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, Page xv
CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES, Pages xvii-xviii
1 - Functions of Egg Cortical Granules, Pages 1-43, HERBERT SCHUEL
2 - The Formation of the Fertilization Membrane of the Sea Urchin Egg, Pages 45-80, ERICA S. KAY, BENNETT M. SHAPIRO
3 - Sperm Penetration and the Establishment of the Dorsal–Ventral Polarity of the Amphibian Egg, Pages 81-125, GEORGE M. MALACINSKI
4 - The Role of Calcium Explosions, Waves, and Pulses in Activating Eggs, Pages 127-165, LIONEL F. JAFFE
5 - Ionic Signaling in the Sea Urchin Egg at Fertilization, Pages 167-221, M.J. WHITAKER, R.A. STEINHARDT
6 - Polyspermy-Preventing Mechanisms, Pages 223-250, LAURINDA A. JAFFE, MEREDITH GOULD
7 - Pronuclear Events during Fertilization, Pages 251-298, FRANK J. LONGO
8 - Activation of DNA Synthesis during Early Embryogenesis, Pages 299-345, ROBERT MICHAEL BENBOW
9 - Interspersed Maternal RNA of Sea Urchin and Amphibian Eggs, Pages 347-366, FRANK J. CALZONE, HOWARD T. JACOBS, CONSTANTIN N. FLYTZANIS, JAMES W. POSAKONY, ERIC H. DAVIDSON
10 - Nuclear–Cytoplasmic Interactions in Early Development, Pages 367-377, ANNA MARIA RINALDI, GIOVANNI GIUDICE
11 - Protein Synthesis during Oogenesis and Early Embryogenesis in the Mammal, Pages 379-399, JONATHAN VAN BLERKOM
12 - Maternal Messenger RNA: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Spatial Control of Its Expression in Embryos, Pages 401-452, RUDOLF A. RAFF, RICHARD M. SHOWMAN
Addendum to Chapter 5, Pages 453-455, M.J. WHITAKER, R.A. STEINHARDT
Index, Pages 457-469