Bookedited by Kay Elder, Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge, Brian Dale Centre for Assisted Reproduction, Naples.
Contents:
Review of cell and molecular biology
Endocrine control of reproduction: controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for ART
Gametes and gametogenesis
Sperm-oocyte interaction
First stages of development
Implantation and early stages of fetal development
Stem cell biology
The clinical in-vitro fertilization laboratory
Quality management in the IVF laboratory
Sperm and ART
Oocyte retrieval and embryo culture
Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos
Micromanipulation techniques
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Epigenetics and assisted reproduction.