Principles of development

Author(s)

• Wolpert, L. (Lewis)
• Tickle, Cheryll
• Jessell, Thomas M.
• Laurence, Peter
• Meyerowitz, Elliot
• Robertson, Elizabeth
• Smith, Jim

Bibliographic Information

Principles of development

Lewis Wolpert ... [et al.]

Oxford University Press, c2011

4th ed

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Other authors: Cheryll Tickle, Thomas Jassell, Peter Lawrence, Elliot Meyerowitz, Elizabeth Robertson, Jim Smith

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780199549078

Description

The process of biological development is an amazing feat of tightly regulated cellular behaviours - differentiation, movement, and growth - powerful enough to result in the emergence of a highly complex living organism from a single cell, the fertilized egg. Principles of Development clearly illustrates the universal principles that govern this process of development, in a succinct and accessible style. Written by two highly respected and influential developmental biologists, Lewis Wolpert and Cheryll Tickle, it focuses on those systems that best illuminate the common principles covered in the text, and avoids overwhelming the reader with encyclopaedic detail. With co-authors whose expertise spans the discipline, Principles of Development combines a careful exposition of the subject with insights from some of the world's pioneering researchers in developmental biology, guiding the student from the fundamentals through to the latest discoveries in the field. Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Principles of Development features For registered adopters of the text: Electronic artwork: Figures from the book are available to download, for use in lectures. Journal Club: Suggested research papers and discussion questions linked to topics featured in the book, guide the process of assimilating knowledge from the research literature. Figures in PowerPoint: Figures inserted into PowerPoint for use in handouts and presentations. For students: Web links and web activities: Recommended websites linked to each chapter guide students to further sources of information each accompanied by a brief overview of how the source can help with their studies and a thought question to help think about the main issues. Flashcard glossary: Glossary from the text in interactive flashcard format helps revise key terms and concepts. Multiple choice questions to test knowledge with detailed feedback

Table of Contents

• 1. History and basic concepts
• 2. Development of the Drosophila body plan
• 3. Vertebrate development I: Life cycles and experimental techniques
• 4. Vertebrate development II: axes and germ layers
• 5. Vertebrate development III: patterning the early nervous system and the somites
• 7. Plant development
• 8. Morphogenesis: Change in form in the early embryo
• 9. Germ cells, fertilization and sex
• 10. Cell differentiation and stem cells
• 11. Organogenesis
• 12. Development of the nervous system
• 13. Growth and post-embryonic development
• 14. Regeneration
• 15. Evolution and development

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780199554287

Description

The process of biological development is an amazing feat of tightly regulated cellular behaviours - differentiation, movement, and growth - powerful enough to result in the emergence of a highly complex living organism from a single cell, the fertilized egg. Principles of Development clearly illustrates the universal principles that govern this process of development, in a succinct and accessible style. Written by two highly respected and influential developmental biologists, Lewis Wolpert and Cheryll Tickle, it focuses on those systems that best illuminate the common principles covered in the text, and avoids overwhelming the reader with encyclopaedic detail. With co-authors whose expertise spans the discipline, Principles of Development combines a careful exposition of the subject with insights from some of the world's pioneering researchers in developmental biology, guiding the student from the fundamentals through to the latest discoveries in the field. Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Principles of Development features For registered adopters of the text: Electronic artwork: Figures from the book are available to download, for use in lectures. Journal Club: Suggested research papers and discussion questions linked to topics featured in the book, guide the process of assimilating knowledge from the research literature. For students: Web links: Recommended websites linked to each chapter guide students to further sources of information. Flashcard glossary: Glossary from the text in interactive flashcard format helps revise key terms and concepts.

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction to development
• 2. Development of the Drosophila body plan
• 3. Patterning the vertebrate body plan I : Life cycles and experimental techniques
• 4. Patterning the vertebrate body plan II: Axes and germ layers
• 5. Patterning the vertebrate body plan III: The early nervous system and the somites
• 6. Development of nematodes, sea urchins and ascidians
• 7. Plant development
• 8. Morphogenesis: Change in form in the early embryo
• 9. Germ cells, fertilization and sex
• 10. Cell differentiation and stem cells
• 11. Organogenesis
• 12. Development of the nervous system
• 13. Growth and post-embryonic development
• 14. Regeneration
• 15. Evolution and development

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Details

• NCID: BB04773585
• ISBN:
  • 9780199549078
  • 9780199554287
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xxv, 616 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH491
  • DC22 : 571.8
  • NDLC : RA111
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Developmental biology