The Molecular and Cellular Biology of Fertilization

This book is derived from presentations made at the Symposium held at the University of California, Davis, on June 20-22, 1984, This 75th Anniversary Symposium was sponsored by the Division of Biological Sciences, Donald L. McLean, Dean, and was organized in celebration of the founding of the Davis campus of the University of California. I am indebted to the members of the Organizing Committee, W.H. Clark, R. D. Grey, A. Lopo, and U. A. Urch, who ably assisted in the organization and execution of the Symposium. Financial support was provided by the 75th Anniversary Committee and the Division of Biological Sciences, both of the Davis campus; by a grant from the California Sea Grant College Program, University of California, La Jolla; by an NIH Training Grant/Reproductive Biology; and, by a contribution from Jack Daniels Distillery out of Sacramento. The members of my research laboratory, N. Wardrip, D. Goldhawk, M. Bakos, L. Lindsay, B. Shew, K. Clark provided essential logistical support critical to the smooth and efficient running of the meetings.