Development and reproduction in humans and animal model species. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Entwicklungsbiologie und Reproduktionsbiologie des Menschen und bedeutender Modellorganismen.
• Further Information: Note: By Werner A. Mueller, Monika Hassel, Maura Grealy.
• Other Names: Müller, Werner A, 1937-; Hassel, Monika, 1958-; Grealy, Maura
• Contents: Development and Reproduction: An Introduction -- Stages and Principles of Animal Development Terms of Developmental Biology -- The Start: Fertilization, Activation of the Egg and a First Series of Cell Divisions (Cleavage) -- Model Organisms in Developmental Biology I: Invertebrates -- Development of Important Model Species II: Vertebrates -- The Human -- In Preparation for New Life I: Sex Determination and Sexual Development -- In Preparation for New Life II: Gametogenesis: The Development of Egg Cells and Sperm and Their Provision with Heritable Reserves -- Specification of Body Axes and Localized Fate Allotment by External and Maternal Cues -- Positional Information, Embryonic Induction and Pattern Formation by Cell-Cell-Communication -- Controlling Signals, Signal Propagation and Signal Transduction -- Development and Genes -- Application- Oriented Experiments with Early Vertebrate Embryos: Cloning, Transgenic Animals -- Morphogenesis: Shaping by Active Cell Movement, Differential Cell Adhesion and Cell Death -- Long Distance Wanderers and the Various Fates of the Neural Crest Cells -- The Nervous System and Central Sensory Organs -- Heart and Blood Vessels -- Stem cells, Regeneration, Regenerative Medicine -- Growth Control and Cancer -- Metamorphosis and its Hormonal Control -- Immortality or Ageing and Death: What is Nature's Aim? -- Evolution of Development.
• Publisher Details: Berlin : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 571.8; Life sciences; Human physiology; Reproductive health; Regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering; Embryology; Anatomy; Anatomy; Embryology; Human physiology; Life sciences; Regenerative medicine; Reproductive health; Tissue engineering; Biology; Health & Biological Sciences; Biophysics; Investigative Techniques; Models, Theoretical; Biology; Reproductive Physiological Phenomena; Growth and Development; Physiological Phenomena; Biological Science Disciplines; Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment; Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena; Natural Science Disciplines; Disciplines and Occupations; Phenomena and Processes; Models, Biological; Morphogenesis; Models, Animal; Reproduction; Developmental Biology; Life Sciences; Embryology; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering; Human Physiology; Reproductive Medicine; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662437834; 9783662437841; 3662437848
• Related ISBNs: 366243783X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.