This Side Up: Spatial Determination In The Early Development Of Animals (developmental And Cell Biology Series)
by Robert Wall /
1990 / English / PDF
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This comprehensive and cogent survey examines the subject of
embryonic determination, the set of processes fundamental to animal
development by which cells in the early embryo acquire different
developmental capabilities. Examining both the classical literature
and the newer, molecular findings, the author summarizes the
current state of our understanding of determination and poses key
questions for the future. He begins with a consideration of how
much spatial pattern is already laid down when the egg forms inside
the mother, and ends just before the formation of visible organs.
Within these limits he also considers evidence obtained by a
variety of techniques, both experimental and biochemical, derived
from the embryos of a variety of animal groups. This is a suitable
text for upper level undergraduates, graduate students and
researchers in developmental biology.
This comprehensive and cogent survey examines the subject of
embryonic determination, the set of processes fundamental to animal
development by which cells in the early embryo acquire different
developmental capabilities. Examining both the classical literature
and the newer, molecular findings, the author summarizes the
current state of our understanding of determination and poses key
questions for the future. He begins with a consideration of how
much spatial pattern is already laid down when the egg forms inside
the mother, and ends just before the formation of visible organs.
Within these limits he also considers evidence obtained by a
variety of techniques, both experimental and biochemical, derived
from the embryos of a variety of animal groups. This is a suitable
text for upper level undergraduates, graduate students and
researchers in developmental biology.
