Form and Causality in Early Development

Originally published in 1938, this book presents a detailed examination of synthetic embryology.

Albert M. Dalcq (Author)

9781107654488, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 December 2013

210 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm, 0.27 kg

Originally published in 1938, this book presents a detailed examination of synthetic embryology. Intended neither as an introductory guide nor a systematic treatise, the text presents the most significant material regarding the ontogenetic problem as matters stood at the time of publication. Illustrative figures and a bibliographical index are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of embryology and the history of science.

Foreword
1. The recent embryological movement and the scope of this book
2. A brief outline of organogenesis, especially concerning chordates
3. The kinematic aspect of embryogenic processes in chordates
4. A comparative study of the presumptive territories in chordates
5. The rôle of induction in vertebrate development
6. Regional organization in the vertebrate germ, after cleavage
7. The organization of the vertebrate egg before and during cleavage (with a theory of early vertebrate development)
8. The organization of the prochordate germ, with special reference to the unfertilized ascidian egg
9. Field and gradient in the sea-urchin egg
10. Regulation in some other eggs
Conclusion
Bibliographical index
Index of authors
Index of subjects.

Subject Areas: Developmental biology [PSC]