BIOS Instant Notes in Developmental Biology

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.

List 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.

About the author

Dr Richard Twyman

Summary

This book is designed to provide a clear summary of the principles of developmental biology in a compact and easily manageable structure.

Product details

• Authors: Twyman, Richard Twyman, Twyman Richard
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2000
• EAN: 9781859961537
• ISBN: 978-1-85996-153-7
• No. of pages: 462
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: Instant Notes
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Developmental biology