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Developmental Biology
6th
Scott F
Gilbert
1
Swarthmore College
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
0-87893-243-7
2000
© 2000
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
developmental biology
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part 1 Principles of development in biology
Chapter 1 Developmental biology: The anatomical tradition
The Questions of Developmental Biology
Anatomical Approaches to Developmental Biology
Comparative Embryology
Evolutionary Embryology
Medical Embryology and Teratology
Mathematical Modeling of Development
Principles of Development: Developmental Anatomy
References
Chapter 2 Life cycles and the evolution of developmental patterns
The Circle of Life: The Stages of Animal Development
The Frog Life Cycle
The Evolution of Developmental Patterns in Unicellular Protists
Multicellularity: The Evolution of Differentiation
Developmental Patterns among the Metazoa
Principles of Development: Life Cycles and Developmental Patterns
References
Chapter 3 Principles of experimental embryology
Environmental Developmental Biology
The Developmental Mechanics of Cell Specification
Morphogenesis and Cell Adhesion
Principles of Development: Experimental Embryology
References
Chapter 4 Genes and development: Techniques and ethical issues
The Embryological Origins of the Gene Theory
Evidence for Genomic Equivalence
Differential Gene Expression
RNA Localization Techniques
Determining the Function of Genes during Development
Identifying the Genes for Human Developmental Anomalies
Principles of Development: Genes and Development
References
Chapter 5 The genetic core of development: Differential gene expression
Differential Gene Transcription
Methylation Pattern and the Control of Transcription
Transcriptional Regulation of an Entire Chromosome: Dosage Compensation
Differential RNA Processing
Control of Gene Expression at the Level of Translation
Epilogue: Posttranslational Gene Regulation
Principles of Development: Developmental Genetics
References
Chapter 6 Cell-cell communication in development
Induction and Competence
Paracrine Factors
Cell Surface Receptors and Their Signal Transduction Pathways
The Cell Death Pathways
Juxtacrine Signaling
Cross-Talk between Pathways
Coda
Principles of Development:Cell-Cell Communication
References
Part 2 Early embryonic development
Chapter 7 Fertilization: Beginning a new organism
Structure of the Gametes
Recognition of Egg and Sperm
Gamete Fusion and the Prevention of Polyspermy
The Activation of Egg Metabolism
Fusion of the Genetic Material
Rearrangement of the Egg Cytoplasm
Snapshot Summary: Fertilization
References
Chapter 8 Early development in selected invertebrates
An Introduction to Early Developmental Processes
The Early Development of Sea Urchins
The Early Development of Snails
Early Development in Tunicates
Early Development of the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
References
Chapter 9 The genetics of axis specification in Drosophila
Early Drosophila Development
The Origins of Anterior-Posterior Polarity
The Generation of Dorsal-Ventral Polarity
References
Chapter 10 Early development and axis formation in amphibians
Early Amphibian Development
Axis Formation in Amphibians: The Phenomenon of the Organizer
References
Chapter 11 The early development of vertebrates: Fish, birds, and mammals
Early Development in Fish
Early Development in Birds
Early Mammalian Development
References
Part 3 Later embryonic development
Chapter 12 The central nervous system and the epidermis
Formation of the Neural Tube
Differentiation of the Neural Tube
Tissue Architecture of the Central Nervous System
Neuronal Types
Development of the Vertebrate Eye
The Epidermis and the Origin of Cutaneous Structures
Snapshot Summary: Central Nervous System and Epidermis
References
Chapter 13 Neural crest cells and axonal specificity
The Neural Crest
Neuronal Specification and Axonal Specificity
References
Chapter 14 Paraxial and intermediate mesoderm
Paraxial Mesoderm: The Somites and Their Derivatives
Myogenesis: The Development of Muscle
Osteogenesis: The Development of Bones
Intermediate Mesoderm
Snapshot Summary: Paraxial and Intermediate Mesoderm
References
Chapter 15 Lateral plate mesoderm and endoderm
Lateral Plate Mesoderm
Endoderm
References
Chapter 16 Development of the tetrapod limb
Formation of the Limb Bud
Generating the Proximal-Distal Axis of the Limb
Specification of the Anterior-Posterior Limb Axis
The Generation of the Dorsal-Ventral Axis
Coordination among the Three Axes
Cell Death and the Formation of Digits and Joints
Snapshot Summary: The Tetrapod Limb
References
Chapter 17 Sex determination
Chromosomal Sex Determination in Mammals
Chromosomal Sex Determination in Drosophila
Environmental Sex Determination
Snapshot Summary: Sex Determination
References
Chapter 18 Metamorphosis, regeneration, and aging
Metamorphosis: The Hormonal Reactivation of Development
Regeneration
Aging: The Biology of Senescence
References
Chapter 19 The saga of the germ line
Germ Plasm and the Determination of the Primordial Germ Cells
Germ Cell Migration
Meiosis
Spermatogenesis
Oogenesis
Snapshot Summary: The Germ Line
References
Part 4 Ramifications of developmental biology
Chapter 20 An overview of plant development
Plant Life Cycles
Gamete Production in Angiosperms
Pollination
Fertilization
Embryonic Development
Dormancy
Germination
Vegetative Growth
The Vegetative-to-Reproductive Transition
Senescence
Snapshot Summary: Plant Development
References
Chapter 21 Environmental regulation of animal development
Environmental Regulation of Normal Development
Environmental Disruption of Normal Development
References
Chapter 22 Developmental mechanisms of evolutionary change
“Unity of Type” and “Conditions of Existence”
Hox Genes: Descent with Modification
Homologous Pathways of Development
Modularity: The Prerequisite for Evolution through Development
Developmental Correlation
Developmental Constraints
A New Evolutionary Synthesis
Snapshot Summary: Evolutionary Developmental Biology
References
Appendix
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Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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