Developmental biology /
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| Author / Creator: | Gilbert, Scott F., 1949- |
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| Edition: | 7th ed. |
| Imprint: | Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c2003. |
| Description: | xvii, 838 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4837769 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Principles of developmental biology
- Chapter 1. Developmental biology: The anatomical tradition
- Chapter 2. Life cycles and the evolution of developmental patterns
- Chapter 3. Principles of experimental embryology
- Chapter 4. The genetic core of development
- Chapter 5. The paradigm of differential gene expression
- Chapter 6. Cell-cell communication in development
- Part 2. Early embryonic development
- Chapter 7. Fertilization: Beginning a new organism
- Chapter 8. Early development in selected invertebrates
- Chapter 9. The genetics of axis specification in Drosophila
- Chapter 10. Early development and axis formation in amphibians
- Chapter 11. The early development of vertebrates: Fish, birds, and mammals
- Part 3. Later embryonic development
- Chapter 12. The emergence of the ectoderm: The central nervous system and the epidermis
- Chapter 13. Neural crest cells and axonal specificity
- Chapter 14. Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm
- Chapter 15. Lateral plate mesoderm and endoderm
- Chapter 16. Development of the tetrapod limb
- Chapter 17. Sex determination
- Chapter 18. Metamorphosis, regeneration, and aging
- Chapter 19. The saga of the germ line
- Part 4. Ramifications of developmental biology
- Chapter 20. An overview of plant development
- Chapter 21. Medical implications of developmental biology
- Chapter 22. Environmental regulation of animal development
- Chapter 23. Developmental mechanisms of evolutionary change
