• Front Matter R1-R8

• Summary/Scope of the Study 1-14

• I. In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer and Social Concerns 15-24

• II. Advances in the Practive and Science Base of Medically Assisted Conception 25-65

• III. Barriers to Progress in In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer 66-85

• IV. Research Agenda and Recommendations 86-94

• Appendix A: Papers Presented at Workshop 95-95

• Technologies for Assisted Conception/Embryo Transfer in Agricultural and Veterinary Practice 96-116

• Ovarian Stimulation in Non-Human Primates 117-129

• Responses to Gonadotropins in Domestic Animals 130-154

• Membrane Models: Evolution From the Fluid-Mosaic Standby 155-175

• Mammalian Oocyte Maturation: Mechanisms for Regulation and Prospects for Practical Application of In Vitro Technology 176-190

• Intragonadal Control of Testis Function 191-210

• Paracrine Regulation in the Ovary 211-233

• Experimental Approaches to the Study of Early Developmental Failure in Human Reproduction 234-249

• The Fertilizing Sperm: Structure, Maturation and Function 250-261

• Molecular Events Pre- and Post-Fertilization of Mouse Eggs: Oocyte Maturation, Egg Activation, and Polyspermy Block 262-281

• Glycolytic Pathway in Preimplantation Mammalian Embryos 282-303

• Regulative Potential of Micromanipulated Embryos 304-318

• Uterine Receptivity, Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy and Early Embryonic Loss 319-335

• Towards a Cellular and Molecular Understanding of Implantation in the Human: Implications for Assisted Reproductive Technologies 336-361

" Membrane Models: Evolution From the Fluid-Mosaic Standby ." Medically Assisted Conception: An Agenda for Research . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1989 .

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