Current Topics in Developmental Biology
Academic Press
Published on 14. July 1978
248 pages
978-0-08-058435-5 (ISBN)
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Current Topics in Developmental Biology
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Alberto Monroy | Aron A. Moscona
Current Topics in Developmental Biology: v. 12
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05/1978
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- Front Cover
- Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Volume 12
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Errata
- Chapter 1. Patterns in Metazoan Fertilization
- I. Sperm Penetration
- II. Block to Polyspermy
- References
- Chapter 2. Biochemistry of Male Germ Cell Differentiation in Mammals: RNA Synthesis in Meiotic and Postmeiotic Cells
- I. Introduction
- II. Inactivation of the XY Bivalent in Meiosis
- III. Ribosomal RNA Synthesis in Spermatocytes
- IV. Nonribosomal RNA Synthesis in Spermatocytes
- V. Haploid Gene Activity in Spermatogenesis and Preservation of Meiotic RNA in Spermatids
- References
- Chapter 3. Cell Communication, Cell Union, and Initiation of Meiosis in Ciliate Conjugation
- I. Introduction
- II. Cell Communication
- III. Cell Union
- IV. Initiation of Meiosis
- V. General Discussion
- References
- Chapter 4. Sperm-Egg Association in Mammals
- I. Introduction
- II. Membrane Fusion between Sperm and Egg
- III. Vitelline Block to Multiple Sperm-Egg Fusion
- IV. Interaction between Sperm Nucleus and Egg Cytoplasm
- V. Species Specificity
- VI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Sperm and Egg Receptors Involved in Fertilization
- I. Introduction-Model Systems
- II. Action at a Distance
- III. Sperm-Egg Attachment and Binding
- IV. Antibodies and Lectins as Fertilization Inhibitors
- V. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Transformations of Sperm Nuclei upon Insemination
- I. Introduction
- II. Male Pronuclear Development: An Overview
- III. Control of Pronuclear Development and Activity
- IV. Pronuclear Development and Activity in Cross-Fertilized Eggs
- V. Transformations of the Paternally Derived Chromatin
- VI. Nuclear Protein Changes in the Paternally Derived Chromatin at Fertilization
- VII. Origin of Nuclear Proteins That Become Associated with Sperm Chromatin
- VIII. Changes in Activity of the Paternally Derived Chromatin
- IX. Derivation of the Membrane That Comprises the Nuclear Envelope of the Male Pronucleus
- X. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7. Mechanisms of Activation of Sperm and Egg During Fertilization of Sea Urchin Gametes
- I. Introduction
- II. Activation of Sperm
- III. Sperm-Egg Attachment and Fusion
- IV. Experimental Analysis of Egg Activation
- V. Primary Response of the Egg to Fertilization-Membrane Potential Changes
- VI. Primary-Secondary Responses of the Egg to Fertilization-Calcium
- VII. Consequences of Increased Calcium in the Activation of Development
- VIII. The Cortical Reaction as a Consequence of the Ca2+ Increase
- IX. Oxidations and NAD Kinase Activation as Consequences of the Ca2+ Increase
- X. Separation of Early and Late Events of Fertilization
- XI. Intracellular pH as a Regulator of the Late Changes
- XII. Additional Factors Regulating the Egg
- XIII. Do Principles of Activation at Fertilization Apply to Other Cellular and Developmental Activities?
- XIV. Summary
- References
- Subject Index
- Contents of Previous Volumes
