Mouse Development: From Oocyte to Stem Cells

by Jacek Z. Kubiak (Editor)

Overview

The mouse is a perfect model organism to study mammalian, and thus indirectly also human, embryology. Most scientific achievements that have had an important impact on the understanding of basic mechanisms governing embryo development in humans, originated from mouse embryology. Stem cell research, which now offers the promise of regenerative medicine, began with the isolation and culture of mouse embryonic stem cells by Martin Evans (who received the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2007 for this achievement) and Matthew Kaufman.

This book provides an overview of mouse development, spanning from oocytes before fertilization to the state-of-the-art description of embryonic and adult stem cells. The chapters, written by the leading specialists in the field, deal with the most recent discoveries in this extremely fast-developing area of research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642304057
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	08/24/2012
Series:	Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation , #55
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Post-transcriptional control of gene expression during mouse oogenesis.- Polarity and asymmetry during mouse oogenesis and oocyte maturation.- Chromatin Structure and ATRX Function in Mouse Oocytes.- Cyclin B in mouse oocytes and embryos: importance for human reproduction and aneuploidy.- Src protein kinases in mouse and rat oocytes and embryos.- Gradual meiosis-to-mitosis transition in the early mouse embryo.- Maternal control of mouse preimplantation development.- Preimplantation mouse embryo: developmental fate and potency of blastomeres.- Creation of trophectoderm, the first epithelium, in mouse preimplantation development.- Cell Lineage Allocation within the Inner Cell Mass of the Mouse Blasyst.- Formation of distinct cell types in the mouse blasyst.- Cell Movements in the Egg Cylinder Stage Mouse Embryo.- Balancing the Dose in the Mouse.- Mouse Oviduct Development.- Cell Lineages, Growth and Repair of the Mouse Heart.- Cellular reprogramming during mouse development.- Differentiation of Definitive Endoderm from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells.- Mouse and human pluripotent stem cells and the means of their myogenic differentiation.- Stem cells and corneal epithelial maintenance – insights from the mouse and other animal models.- Mouse induced pluripotent stem cells.- Aging in the mouse and perspectives of rejuvenation through induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“This is a really good book for those who love developmental biology: young fellows at the beginning of their careers, esteemed professors, historians of science or fully active leading researchers. … this book offers an up-to-date journey of mouse development, from the beginning (oogenesis) to the end (aging). A must-have for developmental biologists!” (Manuela Monti, European Journal of Hishemistry, Vol. 58, 2014)

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