
Current Topics in Developmental Biology
- 1st Edition, Volume 72 - March 17, 2006
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Gerald P. Schatten
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 1 4 0 5 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 6 3 4 1 - 4
Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal… Read more

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Request a sales quoteCurrent Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology.
* Includes over 25 color tables* Topics covered include stem cells, zygotes, hepatocyte cell cycle, and mammary gland functions in seals* Six chapters edited by the most authoritative figures in their fields of study
Developmental biologists, animal and plant cell biologists, and stem cell researchers.
Chapter 1Defending the Zygote: Search for the Ancestral Animal Block to PolyspermyJulian L. Wong, Gary M. WesselChapter 2Dishevelled: A Mobile Scaffold Catalyzing DevelopmentCraig C. Malbon, Hsien-yu WangChapter 3Sensory Organs – Making and Breaking the Pre-Placodal RegionAndrew P. Bailey, Andrea StreitChapter 4Regulation of Hepatocyte Cell Cycle Progression and Differentiation by Type I Collagen StructureLinda K. Hansen, Joshua Wilhelm, John T. FassettChapter 5Engineering stem cells into organs: Topobiological Transformations Demonstrated by Beak, Feather and Other Ectodermal Organ MorphogenesisCheng-Ming Chuong, Ping Wu, Maksim Plikus, Ting-Xin Jiang, Randall Bruce Widelitz Chapter 6Fur Seal Adaptations to Lactation – Insights into Mammary Gland FunctionJulie A. Sharp, Kylie N. Cane, Christophe Lefevre, John P.Y. Arnould and Kevin R. Nicholas
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 72
- Published: March 17, 2006
- No. of pages (eBook): 352
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124014053
- eBook ISBN: 9780080463414
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