BIOS Instant Notes in Developmental Biology

by Dr Richard Twyman

Overview

Coverage of the field in Instant Notes in Developmental Biology is current and focuses largely on the principles of embryonic development. It is designed to provide a clear summary of the principles of developmental biology in a compact and easily manageable structure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781859961537
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/15/2000
Series:	Instant Notes
Pages:	462
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

A. First principles.
B. Experimental developmental biology.
C. Genes in development.
D. Unicellular models.
E. Sex, gametes and fertilization.
F. Cleavage and gastrulation.
G. Single cell specification.
H. Axis specification and patterning in Drosophila.
I. Axis specification in vertebrates.
J. Fate of the ectoderm.
K. Mesoderm and endoderm.
L. Organogenesis in invertebrate model systems.
M. Vertebrate limb development.
N. Plant development.
Further Reading.
Glossary of acronyms.
Index.