Gilbert's Developmental Biology has an uncanny knack of captivating student interest, opening minds to the wonder of developmental biology, whilst at the same time covering all the required material with scientific rigour. The ninth edition has been substantially revised and reorganised to reflect the very latest advances in the subject. INDICE: PART I: PRINCIPLES: INTRODUCING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY - Developmental Anatomy - Developmental Genetics - Cellb Cell Communication in Development- PART II: SPECIFICATION: INTRODUCING EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT - Fertilization - Early Development in Selected Invertebrates - The Genetics of Axis Specification in Drosophila - Amphibians and Fish: Early Development and Axis Formation - Birds and Mammals: Early Development and Axis Formation - PART III: STEM CELLS: INTRODUCING ORGANOGENESIS - The Emergence of the Ectoderm: CNS and Epidermis - Neural Crest Cells and Axonal Specificity - Paraxial and Intermediate Mesoderm - Lateral Plate Mesoderm and Endoderm - Development of the Tetrapod Limb - Postembryonic Development: Metamorphosis, Regeneration, and Aging - The Saga of the Germ Line - PART IV: SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: EXPANDING DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY TO MEDICINE, ECOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION - Medical Aspects of Developmental Biology - Developmental Plasticity and Symbiosis - Evolutionary Developmental Biology - (The chapter 'Plant Developmental Biology,' by Susan Singer, has been moved to the book's dedicated website, www.devbio.com) -
- ISBN: 978-0-87893-564-2
- Editorial: Sinauer Associates
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
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- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2010
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