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Dynamics of the Mammalian Sperm Head

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Explore sperm head dynamics, genetics, and clinical insights in this must-read book for researchers, doctors, and fertility specialists.

 

Dynamics of the Mammalian Sperm Head

Modifications and maturation events from spermatogenesis to egg activation. Kiyotaka Toshimori's account of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms behind the sperm head's structural transformation — now in Persian translation for researchers, clinicians, and fertility specialists.

Cover of the book Dynamics of the Mammalian Sperm Head

Persian translation

Hamid Kahram, Navid Dadashpour Dolchi, Bahram Afrasiabi

Publisher

Pouyan Kowsar Health Publishing, 1st Edition

Publication date

April 27, 2022

Print length

136 pages

Language

Persian

ISBN

978-600-93484-5-9

Audience

Reproductive biologists, andrologists, and fertility specialists

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The Persian full text is freely available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence for personal, non-commercial use. A print edition is available on Amazon.

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About this book

The sperm head undergoes a remarkable structural transformation on its journey from spermatogenesis to egg activation. This book examines the molecular and biochemical mechanisms that drive that transformation — the cytoplasmic layers, membrane systems, acrosome, perinuclear theca, and nucleus — and how each is modified and matured along the way.

Written by Kiyotaka Toshimori and translated into Persian by Hamid Kahram, Navid Dadashpour Dolchi, and Bahram Afrasiabi, it closes with the clinically important question of how the sperm head behaves in natural fertilisation compared with IVF and ICSI.

Contents

Eleven chapters, from head structure to oocyte activation.

ChapterPage
1. Dynamics of the mammalian sperm head3
2. Structures and activities of the sperm headCytoplasmic layers; acrosomal and subacrosomal layers; post-acrosomal layers; membrane systems13
3. Sperm head structure and influencing factorsCellular interactions; stem cells and related factors; intercellular bridges23
4. Post-testicular modifications and maturation events39
5. Dynamics of the acrosome45
6. Dynamics of the perinuclear theca61
7. Dynamics of the sperm nucleus65
8. Membrane system dynamics77
9. Oocyte activation dynamics103
10. Sperm head behaviour in natural fertilisation, IVF, and ICSI113
11. Conclusion115

Copyright. This book is published freely for personal, non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International License. For commercial use or further permissions, contact the publisher.