Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Exciting essays on plant and animal developments on a cellular basis

Gerald P. Schatten (Series edited by)

9780121531713, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 24 November 2005

360 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.7 kg

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology.

Chapter 1The Choroid Plexus-Cerebrospinal Fluid System: From Development to AgingChapter 2Zebrafish Genetics and Formation of Embryonic Vasculature Chapter 3Leaf Senescence: Signals, Execution, and RegulationChapter 4Muscle Stem Cells and Regenerative MyogenesisChapter 5Gene Regulation in Spermatogenesis Chapter 6Modeling Age-Related Diseases in Drosophila: Can this Fly?Chapter 7Cell Death and Organ Development in PlantsChapter 8The blood-testis barrier: Its biology, regulation and physiological role in spermatogenesisChapter 9Angiogenic factors in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia

Subject Areas: Developmental biology [PSC]