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Though these 17 contributed chapters are divided into sections on assisted reproduction and nuclear transfer, the controversial field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is treated as a continuum since assisted reproduction lays the technical groundwork for asexual reproduction by nuclear transfer. Addressing a wide audience of clinical ART practitioners, students, research scientists, and animal caretakers, specialists provide a historical overview of mammalian in vitro fertilization (IVF) and discuss the latest technical aspects of IVF and cloning (Dolly is mentioned). An especially intriguing application is preservation of endangered species. Includes ultrasound images, photomicrographs of eggs at different stages of nuclear maturation, and color three-dimensional mathematical models of follicular development. Wolf and Zelinski-Wooten are with the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center in Beaverton, OR (which has drawn protests from animal rights activists).

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Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton. Provides historical perspective on the evolution of assisted reproductive techniques, reviews basic biological processes involved, details the latest applications in the clinic, and discusses the future of reproductive technologies. DNLM: Reproduction Techniques.

Preface
Contributors
1 Developments in Animal Reproductive Biotechnology 3
2 Advances in Animal In Vitro Fertilization 21
3 Control of Oocyte Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Maturation 53
4 In Vitro Oocyte Maturation: Human Aspects 67
5 Measurement of Reproductive Potential in the Human Female 81
6 Imaging Technology in Assisted Reproduction 95
7 Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection or Conventional Fertilization to Maximize the Number of Viable Embryos 123
8 The Production of Viable Human Blastocyts: The Evolution of Sequential Culture Systems 137
9 Embryo Transfer: A Concise and Practical Summary of the Techniques 159
10 Cryopreservation of Mammalian Embryos, Gametes, and Ovarian Tissues: Current Issues and Progress 173
11 Satellite and Transport In Vitro Fertilization 189
12 The Assisted Reproductive Laboratory: Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Continuous Quality Improvement in a Regulatory Environment 199
13 Somatic Cell Nuclear Transplantation in Cattle 217
14 Nuclear Modifications and Reprogramming After Nuclear Transfer 227
15 Application of ARTs and Nuclear Transfer in Exotic or Endangered Species 239
16 Assisted Fertilization and Nuclear Transfer in Nonhuman Primates 253
17 Cloning and Nuclear Transfer in Humans 285
Index 299