Elements of Experimental Embryology

Klappentext Originally published in 1934, this book discusses the process of tissue differentiation in developing embryos of a variety of species. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1934! this book discusses the process of tissue differentiation in developing embryos of a variety of species. Huxley and de Beer examine important aspects of development such as symmetry! the mosaic stage of differentiation and the relationship between hereditary factors and differentiation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Historical introduction to the problem of differentiation; 2. Early amphibian development: a descriptive sketch; 3. Early amphibian development: a preliminary experimental analysis; 4. The origin of polarity, symmetry and asymmetry; 5. Cleavage and differentiation; 6. Organisers: inducers of differentiation; 7. The mosaic stage of differentiation; 8. Fields and gradients; 9. Fields and gradients in normal ontogeny; 10. Gradient-fields in post-embryonic life; 11. The further differentiation of the amphibian nervous system; 12. The hereditary factors and differentiation; 13. The prefunctional as contrasted with the functional period of development; 14. Summary; Bibliography and index of authors; Appendix; Index of subjects.

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• Autori: G. R. De Beer, Beer G. R. de, Julia S. Huxley, Julia S. Beer Huxley, Julian S. Huxley
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9781107502420
• ISBN: 978-1-107-50242-0
• Pagine: 530
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Biochimica, biofisica; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics, History of Science, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Biophysics, Zoology and animal sciences, Animal Reproduction