Periconception in Physiology and Medicine

1. Introduction: A Brief Guide to the Periconception Environment
Alireza Fazeli, William V. Holt

2. Epigenetic Influences During the Periconception Period and Assisted Reproduction
Akwasi A. Amoako, Tamer M. Nafee, Bolarinde Ola

3. The Importance of the Periconception Period: Immediate Effects in Cattle Breeding and in Assisted Reproduction Such as Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer
Mieke Eetvelde, Sonia Heras, J. L. M. R. Leroy, Ann Soom, Geert Opsomer

4. The Consequences of Maternal-Embryonic Cross Talk During the Periconception Period on Subsequent Embryonic Development
Dimitrios Rizos, Veronica Maillo, Maria-Jesús Sánchez-Calabuig, Patrick Lonergan

5. The Role of Maternal Nutrition During the Periconceptional Period and Its Effect on Offspring Phenotype
Tom P. Fleming, Judith J. Eckert, Oleg Denisenko

6. The Long-Term Effect of the Periconception Period on the Embryo’s Epigenetic Profile and Phenotype: The Role of Maternal Disease Such as Diabetes and How the Effect Is Mediated (Example from a Rabbit Model)
Bernd Fischer, Maria Schindler, S. Mareike Pendzialek, Jacqueline Gürke, Elisa Haucke, Katarzyna Joanna Grybel, René Thieme, Anne Navarrete Santos

7. Long-Term Effects of the Periconception Period on Embryo Epigenetic Profile and Phenotype: The Role of Stress and How This Effect Is Mediated
James Ord, Alireza Fazeli, Penelope J. Watt

8. The Long-Term Effects of the Periconceptional Period on Embryo Epigenetic Profile and Phenotype; The Paternal Role and His Contribution, and How Males Can Affect Offspring’s Phenotype/Epigenetic Profile
Emma S. Lucas, Adam J. Watkins

9. Exploitation of Non-mammalian Model Organisms in Epigenetic Research
William V. Holt

Keywords: Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Reproductive Medicine, Human Physiology