Periconception in physiology and medicine

• Other Authors: Fazeli, Alireza (Editor), Holt, W. V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Series: Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 1014.
• Subjects: Fertilization (Biology); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319624143; 9783319624129
• ISSN: 2214-8019 ;
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 179 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

"This book presents a timely collection of reviews by experts in periconception and fertilization. The book provides a good introduction for those new to the field as well as those who have worked in this field for some time, but not have been able to keep up-to-date with recent advances on the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: a brief guide to the periconception environment / Alireza Fazeli, William V. Holt
• Epigenetic influences during the periconception period and assisted reproduction / Akwasi A. Amoako, Tamer M. Nafee [and others]
• The importance of the periconception period: immediate effects in cattle breeding and in assisted reproduction such as artificial insemination and embryo transfer / Mieke Van Eetvelde, Sonia Heras, J.L.M.R. Leroy, Ann Van Soom, Geert Opsomer
• The consequences of maternal-embryonic cross talk during the periconception period on subsequent embryonic development / Dimitrios Rizos, Veronica Maillo, Maria-Jesús Sánchez-Calabuig [and others]
• The role of maternal nutrition during the periconceptional period and its effect on offspring phenotype / Tom P. Fleming, Judith J. Eckert, Oleg Denisenko
• The long-term effect of the periconception period on the embryo's epigenetic profile and phenotype: the role of maternal disease such as diabetes and how the effect is mediated (example from a rabbit model) / Bernd Fischer, Maria Schindler, S. Mareike Pendzialek, Jacqueline Gürke, Elisa Haucke [and others]
• Long-term effects of the periconception period on embryo epigenetic profile and phenotype: the role of stress and how this effect is mediated / James Ord, Alireza Fazeli, Penelope J. Watt
• The long-term effects of the periconceptional period on embryo epigenetic profile and phenotype; the paternal role and his contribution, and how males can affect offspring's phenotype/epigenetic profile / Emma S. Lucas, Adam J. Watkins
• Exploitation of non-mammalian model organisms in epigenetic research / William V. Holt.