermata -- 12 Protochordata -- References -- 3 Fertilization in Fishes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Structural Preparation of Oocyte and Spermatozoon for Fertilization -- 3 Oocyte Maturation for Acquisition of Fertilizability -- 4 Interaction and Membrane Fusion Between Gametes -- 5 Responses of Egg to Membrane Fusion with Spermatozoon -- 6 Polyspermy-Preventing Mechanism -- 7 Formation of Male and Female Pronuclei -- 8 Migration and Karyogamy of Female and Male Pronuclei -- 9 Fertilization Without an Increase in Cytoplasmic Ca2+and Exocytosis of Cortical Alveoli -- References -- 4 Fertilization in Amphibians -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Interactions of Sperm with Oocyte Investments and Oocyte Membrane -- 3 Mechanism of Oocyte Activation -- 4 Mechanisms for Polyspermy Block -- 5 Variations in Amphibian Fertilization -- References -- 5 Fertilization in Birds -- 1 Introduction to Avian Breeding Systems -- 2 Gametes, Gameteogenesis and Reproductive Systems -- 3 Oviducal Sperm Transport and Storage -- 4 Sperm:Egg Interaction -- 5 Quantitative Aspects of Sperm: Egg Interaction, Fertility and the Fertile Period -- References -- 6 Fertilization in Monotreme, Marsupial and Eutherian Mammals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sperm Production -- 3 Epididymal Maturation of Spermatozoa -- 4 Sperm Deposition, Storage and Transport in the Female Tract -- 5 Capacitation -- 6 Hyperactivation of Spermatozoa -- 7 The Acrosome -- 8 Sperm Interaction with the Zona Pellucida -- 9 Sperm-Oocyte Fusion -- 10 Oocyte Activation -- 11 Cortical Reaction and Block to Polyspermy -- 12 Decondensation of the Sperm Nucleus -- 13 Completion of Meiosis, Pronuclei Development and Syngamy -- 14 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 7 Fertilization in Protozoa and Metazoan Animals: A Comparative Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition of Fertilization -- 3 Somatic and Germ Cell Lines in Protozoa and Metazoa -- 4 Comparative Analysis of Fertilization in Metazoa -- References.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642635304
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783540670933
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783642635304
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783642583025
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-58301-8
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