CONTENTS 



Preface v 



1 Morphology of Fertilization i 



2 Sperm-egg Interacting Substances, I 21 



3 Sperm-egg Interacting Substances, II 39 



4 Sperm-egg Interacting Substances, III 51 



5 Metabolism of Eggs, I 56 



6 Metabolism of Eggs, II 69 



7 Metabolic and Other Changes at Fertilization 80 



8 Structural Changes at Fertilization 91 



9 Polyspermy 103 



10 Bioelectric Measurements 124 



1 1 Specificity 136 



12 Conclusion 141 

 References and Author Index 143 

 Index of Plants and Animals 154 

 General Index 162 



Vlll 



