Muscle Development in Drosophilia

The different aspects of muscle development are considered from cellular, molecular and genetic viewpoints, and the text is supported by black/white and color illustrations. The book will appeal to those studying muscle development and muscle biology in any organism.

List of contents

An Introduction to Muscle Development in Drosophila.- The Muscle Pattern of Drosophila.- Mesoderm Formation in the Drosophila Embryo.- Development of the Cardiac Musculature.- Development of the Somatic Gonad and Fat Bodies.- Development of the Larval Visceral Musculature.- Development of the Larval Somatic Musculature.- Muscle Morphogenesis.- Muscle Attachment Sites.- Neuromuscular Development.- Metamorphosis and the Formation of the Adult Musculature.- Molecular Basis of Muscle Structure.- Whole Genome Approaches to Studying Drosophila Muscle Development.- Comparison of Muscle Development in Drosophila and Vertebrates.

Summary

The different aspects of muscle development are considered from cellular, molecular and genetic viewpoints, and the text is supported by black/white and color illustrations. The book will appeal to those studying muscle development and muscle biology in any organism.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Sink
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2010
• EAN: 9781441921338
• ISBN: 978-1-4419-2133-8
• No. of pages: 207
• Weight: 326 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 207 p. 50 illus., 14 illus. in color.
• Series: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit; Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology; B, Embryo, Genome, Entwicklungsbiologie, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental biology, Developmental Biology and Stem Cells, morphogenesis