Current Topics in Developmental Biology
Academic Press
Published on 14. September 1984
250 pages
978-0-08-058442-3 (ISBN)
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Alberto Monroy | Aron A. Moscona
Current Topics in Developmental Biology: Palate Development v. 19
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- Cover
- Copyright Page
- TOC$Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- CH$Chapter 1. Morphogenesis of a Complex Organ: Vertebrate Palate Development
- I. Introduction
- II. The Secondary Palate as a Morphogenetic Field
- III. Determination of Polarity in the Palate
- IV. Morphogenesis of the Secondary Palate: Cellular and Tissue Interactions
- V. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions
- Vl . Hormonal Control of Developmental Processes
- VII. Prospectus
- References
- CH$Chapter 2. Role of Extracellular Matrices in Palatal Shelf Closure
- I. Introduction
- II. The Mesenchymal Compartment
- III. The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interface
- IV. Summary and Speculations
- References
- CH$Chapter 3. Role of Neurotransmitters in Palate Development
- I. Introduction
- II. Neurotransmitters in Development
- III. Neuropharmacologic Action of Teratogens
- IV. Mechanisms of Palate Reorientation
- V. Role of Neurotransmitters in Palate Reorientation
- VI. Serotoninergic Mechanisms in the Palate
- VII. Catecholamines in the Palate
- VIII. GABAergic System in the Palate and Its Relationship to Diazepam Teratogenesis
- IX. Concluding Remarks
- References
- CH$Chapter 4. Role of Cyclic AMP, Prostaglandins, and Catecholamines during Normal Palate Development
- I. Introduction
- II. Morphology of Secondary Palate Formation
- III. Cyclic AMP and Palate Differentiation
- IV. Prostaglandins in Palatal Tissue
- V. Catecholamines and Palate Development
- VI. Summary
- References
- CH$Chapter 5. Role of Glucocorticoids and Epidermal Growth Factor in Normal and Abnormal Palatal Development
- I. Introduction
- II. Glucocorticoids
- III. Epidermal Growth Factor
- IV. Summary
- References
- CH$Chapter 6. Morphological, Cellular, and Biochemical Aspects of Differentiation of Normal and Teratogen-Treated Palate in Hamster and Chick Embryos
- I. Introduction
- II. An Evolutionary Overview of Palate Morphogenesis in Hamster and Chick
- III. Cellular and Biochemical Aspects of Palate Embryogenesis in Hamster and Chick
- IV. Morphogenesis of Cleft Palate in Hamster
- V. Cellular Aspects of the Pathogenesis of Teratogen-Induced Cleft Palate in Hamster
- References
- CH$Chapter 7. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions during Vertebrate Palatogenesis
- I. Introduction and Review
- II. Experimental Strategy
- III. Palate Epithelium and Mesenchyme Cultured in Isolation
- IV. Intraspecies Palate Mandible Recombinations
- V. Intraspecies Palate Palate Recombinations
- VI. Interspecies Palate/Palate Recombinations
- VII. Experimental Production of Noncleft Palates in Chicken Embryos
- VIII. Discussion
- References
- CH$Chapter 8. Genetics of Palate Development
- I. Introduction
- II. Historical Perspectives of the Mouse Model for Palate Development
- III. Palate Development: A Homeostatic Process
- IV. Genetic Tools to Investigate the Homeostatic Process
- V. Methods of Genetic Analysis
- VI. Results of Genetic Analysis
- VII. Discussion
- VIII. Summary
- References
- CH$Chapter 9. The H-2 Genetic Complex, Dexamethasone-Induced Cleft Palate, and Other Craniofacial Anomalies
- I. Introduction
- II. H-2 and Chromosome 17-Background
- III. Linkage Analysis
- IV. Gene Mapping Analyses
- V. H-2 and Craniofacial Anomalies
- VI . H-2 and Dorsoventral Vaginal Septa
- VII. Concluding Remark
- References
- CH$Chapter 10. Biochemical Mechanism of Glucocorticoid- and Phenytoin-Induced Cleft Palate
- I. Introduction
- II. Androgens and Sexual Differentiation
- III. Glucocorticoids and Cleft Palate
- IV. Phenytoin and Cleft Palate
- V. Summary
- References
- IDX$Index
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