1st Edition
Atlas of Human Embryo Development Advances with New Imaging Technologies
120 Pages
50 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
120 Pages
50 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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This important and exciting atlas shows with unprecedented resolution the development of the human embryo from fertilization to the end of pre-implantation development. Technology can now capture dynamic changes at the subcellular level that drive embryogenesis and development, allowing the whole team in reproductive medicine to move on from traditional imaging of fixed specimens or classic light... Read more
Preface. Imaging preimplantation embryos with cellular resolution. Fertilization and early cell cleavages. Embryo compaction and polarization. Lineage segregation. Blastocyst morphogenesis and hatching. Changes in cellular organization during preimplantation development. Identifying cellular features indicating compromised embryo development.
Biography
Nicolas D Plachta, Ph.D. is the William Richard Gordon President's Distinguished Professor in Genetics and Scientific Director , Cell and Developmental Biology Microscopy Core, at the Smilow Center for Translational Research at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
