The Emergency of Order in Developing Systems
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1968
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Michael Locke
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 5 2 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 3 2 4 - 9
The Emergence of Order in Developing Systems is a collection of papers presented at the 27th Symposium of the Society for Developmental Biology, held in Ithaca, New York in June… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Emergence of Order in Developing Systems is a collection of papers presented at the 27th Symposium of the Society for Developmental Biology, held in Ithaca, New York in June 1968. Contributors focus on the emergence of orderly patterns during development, touching on topics ranging from the three-dimensional structure of the protein molecule to the polymerization of structural units, the self-assembly of microtubules in axonemes, and the patterning of plant cell walls. This volume is organized into four sections encompassing 11 chapters and begins with an overview of the emergence of order during cellular differentiation and growth, paying particular attention to the spontaneous formation of the three-dimensional structure of proteins. The next chapters explore self-association reactions in solutions of myosin molecules; ordering of subcellular units; factors that order the distribution of microtubules and thus ultimately pattern the shape of the cell; the biochemical organization of cytoplasmic membranes through self-assembly; and patterning in cell walls of higher plants. The book also explains the emergence of order in tissues and organs, and then concludes with a discussion on the emergence of order on the behavioral level. This book will be of interest to developmental biologists and embryologists.
Contributors and Presiding Chairmen
Bibliography of Viktor Hamburger
The Emergence of Order in Developing Systems
I. Self-Assembly of Macromolecular Structures
Spontaneous Formation of the Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
Introduction
Function and Geometry
Effects of Interruption or Modification of Genetic Information
Summary
References
Self-Association Reactions among Fibrous Proteins: The Myosin ⇌ Polymer System
Introduction
The Structure of the Thick Filament
Self-Association Reactions of Myosin Molecules
The Effect of Salt Concentration and pH on the Myosin ⇌ Polymer Equilibrium Constant
Temperature Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant
Effect of Pressure on the Equilibrium Constant
Discussion
References
II Ordering of Subcellular Units
The Assembly of Microtubules and Their Role in the Development of Cell Form
Introduction
Evidence Relating Microtubules to the Development of Cell Form
Control of Microtubule Pattern—Factors That Order the Distribution of Microtubules in Cells
Summary and Conclusion
References
The Biochemical Organization of Cytoplasmic Membranes
Introduction
Model Phospholipid-Hydrocarbon Films
Synthesis and Organization of the Lipopolysaccharide of the Inner and Outer Membranes of the Salmonella Cell Envelope
Structure of Mitochondrial Membranes
Conclusion
References
The Emergence of Pattern in the Cell Walls of Higher Plants
Introduction
Types of Patterning in Plant Cell Walls
The Cytoplasm-Wall Interface
Cytoplasmic Structures Associated with Wall Patterning: The Microtubule
Cytoplasmic Streaming and Wall Patterning
Cytoplasmic Structures Associated with Wall Patterning: Membranes
Conspectus
References
III. Emergence of Order in Tissues and Organs
Communication through Cell Junctions. Implications in Growth Control and Differentiation
Physico-Chemical Aspects
Developmental Aspects
References
Morphogenetic Phases in Development
Introduction
Early Chondroitin Sulfate Synthesis
Morphogenetic Activities
Cell Sorting Based on Morphogenetic Properties
Comparison of Limb and Somite Mesoderms
Temporal Relations
Relation between Morphogenesis and Histogenesis
References
Emergence of Form and Function in the Embryonic Heart
Introduction
Mapping the Precardiac Mesoderm
The Initiation of Function
The Properties of Heart Cells in Culture
Spontaneous Activity of Cultured Cells
References
IV. Emergence of Nervous Coordination
Origins of Integrated Behavior
Beginnings of Functional Activity
Spontaneous Motility in Embryos
Origins of Integrated Behavior
The Role of Sensory Input in the Development of Integrated Behavior
Concluding Remarks
References
Order and Control in Neurogenesis (As Exemplified by the Lateral Motor Column)
Introduction
Periphero-Central Relationships: Chick
Lateral Motor Column Development in Anurans
Motor Cell-Nerve Fiber Number Relationships
Intrinsic Differentiation Capacities of the Lateral Motor Column
Thyroid Hormone Effects on the Lateral Motor Column
Influence of Temperature
Periphero-Central Relationships: Anurans
Degeneration in the Lateral Motor Column
Cell Migration into the Already Established Lateral Motor Column
Cytodifferentiation in the Lateral Motor Column
Temporary Maintenance of Excessive Cell Numbers following Limb Amputation
Resumé of Modes of Adjusting Cell Numbers
Concluding Remarks
References
Plasticity of Neural Maturation
Introduction
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum: A Symptomatic Case
Hemispheric Deconnection Syndrome
Surgical-Congenital Differences
Developmental Compensation: Generalized Phenomenon
Possible Explanatory Factors
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1968
- No. of pages (eBook): 378
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124315228
- eBook ISBN: 9780323153249
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