Molecular Mechanisms Determining Mammalian Oocyte Quality

As the age of childbearing increases, reduced female gamete (egg) quality has emerged as the primaery cause of infertility in women. This book addresses molecular mechanisms that regulate oocyte quality as well as intrinsic and extrinsic factors that compromise these mechanisms.

Eggs are produced through a unique cell division called meiosis. Oocyte meiosis is initiated early in fetal life. Shortly...