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Developmental biology / Scott F. Gilbert ; with a chapter on plant development by Susan R. Singer.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) QL955 .G48 2003 1 v. + disc
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, Scott F., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Embryology.
- Developmental biology.
- Developmental Biology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Developmental Biology.
- Embryology.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 838 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Edition:
- Seventh edition.
- Other Title:
- CD-ROM has title: Vade mecum² : an interactive guide to developmental biology
- Place of Publication:
- Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [2003]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Pentium III CPU, 800 MHz or faster, Power Macintosh G3 or newer; 128 MB installed RAM; Windows 2000, XP or later, Mac OS X 10.1.2 or newer; QuickTime 6.0 or newer; 16-bit color, 800 x 600 or greater resolution.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Principles of developmental biology
- Chapter 1 Developmental biology: The anatomical tradition 3
- Chapter 2 Life cycles and the evolution of developmental patterns 25
- Chapter 3 Principles of experimental embryology 51
- Chapter 4 The genetic core of development 81
- Chapter 5 The paradigm of differential gene expression 107
- Chapter 6 Cell-cell communication in development 143
- Part 2 Early embryonic development
- Chapter 7 Fertilization: Beginning a new organism 181
- Chapter 8 Early development in selected invertebrates 221
- Chapter 9 The genetics of axis specification in Drosophila 263
- Chapter 10 Early development and axis formation in amphibians 305
- Chapter 11 The early development of vertebrates: Fish, birds, and mammals 345
- Part 3 Later embryonic development
- Chapter 12 The emergence of the ectoderm: The central nervous system and the epidermis 389
- Chapter 13 Neural crest cells and axonal specificity 427
- Chapter 14 Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm 465
- Chapter 15 Lateral plate mesoderm and endoderm 491
- Chapter 16 Development of the tetrapod limb 523
- Chapter 17 Sex determination 547
- Chapter 18 Metamorphosis, regeneration, and aging 575
- Chapter 19 The saga of the germ line 613
- Part 4 Ramifications of developmental biology
- Chapter 20 An overview of plant development 647
- Chapter 21 Medical implications of developmental biology 683
- Chapter 22 Environmental regulation of animal development 721
- Chapter 23 Developmental mechanisms of evolutionary change 751.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0878932585
- OCLC:
- 51544170
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