Gametogenesis, Early Embryo Development and Stem Cell Derivation

By Tiziana A.L. Brevini, Georgia Pennarossa, Pennarossa Georgia, et al.

Gametogenesis: Primordial germ cells; Mitosis and Meiosis; Maturation of the female gamete; Imprinting and epigenetic regulation; Fertilization; Oocyte activation.- Early embryo development: Syngamy and spindle formation; Cleavage, compaction and blastulation; Cell commitment and Waddington model of epigenetic restriction. Asymmetric imprinting; Establishment of the body axis.- Stem cells and gametogenesis: Oocyte competence and potency; Oocyte as a source of uniparental pluripotent cells; Spindles of uniparental origin in mammals; Stem cells as a source of oocytes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461455316
• ISBN13: 9781461455318
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"