Mammalian Preimplantation Development

National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, USA

Praise for the Series: "Outstanding both in variety and in the quality of its contributions." --Nature

• 1. Regulation of the Embryonic Cell Cycle During Mammalian Preimplantation    DevelopmentNathan Palmer and Philipp Kaldis2. Genome Duplication at the Beginning of Mammalian DevelopmentMelvin L. DePamphilis3. Zygotic Genome Activation Revisited: Looking Through the Expression and Function of Zscan4Minoru S.H. Ko4. From Meiosis to Mitosis: The Astonishing Flexibility of Cell Division Mechanisms in Early Mammalian DevelopmentLeah Bury, Paula A. Coelho and David M. Glover5. The Genetic Regulation of Cell Fate During Preimplantation Mouse Development Alyson A. Lokken and Amy Ralston6. Polarity in Cell Fate Acquisition in the Early Mouse EmbryoChuen Yan Leung, Meng Zhu and Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz7. Mouse Embryo CompactionMelanie D. White, Stephanie Bissiere, Yanina D. Alvarez and Nicolas Plachta8. Metabolism of Preimplantation Embryo Development: A Bystander or an Active Participant?Kotaro J. Kaneko9. Epigenetic Control of Early Mouse DevelopmentChin Yan Lim, Barbara B. Knowles, Davor Solter and Daniel M. Messerschmidt10. Capturing Identity and Fate ex vivo: Stem Cells from the Mouse BlastocystVidur Garg, Sophie Morgani and Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis11. Species-Specific Variation Among MammalsRenee A Reijo Pera and Ligia Prezzoto12. Genetic Analysis of Human Preimplantation EmbryosSandra Garcia-Herrero, Ana Cervero, Emilia Mateu, Pere Mir, Mª Eugenia Póo, Lorena Rodrigo, María Vera and Carmen Rubio