BIOS Instant Notes in Developmental Biology

CRC Press

This book is designed to provide a clear summary of the principles of developmental biology in a compact and easily manageable structure. > Coverage of the field in Instant Notes in Developmental Biology is current and focuses largely on the principles of embryonic development. It is designed to provide a clear summary of the principles of developmental biology in a compact and easily manageable structure. > \nA. First principles. \nB. Experimental developmental biology. \nC. Genes in development. \nD. Unicellular models. \nE. Sex, gametes and fertilization. \nF. Cleavage and gastrulation. \nG. Single cell specification. \nH. Axis specification and patterning in Drosophila. \nI. Axis specification in vertebrates. \nJ. Fate of the ectoderm. \nK. Mesoderm and endoderm. \nL. Organogenesis in invertebrate model systems. \nM. Vertebrate limb development. \nN. Plant development. \nFurther Reading. \nGlossary of acronyms. \nIndex. > Dr Richard Twyman