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This book presents a timely collection of reviews by experts in periconception and fertilization. The book provides a good introduction for those new to the field as well as those who have worked in this field for some time, but not have been able to keep up-to-date with recent advances on the topic...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology,
1014 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62414-3 |
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This book presents a timely collection of reviews by experts in periconception and fertilization. The book provides a good introduction for those new to the field as well as those who have worked in this field for some time, but not have been able to keep up-to-date with recent advances on the topic. The book reviews the current knowledge in this field, then focuses its attention on short-term and long-term effects of the periconception period, both from a physiological and medical perspective. Finally the volume covers the examination of the potential mechanisms involved in controlling peri |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (X, 179 pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319624143 |
| Index Number: | QH491 |
| CLC: | Q11 |
| Contents: | I. General Introduction -- 1. Defining the events taking place during the periconception period -- 2. The importance of immediate effects of the periconception period in reproductive medicine and human assisted reproduction -- 3. The importance of immediate effects of periconception period in animal breeding and biotechnological advances such as artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) -- II. Establishment of Periconception Environment -- 4. The consequences of molecular cross-talk between maternal tract, gametes and embryo taking place during the periconception period -- 5. The |