Research Catalog

Title

An atlas of human blastocysts / [edited by] Lucinda L. Veeck and Nikica Zaninović.

Publication

New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, 2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Veeck Gosden, Lucinda.
• Zaninovic, Nikica.

Description

286 p. : ill. (some col.); 31 cm.

Series Statement

The encyclopedia of visual medicine series

Uniform Title

Encyclopedia of visual medicine series.

Subjects

• Atlas
• Human reproductive technology > Atlases
• Blastocyst > Atlases
• Preimplantation Phase > physiology
• Blastocyst > cytology
• Fertilization in Vitro
• Fertilization in vitro, Human > Atlases

Genre/Form

Atlas.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Overview of early human preimplantation development in vitro -- 2. Metabolic requirements during preimplantation development and the formulation of culture media / David K. Gardner and Michelle Lane -- 3. Human morulae in vitro -- 4. Cell allocation and differentiation -- 5. Human blastocysts in vitro -- 6. Preembryo selection and blastocyst quality: how to choose the optimal conceptus for transfer -- 7. Blastocyst hatching -- 8. Blastocyst cryopreservation and thawing -- 9. Cell death (apoptosis) in human blastocysts / Kate Hardy, Sophie Spanos and David L. Becker -- 10. Human implantation / Owen Davis and Zev Rosenwaks -- 11. Human embryonic stem cells / Michal Amit and Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor -- 12. The mammalian blastocyst as an experimental model / Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Hung-Chih Kuo and Don P. Wolf -- 13. The moral status of the human blastocyst / Howard W. Jones, Jr. -- Abbreviations and symbols used for embryology documentation.

ISBN

1842141694 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2003040564

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries