Developmental Biology
10th Edition
Published on 10. July 2013
Book
Hardback
719 pages
978-1-60535-173-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book captivates student interest, opening minds to the wonder of developmental biology, whilst covering required material with scientific rigour. The tenth edition reflects the exciting new age of genomics, genetic regulatory networks and digital visualization techniques while keeping focus on the major questions of animal development.
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Person
Scott F. Gilbert is Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology Emeritus, Swarthmore College, USA.
Content
PART I: QUESTIONS: INTRODUCING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY.- 1. Comprehending Development.- 2. Differential Gene Expression in Development.- 3. Cell-Cell Communication in Development.- PART II: SPECIFICATION: INTRODUCING CELL COMMITMENT AND EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT.- 4. Fertilization.- 5. Early Development: Rapid Specification in Snails and Nematodes.- 6. The Genetics of Axis Specification in Drosophila
.- 7. Deuterostome Invertebrates: Sea Urchins and Tunicates.- 8. Early Development in Vertebrates: Amphibians and Fish.- 9. Early Development in Vertebrates: Birds and Mammals.- PART III: THE STEM CELL CONCEPT: INTRODUCING ORGANOGENESIS.- 10. Emergence of the Ectoderm.- 11. Neural Crest Cells and Axonal Specificity.- 12. Paraxial and Intermediate Mesoderm.- 13. Lateral Plate Mesoderm and the Endoderm.- 14. Development of the Tetrapod Limb.- 15. Sex Determination.- 16. Postembryonic Development: Metamorphosis, Regeneration, and Aging
17. The Saga of the Germ Line.- PART IV: SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: EXPANDING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY TO MEDICINE, ECOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION.- 18. Birth Defects, Endocrine Disruptors and Cancer.- 19. Ecological Developmental Biology: Biotic, Abiotic and Symbiotic Regulation of Development.
17. The Saga of the Germ Line.- PART IV: SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: EXPANDING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY TO MEDICINE, ECOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION.- 18. Birth Defects, Endocrine Disruptors and Cancer.- 19. Ecological Developmental Biology: Biotic, Abiotic and Symbiotic Regulation of Development.