The Sperm Cell: Production, Maturation, Fertilization, Regeneration

Ryuzo Yanagimachi

doi:10.1017/9781316411124

This revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive account of the human male gamete. Detailed overviews of human sperm production, maturation, and function - and how these processes affect and influence fertility, infertility, and assisted reproduction - are given. A wide range of new developments including proteomics, spermatogenesis, sperm-specific WW domain-binding proteins, Ca2+ signalling, DNA packaging, epididymis are explored, whilst a new chapter presents information gained from mouse genetics, highlighting how it informs male fertility research. The impact of environmental factors during pre-pubertal and pubertal stages of life is also investigated. Featuring engaging prose with chapters organized topographically, The Sperm Cell remains an essential resource for andrologists, clinical scientists, and laboratory personnel.

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The Sperm CellSecond Edition
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The Sperm Cell - Title page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Foreword
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Preface
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1 - Spermatogenesis
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Clinical and Experimental Considerations
- By Ellen Goossens, Herman Tournaye
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2 - Sperm Chromatin Stability and Susceptibility to Damage in Relation to Its Structure
pp 21-35
- By W. Steven Ward
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3 - Sperm Ultrastructure in Fertile Men and Male Sterility
pp 36-58
Revisiting Teratozoospermia
- By Hector E. Chemes
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4 - Sperm RNA and Its Use as a Clinical Marker
pp 59-72
- By Meritxell Jodar, Ester Anton, Stephen A. Krawetz
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5 - Role of the Epididymis in Sperm Maturation
pp 73-87
- By Robert Sullivan, Clémence Belleannée
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6 - Seminal Plasma Plays Important Roles in Fertility
pp 88-108
- By Susan S. Suarez, Mariana F. Wolfner
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7 - Physiological and Pathological Aspects of Sperm Metabolism
pp 109-125
- By Zamira Gibb, Robert John Aitken
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8 - Regulation of Sperm Behaviour
pp 126-142
The Role(s) of [Ca2+]i Signalling
- By Stephen Publicover
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9 - Proteomics of Capacitation
pp 143-151
- By Mark A. Baker
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10 - Current Concepts and Unresolved Questions in Human Sperm Cumulus and Zona Interaction
pp 152-156
- By Christopher J. De Jonge, Christopher L. R. Barratt
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11 - Sperm-Specific WW-Domain-Binding Proteins
pp 157-176
- By Richard Oko, Mahmoud Aarabi, Jiude Mao, Hanna Balakier, Peter Sutovsky
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12 - Fundamental Role for Sperm Phospholipase C ζ in Mammalian Fertilization
pp 177-192
- By Michail Nomikos, Karl Swann, F. Anthony Lai
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13 - Male Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
pp 193-207
- By Nigel Pereira, Queenie V. Neri, Tyler Cozzubbo, Stephanie Cheung, Zev Rosenwaks, Gianpiero D. Palermo
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14 - The Genetic Basis of Male Infertility
pp 208-229
- By Amin S. Herati, Peter R. Butler, Dolores J. Lamb
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15 - The Sperm Epigenome
pp 230-239
- By Timothy G. Jenkins, Douglas T. Carrell
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16 - Environmental Factors and Male Fertility
pp 240-259
- By Tina Kold Jensen, Hanne Frederiksen, Katrine Bay, Niels E. Skakkebaek
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17 - Susceptibility of the Testis to Lifestyle and Environmental Factors During the Life Course
pp 260-279
- By Richard M. Sharpe
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18 - Mouse Genetics – How Does It Inform Male Fertility Research?
pp 280-296
- By Laura O'Hara, Lee B. Smith
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Index
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