Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals reviews the most recent advances in the research of physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying oocyte growth and development, providing readers with the fundamental understanding of these key processes and summarizing this important field of research. The book covers multiple molecular and physiological mechanisms including initiation of oocyte growth during folliculogenesis and in vitro follicle culture to support oocyte competence, that are critical to health and quality. Physiological process ranging from gene expression to metabolism will be covered with an eye toward using these factors to uncover biomarkers that will further advance the field. In addition, the text looks at the effects of in vitro maturation environments on oocyte quality and developmental outcome.Content:
Chapter 1 Oocyte Development before and during Folliculogenesis (pages 1–19): Melissa Pepling
Chapter 2 The In Vitro Culture of Ovarian Follicles: A Brief History and Current Considerations (pages 21–33): Bahar Uslu and Joshua Johnson
Chapter 3 Regulation of Oocyte Meiotic Resumption by Somatic Cells (pages 35–53): Masayuki Shimada
Chapter 4 Oocyte?Secreted Factors in Domestic Animals (pages 55–70): Jeremy G. Thompson, David G. Mottershead and Robert B. Gilchrist
Chapter 5 MicroRNAs in Oocyte Physiology and Development (pages 71–83): Dawit Tesfaye, Md M. Hossain and Karl Schellander
Chapter 6 Bovine Oocyte Gene Expression: Identification of Functional Regulators of Early Embryogenesis1 (pages 85–110): Swamy K. Tripurani, Jianbo Yao and George W. Smith
Chapter 7 Epigenetic Modifications during Mammalian Oocyte Growth and Meiotic Progression (pages 111–143): Claudia Baumann, Maria M. Viveiros and Rabindranath De La Fuente
Chapter 8 Oocyte Calcium Homeostasis (pages 145–164): Zoltan Machaty
Chapter 9 Oocyte Metabolism and Its Relationship to Developmental Competence (pages 165–189): Rebecca L. Krisher and Jason R. Herrick
Chapter 10 Screening for Oocyte Competence (pages 191–206): Marc?Andre Sirard and Mourad Assidi
Chapter 11 In Vitro Maturation Environment Affects Developmental Outcome (pages 207–218): Pat Lonergan