From Egg to Embryo - Regional Specification in Early Development

Zusammenfassung In the last ten years there has been a revolution in our understanding of early animal development. This latest edition explains how the body plan of an embryo emerges from a newly fertilised egg. The emphasis is on conceptual clarity and unity! bringing together mathematical models! embryological experiments and molecular biology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Regional specification in animal development; 2. The concepts of experimental embryology; 3. Theoretical embryology; 4. Hierarchies of developmental decisions; 5. Development with a small cell number; 6. Models for man: the mouse and the chick; 7. The breakthrough; 8. What does it all mean?; Appendix: How to write a program for development; References; Index.

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• Autori: Slack, J. M. W. Slack, J. M. W. (University of Oxford) Slack, Jonathan M. W. Slack
• Con la collaborazione di: Jonathan B. L. Bard (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.1991
• EAN: 9780521409438
• ISBN: 978-0-521-40943-8
• Pagine: 352
• Serie: London Mathematical Society Le
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia