Cambridge | English | 2017 | ISBN-10: 1107126320 | 316 Pages | PDF | 26.12 mb
by Ryuzo Yanagimachi (Foreword), Christopher J. De Jonge (Editor), Christopher L. R. Barratt (Editor)
This revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive account of the human male gamete. Detailed overviews of human sperm production, maturation, and function – and how these processes affect and influence fertility, infertility, and assisted reproduction – are given. A wide range of new developments including proteomics, spermatogenesis, sperm-specific WW domain-binding proteins, Ca2+ signalling, DNA packaging, epididymis are explored, whilst a new chapter presents information gained from mouse genetics, highlighting how it informs male fertility research. The impact of environmental factors during pre-pubertal and pubertal stages of life is also investigated. Featuring engaging prose with chapters organized topographically, The Sperm Cell remains an essential resource for andrologists, clinical scientists, and laboratory personnel
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