Developmental Biology
Increased emphasis on gene activity, signal transduction and the emphasis on the roles of paracrine factors in development.\ \ Covers axonal specificity, gastrulation & reorganizing the embryonic cells, target selection, etc.\
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This undergraduate textbook synthesizes the organismal, cellular, and evolutionary aspects of animal development. The seventh edition adds a chapter on the medical implications of developmental biology. The CD-ROM contains 140 videos and 300 labeled photographs that walk through the life cycle of model organisms. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews This time-tested biology text covers all the basics of development in animals (with one chapter on plants by Susan Singer), beginning with life cycles and developmental patterns and moving through embryonic development, with a closing section on the ramifications of developmental biology. Gilbert (Swarthmore College) includes discussions of vertebrates and invertebrates, the development of the central nervous system, sex determination, and aging. The enclosed CD-ROM features 130 interactive videos and 300 photographs to accompany both the text and the experimental guidebook. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Ch. 1Developmental biology : the anatomical tradition3Ch. 2Life cycles and the evolution of developmental patterns25Ch. 3Principles of experimental embryology49Ch. 4The genetic core of development77Ch. 5The paradigm of differential gene expression101Ch. 6Cell-cell communication in development139Ch. 7Fertilization : beginning a new organism175Ch. 8Early development in selected invertebrates211Ch. 9The genetics of axis specification in Drosophila253Ch. 10Early development and axis formation in amphibians291Ch. 11The early development of vertebrates : fish, birds, and mammals325Ch. 12The emergence of the ectoderm : central nervous system and epidermis373Ch. 13Neural crest cells and axonal specificity407Ch. 14Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm443Ch. 15Lateral plate mesoderm and endoderm471Ch. 16Development of the tetrapod limb505Ch. 17Sex determination529Ch. 18Postembryonic development : metamorphosis, regeneration, and aging555Ch. 19The saga of the germ line593Ch. 20An overview of plant development627Ch. 21Medical implications of developmental biology655Ch. 22Environmental regulation of animal development693Ch. 23Developmental mechanisms of evolutionary change721
\ BooknewsThe fifth edition adds the ecological dimension to its integration of molecular, cellular, and organismal approaches, with a new chapter concerning the ways by which the environment effects the phenotype of the organism. Other changes which reflect developments in the field include an earlier, more complete introduction to gene activity and signal transduction pathways, and new emphasis on the roles of paracrine factors in development<-->part five begins with an overview of the fibroblast growth factor TGF-beta, Wnt, and Hedgehog families of growth and differentiation factors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsThis time-tested biology text covers all the basics of development in animals (with one chapter on plants by Susan Singer), beginning with life cycles and developmental patterns and moving through embryonic development, with a closing section on the ramifications of developmental biology. Gilbert (Swarthmore College) includes discussions of vertebrates and invertebrates, the development of the central nervous system, sex determination, and aging. The enclosed CD-ROM features 130 interactive videos and 300 photographs to accompany both the text and the experimental guidebook. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
