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International Review of General and Experimental Zoology
Volume 3
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1968
- Editors: William J. L. Felts, Richard J Harrison
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 9 9 7 9 - 5
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 1 3 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 4 8 2 - 4
International Review of General and Experimental Zoology, Volume 3 reviews various topics related to general and experimental zoology, including the epigenetic mechanisms of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteInternational Review of General and Experimental Zoology, Volume 3 reviews various topics related to general and experimental zoology, including the epigenetic mechanisms of patterns in the insect integument and the enteric plexus of mammals. The role of macrophages in the induction of the immune response and the metabolism of mammalian ova are also explored, together with the structure of gallbladder epithelium and cell types in the mammalian thyroid gland. Comprised of eight chapters, this volume first discusses the problem of supracellular pattern formation in the insect cuticle and its complexity and unknown nature, with emphasis on the cuticular patterns of the various zones of the cockroach antenna. The reader is then introduced to the enteric plexus of mammals and its components, along with the relationship of the innervation of the gut to the autonomic nervous system. Subsequent chapters focus on the role of macrophages in the induction of the immune response; metabolism of mammalian ova; structure of gallbladder epithelium; and the goblet cells, Paneth cells, and basal granular cells of the epithelium of the intestine. The book also considers cell types found in the mammalian thyroid gland before concluding with an assessment of the use of electron microscopy in elucidating the structure and function of the placenta. This monograph should prove useful to practicing zoologists and graduate and undergraduate students of zoology.
List of Contributors
On The Epigenetic Mechanisms of Patterns in the Insect Integument (A Reappraisal of Older Concepts)
I. Introduction
II. The Insect Cuticle as an Object for Study of Pattern Formation
III. Cuticular Patterns of the Various Zones of the Cockroach Antenna
IV. General Nature of the Mechanism Underlying the Production of Unequal Cuticular Patterns by the Cells of Segments
V. The Zones of Intermediary Stages of Segment Formation
VI. Is There a Principle of Compensation?
VII. Spreading Fields
VIII. Patterned Cell Proliferation Instrumental in Pattern Formation
IX. Summary
References
The Enteric Plexus of Mammals
I. The Relationship of the Innervation of the Gut to the Autonomic Nervous System
II. The Nerve Plexuses of the Gut
III. The Components of the Enteric Plexus
References
The Role of Macrophages in the Induction of the Immune Response
I. Introduction
II. What Is a "Macrophage"?
III. The Distribution of Injected Antigens
IV. The Fate of Ingested Antigens within the Macrophage
V. Interaction Between Macrophages and Lymphocytes
VI. The Nature of the Stimulus for Antibody Synthesis
VII. Summary
References
Metabolism of Mammalian
I. Methodology
II. Permeability and Absorptive Ability of Ova
III. Respiration
IV. Energy Sources During Development
V. Summary
References
The Structure of Gallbladder Epithelium
I. Introduction
II. Development
III. Physiology of Gallbladder
IV. The Structure of the Epithelium
V. Dark Cells
VI. Cell Infiltration
VII. Cell Kinetics
VIII. Conclusion
References
The Goblet Cells, Paneth Cells, and Basal Granular Cells of the Epithelium of the Intestine
I. Introduction
II. The Glandular Cells of the Intestine
III. The Paneth Cells
IV. The Goblet Cells
V. The Basal Granular Cells
VI. Concluding Remarks
References
Cell Types in the Mammalian Thyroid Gland
I. Introduction
II. Light (Parafollicular) Cells
III. Past History
IV. Present History
V. Electron Microscopy
VI. Thyrocalcitonin
VII. Species Differences
VIII. Pathology
IX. Conclusions
References
Contributions of Electron Microscopy in Elucidating Placental Structure and Function
I. Introduction
II. Morphological Classification
III. Placental Functions and Their Structural Manifestations
IV. The Placenta as Compared to Definitive Organs
V. Possible Lines of Future Research
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 408
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1968
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9781483199795
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483211398
- eBook ISBN: 9781483224824