In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer in Primates

I. IVF in Primates.- 1. State of the Art and Future Directions in Human IVF.- 2. IVF in Nonhuman Primates: Current Status and Future Directions.- 3. Assisted Reproduction in the Great Apes.- 4. Assisted Reproduction in New World Primates.- 5. IVF-ET in Old World Monkeys.- II. Gamete Biology/Ovarian Physiology.- 6. Sperm-Zona Pellucida Interaction in Macaques.- 7. Nonhuman Primate Oocyte Biology: Environmental Influences on Development.- 8. Stimulation of Follicle and Oocyte Development in Macaques for IVF Procedures.- III. Preimplantation/Implantation Biology.- 9. Overview of the Morphology of Implantation in Primates.- 10. Physiology of Implantation in Primates.- 11. Interactions Between the Embryo and Uterine Endometrium During Implantation and Early Pregnancy in the Baboon (Papio anubis).- 12. Regulation of Human Cytotrophoblast Invasion.- 13. Expression and Binding of Transforming Growth Factor ßs in the Mouse Embryo and Uteros During the Periimplantation Period.- IV. Gamete/Embryo Manipulation.- 14. Cryobiology of Gametes and Embryos from Nonhuman Primates.- 15. Application of Micromanipulation in the Human.- 16. Embryo Coculture and the Regulation of Blastocyst Formationb In Vitro.- 17. Proteoglycans as Modulators of Embryo-Uterine Interactions.- 18. A Primatologist’s Perspective on Assisted Reproduction for Nonhuman Primates.- V. Gamete/Embryo Applications.- 19. Nuclear Transfer in Mammals.- 20. Assisted Reproduction in the Propagation Management of the Endangered Lion-Tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus).- 21. Genetic Abnormalities in the Human Preimplantation Embryo.- 22. Intra-Acrosomal Contraceptive Vaccine Immunogen SP-10 in Human, Macaque, and Baboon.- Author Index.