Biology of Fertilization. Biology of the Sperm

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages ix-x
Foreword, Pages xi-xiii, Charles B. Metz, Alberto Monroy
Preface, Pages xv-xvi
CONTENTS OF OTHER VOLUMES, Pages xvii-xviii
1 - Genes, Evolution, and the Immortality of the Monophyletic Germ Line, Pages 3-21, SUSUMU OHNO
2 - Cell Surface Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms, Pages 23-55, KERMIT L. CARRAWAY, CORALIE A. CAROTHERS CARRAWAY
3 - Fertilization in Paramecium, Pages 57-85, KOICHI HIWATASHI, AKIO KITAMURA
4 - Gametogenesis: General Considerations, Pages 89-94, ALBERTO MONROY
5 - Vertebrate Sex Determination: An Immunologic Perspective, Pages 95-118, DEAN NAKAMURA, STEPHEN S. WACHTEL
6 - Oocyte Growth and Maturation in Starfish, Pages 119-140, HARUO KANATANI
7 - Synthesis, Accumulation, and Utilization of Maternal Macromolecules during Oogenesis and Oocyte Maturation, Pages 141-188, L. DENNIS SMITH, JOEL D. RICHTER
8 - Meiotic Arrest in Animal Oocytes, Pages 189-219, YOSHIO MASUI
9 - The Control of Meiotic Maturation in Mammals, Pages 221-252, A. TSAFRIRI
10 - The Proliferative and Meiotic History of Mammalian Female Germ Cells, Pages 253-297, G. SIRACUSA, M. DE FELICI, A. SALUSTRI
11 - Ionic Regulation of Oocyte Maturation, Pages 299-345, M. MOREAU, P. GUERRIER, J.P. VILAIN
12 - Establishment of Polarity in the Insect Egg, Pages 347-377, HERWIG O. GUTZEIT, KLAUS SANDER
Index, Pages 379-391