Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Exciting essays on plant and animal developments on a cellular basis

Gerald P. Schatten (Series edited by)

9780121531768, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 3 November 2006

304 pages, Illustrated
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.63 kg

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. These 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 1
BMP signaling in the cartilage growth plate
Chapter 2
Bik1p, the yeast CLIP-170
Chapter 3
Aggregate-prone proteins are cleared from the cytosol by autophagy – therapeutic implications
Chapter 4
Wnt signaling: A key regulator of bone mass
Chapter 5
Eukaryotic DNA replication in a chromatin context
Chapter 6
The regulatory network controlling the proliferation - meiotic entry decision in the C. elegans germ line
Chapter 7
Regulation of Angiogenesis by Hypoxia and Hypoxia-inducible Factors

Subject Areas: Animal physiology [PSVD], Developmental biology [PSC], Physiology [MFG]