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Taylor & Francis Handbook of In Vitro Fertilization Second Edition 1999 Edition by David K. Gardner
This handbook provides both a theoretical and practical guide to techniques currently used in assisted reproduction. The emphasis has been placed on the practical application of technologies. Each chapter provides precise background information and a detailed account of procedures employed._x000D__x000D_Handbook of InVitro Fertilization, Second Edition, brings together for the first time, leaders in every field of clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF), with contributors from America, Australia, and Europe._x000D__x000D_Topics covered include: endocrinology, oocyte retrieval and maturation, IVF, ICSI, embryo culture, assisted hatching, embryo biopsy and preimplantation diagnosis, assessment of viability, cryopreservation, gamete and embryo ultrastructure, and uterine receptivity. _x000D__x000D_This book is valuable to clinicians, scientists, IVF technicians, researchers, and all students of life sciences._x000D_ Table of Contents :- _x000D_
Historical Perspective of IVF-Carl Wood and Alan O. Trounson_x000D_
IVF patient preparation-Carl Wood and Gillian Graves_x000D_
Endocrinology of IVF-Talia Eldar-Geva, Ilan Calderon, Vivien MacLachlan and David Healy_x000D_
Oocyte Retrieval-Luk rombauts and Carl Wood_x000D_
In vitro maturation and developmental comptetence of human primary oocytes-_x000D_
Frank Barnes_x000D_
Assessment of the male and preparation of sperm for ARTs-Gordon Baker, D.Y. Liu and Harold Bourne_x000D_
In Vitro Fertilization-Ariff Bongso and Alan Trounson_x000D_
Assisted Fertilization-Andre Van Steirtegham_x000D_
Embryo Development-Ariff Bongso and David Gardner_x000D_
CoCulture of Embryos with Somatic Helper Cells-_x000D_
Denny Sakkas, Ariff Bongso and David Gardner_x000D_
Embryo Culture Systems-David Gardner and Michelle Lane_x000D_
Micromanipulation as a clinical tool-Jacques Cohen, Steen Willadsen, Tim Schimmel and Jacob Levron_x000D_
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of numerical abormalities using FISH-_x000D_
Santiago Munne_x000D_
Chromosomal Analysis of Development-_x000D_
Ariff Bongso_x000D_
Assessment of Embryo Metabolism and Viability-David Gardner and Henry J. Leese_x000D_
Cryopreservation of Oocytes and Embryos-Jill Shaw, Apichart Oranratnachai and Alan O. Trounson_x000D_
Transplantation and cryopreservation of ovarian tissue-Jillian Shaw, Carl Wood and Alan O. Trounson_x000D_
Ultrastructure of Human Gamete, Fertilization and Embryo Development-A. Henry Sathananthan_x000D_
Ultrastructure of ICSI-A. Henry Sathananthan and Alan Trounson_x000D_
Oocyte and Embryo Donation-John Leeton and Alan O. Trounson_x000D_
Uterine receptivity and embryo transfer-_x000D_
Peter Rogers and John Leeton_x000D_
Ethical Considerations of IVF and Human Embryo Research-Karen Dawson_x000D_
Future developments in IVF and related technologies-Alan O. Trounson and Carl Wood_x000D_
Index_x000D_