@article{851823,
      recid = {851823},
      author = {Dale, Brian,},
      title = {Fertilization : the beginning of life /},
      pages = {ix, 130 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :},
      abstract = {"This book introduces readers to the fascinating  interaction of specialized gamete cells, forming the early  embryo and a blueprint of new life. Gain a thorough  understanding of the complex physiological events and  biochemical processes--such as ionic regulation, metabolism  and intracellular signalling--to decipher cause and effect  in fertilization. Wide-ranging in its approach, this book  describes fertilization as a highly conserved mechanism  throughout the animal kingdom, taking case studies from  echinoderms, ascidians, amphibians, mammals through to  other phyla. An excellent companion to undergraduate and  postgraduate students of medicine, veterinary and  biological sciences; this text provides an underpinning of  the mechanisms of fertilization that will inform assisted  reproduction practice and research in medicine and  agriculture. Explore the detailed phases before  fertilization: the oocyte as a quiescent cell, attracting  its partner gamete, followed by a cascade of pre-determined  physiological events, to form the dynamic zygote cell;  setting the scene for the early embryo, and beyond."--Page  4 of cover.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/851823},
}