Current Topics in Developmental Biology
Academic Press
Published on 11. November 1992
396 pages
978-0-08-058450-8 (ISBN)
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Current Topics in Developmental Biology
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Roger A. Pedersen
Current Topics in Developmental Biology: v. 27
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01/1992
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- Front Cover
- Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Volume 27
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Determination to Flower in Nicotiana
- I. Introduction
- II. Brief Historical Introduction to the Regulation of Flowering
- III. Floral Determination in Nicotiana
- IV. Floral Determination in Other Species
- V. Flowering as a Developmental Process
- References
- Chapter 2. Cellular Basis of Amphibian Gastrulation
- I. Introduction
- II. Function of Bottle Cells in Gastrulation
- III. Mesodermal Cell Migration
- IV. Convergence and Extension Movements
- V. The Ignored Movement: Epiboly
- VI. Involution
- VII. Some Other Issues to Be Explored
- References
- Chapter 3. Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Amphibian Gastrulation
- I. Introduction
- II. Fibrillar Extracellular Matrix
- III. Extracellular Matrix Gene Expression during Development
- IV. Synthesis and Distribution of Other Extracellular Matrix and Cell Surface Glycoconjugates
- V. Experimental Evidence for the Role of the Fibrillar Extracellular Matrix
- VI. Probes to Disrupt Mesodermal Cell-Fibrillar Matrix Interaction
- VII. Future Directions
- References
- Chapter 4. Role of Cell Rearrangement in Axial Morphogenesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Cell Rearrangement during Neurulation
- III. Cell Rearrangement during Gastrulation
- IV. Summary and Model
- References
- Chapter 5. Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Pattern in Marsupial Embryos
- I. Introduction
- II. Initial Polarity
- III. Definitive Polarity
- IV. Disappearance and Renewal of Polarity
- V. Discussion and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Experimental Chimeras: Current Concepts and Controversies in Normal Development and Pathogenesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Normal Development
- III. Pathogenesis
- IV. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7. Genetic Analysis of Cell Division in Drosophila
- I. Introduction
- II. Effect of Mitotic Mutations on Embryonic Development
- III. Mitosis during Postembryonic Development
- IV. Tubulin and Kinesin Gene Families
- V. General Consideration
- References
- Chapter 8. Retinoic Acid Receptors: Transcription Factors Modulating Gene Regulation, Development, and Differentiation
- I. Introduction
- II. Modular Structure of the Steroid Receptor-like Retinoic Acid and Retinoid X Receptors
- III. Molecular Specificity of Retinoic Acid Receptors and Retinoid X Receptors
- IV. Biological Roles of Retinoic Acid
- V. Relationships between Retinoic Acid Receptors and Other Transcription Factors and DNA Binding Proteins
- VI. Current and Future Approaches for Dissecting Developmental Specificity and Function of Retinoic Acid Receptors and Retinoid X Receptors
- References
- Chapter 9. Transcription Factors and Mammalian Development
- I. Introduction
- II. Mouse Embryogenesis Reviewed
- III. Regulatory Factors in Early Embryogenesis
- IV. Transcription Factors through Midembryogenesis
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Index
