Abercrombie / Brachet Advances in Morphogenesis

Volume 4
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2454-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Web PDF

Advances in Morphogenesis, Volume 4 covers the significant advances in various aspects of morphogenesis. This volume is composed of six chapters that specifically consider the biological aspects of cell growth and development. The opening chapter describes the techniques for cell nuclei transplantation in different organisms. The next chapter surveys the features of the unicellular desmid genus Micrasterias and its application as a model system to delineate morphogenesis. Other chapters discuss the functional problems in corneal development and the regeneration in lower plants and annelids. The last chapter provides a summary of the biological aspects of the hen's egg yolk embryogenesis. This book is directed primarily to developmental biologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abercrombie, M.

Brachet, Jean

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in Morphogenesis;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 4;6
6;Chapter 1. The Transplantation of Living Cell Nuclei;12
6.1;I. Introduction;12
6.2;II. Techniques of Nuclear Transplantation;13
6.3;III. Results of Nuclear Transfer Experiments;25
6.4;IV. Conclusions from Nuclear Transfer Experiments Compared with those from other Experiments;44
6.5;References;52
7;Chapter 2. Morphogenesis in Micrasterias;56
7.1;I. Introduction;56
7.2;II. General Features of the Desmids;57
7.3;III. Normal Features of Micrasterias;60
7.4;IV. Culture of Micrasterias;61
7.5;V. Persistent Defects in Form;62
7.6;VI. Enucleate Cells;66
7.7;VII. Complex Cells;67
7.8;VIII. Changes in the Chromosome Complement;76
7.9;IX. The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation;79
7.10;X. Effects of Chemical Compounds;84
7.11;XI. Theory of the Cytoplasmic Framework;85
7.12;XII. Conclusions;87
7.13;References;90
8;Chapter 3. Problems in Corneal Morphogenesis;92
8.1;I. Introduction;92
8.2;II. Induction of the Cornea;94
8.3;III. Anterior Epithelium;96
8.4;IV. Stromal Architecture and Properties;98
8.5;V. The Posterior Epithelium;110
8.6;VI. Descemet's Membrane;110
8.7;VII. Transparency of the Cornea;111
8.8;VIII. Growth and Shaping of the Cornea;114
8.9;IX. Corneal Morphogenesis in Relationship to Eye Morphogenesis;115
8.10;References;116
9;Chapter 4. Regeneration in Lower Plants;122
9.1;I. Introduction;122
9.2;II. Reactivation of Quiescent Embryonic Centres;124
9.3;III. Embryonization of Mature Cells;127
9.4;IV. Differentiation of Regenerates;155
9.5;References;162
10;Chapter 5. Regeneration in Annelids;166
10.1;I. Introduction;166
10.2;II. Blastema Formation;167
10.3;III. Differentiation of the Regeneration Bud;198
10.4;IV. Importance of the Nervous System in Morphogenesis;205
10.5;V. Endocrine Role of the Nervous System;207
10.6;VI. General Conclusions;220
10.7;References;222
11;Chapter 6. Biological Aspects of the Yolk of the Hen's Egg;228
11.1;I. Introduction;228
11.2;II. The Laid Egg;229
11.3;III. The Formation of Yolk;242
11.4;IV. The Intracellular Yolk and its Digestion;254
11.5;V. The Yolk Sac;261
11.6;VI. Chemical Changes in the Yolk during Incubation;271
11.7;VII. Development of the Embryo without Yolk;274
11.8;VIII. Post-Hatching Fate of Yolk and Yolk Sac;276
11.9;References;277
12;AUTHOR INDEX;284
13;SUBJECT INDEX;291