Developmental Biology

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1997 - Medical - 918 pages
The fifth edition adds the ecological dimension to its integration of molecular, cellular, and organismal approaches, with a new chapter concerning the ways by which the environment effects the phenotype of the organism. Other changes which reflect developments in the field include an earlier, more complete introduction to gene activity and signal transduction pathways, and new emphasis on the roles of paracrine factors in development--part five begins with an overview of the fibroblast growth factor TGF-beta, Wnt, and Hedgehog families of growth and differentiation factors. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents

development
1
The evolution
16
Introduction and techniques
35
The Pluripotency of Somatic
43
Differential RNA synthesis
49
Cloning from genomic DNA
55
Analyzing mRNA through cDNA libraries
61
Antisense
73
The molecular basis of cellcell adhesions
88
Patterns of Development
121
Action at
128
Gamete Binding and Recognition
135
Creating
167
Reorganizing the embryonic cells
209
Neurulation and the ectoderm
253
Axonal specificity
307

The cellular basis
79
Mesoderm and endoderm
341

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