When considering the physiological systems of the body, the degree
of species variation within the reproductive system compared to
other systems is remarkable. Furthermore, it is essential that
researchers, educators, and students alike remain aware of the
fundamental comparative differences in the reproductive biology of
domestic species.
Written by renowned scientists in their respective fields,
Comparative Reproductive Biology is a comprehensive
reference on the reproductive systems of domestic species. The book
offers both broad and specific knowledge in areas that have
advanced the field in recent years, including advances in cell and
molecular biology applied to reproduction, transgenic animal
production, gender selection, artificial insemination, embryo
transfer, cryobiology, animal cloning and many others. This seminal
text includes topics in animal reproduction that are usually only
found as part of other books in animal science such as anatomy,
histology, physiology, radiology, ultrasonogrophy, and
others.
* * Comprehensive reference of the reproductive systems of domestic
species
* * Written by a team of top researchers
* * Richly illustrated throughout, including 12 pages of color
images
Cuprins
1. Developmental Anatomy of Reproductive Organs.
2. Anatomy of Reproductive Organs|.
3.1. Introduction to Histology, Cellular and Molecular
Biology.
3.2. Overview of Male Reproductive Organs.
3.3. Comparative Histology and Subcellular Structures of
Mammalian Spermatogenesis and.
Spermatozoa.
3.4. Overview of Female Reproductive Organs.
3.5. Fertilization.
4. Comparative Reproductive Physiology of Domestic Animals.
5. Transgenic Animals.
6. Gender Selection in Mammalian Semen and Pre-implantation
Embryos.
7. Artificial Insemination.
8. Embryo Transfer and In Vitro Fertilization.
9. The Comparative Cryobiology of Preimplantation Embryos from
Domestic Animals.
10. Animal Cloning.
11. Introductory Chapter on Comparative Placentation.
12. Comparative Placentation.
13.1. Pregnancy Diagnosis in the Mare.
13.2. Bovine Pregnancy Diagnosis.
13.3. Pregnancy Diagnosis in Swine.
13.4. Pregnancy Diagnosis in the Ewe.
13.5. Canine and Feline Pregnancy Diagnosis.
14. Ultrasonography in Small Ruminant Reproduction
Despre autor
Heide Schatten, Ph D, is Associate Professor at the
University of Missouri, Columbia. She is well published in the
areas of cytoskeletal regulation in somatic and reproductive cells
and on cytoskeletal abnormalities in cells affected by disease,
cellular and molecular biology, cancer biology, reproductive
biology, developmental biology, microbiology, space biology, and
microscopy. A member of the American Society for Cell Biology,
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Microscopy
Society of America, and American Society for Gravitational and
Space Biology, she has received numerous awards including grant
awards from NSF, NIH, and NASA.
Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, DVM, Ph D, Drhc, is Professor
of Veterinary Anatomy and Medical Illustrator at the College of
Veterinary Medicine of the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is
a member of the American, European and World Associations of
Veterinary Anatomists and also author of more than 380
publications, including Clinical Anatomy for Small Animal
Practitioners (Blackwell, 2002) translated in three languages.
During his career of over 50 years, he has been honored by numerous
invited presentations, awards, diplomas and certificates of
recognition.