Current topics in developmental biology
Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology. * Includes over 25 color tables * Topics …
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- Full title :Current topics in developmental biology / edited by Gerald P. Schatten.
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Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology. * Includes over 25 color tables * Topics covered include stem cells, zygotes, hepatocyte cell cycle, and mammary gland functions in seals * Six chapters edited by the most authoritative figures in their fields of study.
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- Publication Date:2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Academic Press
- Place of Publication:San Diego
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (x, 337 pages) : : illustrations.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0121531724, 9780121531720, 1280635770, 9781280635779, 9786610635771, 6610635773
- oclc:ocn647618061
- LC Classification:QL951
- Dewey Decimal:574.3
Table of Contents
Cover Page; Series Editor; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Defending the Zygote: Search for the Ancestral Animal Block to Polyspermy; I. Introduction; II. Egg Extracellular Matrix; A. Construction of an Egg Extracellular Matrix; B. Zona Pellucida Homologs; C. Using Homologs to Enhance Structural Diversity; D. Diversity of Non-ZP Structural Proteins; E. Divergence or Convergence in Egg ECM Phylogeny?; III. Cortical Granules; A. Cortical Granule Enzymes; B. Nonenzymatic Proteins of Cortical Granules; IV. Courtship, Gamete Attraction, and Sperm/Egg Ratios
A. Behavior, Anatomy, and MonospermyB. Egg Attraction; C. Cell-Mediated Reduction in Sperm Quantity; V. Initial Gamete Contact; A. Variability in Locations of Initial Sperm Contact; B. Oligosaccharide Sperm Receptors; C. Sperm Ligand for the Egg; D. Common Thread to Initial Sperm-Egg Interactions?; VI. After the Acrosome Reaction; A. Secondary Sperm Contact; B. Acrosomal Proteases; C. Penetration of Egg ECM in the Absence of Proteolysis; VII. Climax of Fertilization; A. Sites of Fusion and Membrane Properties; B. Egg Contributions to Fusion; C. Sperm Contributions to Fusion
D. Extracellular CalciumVI…
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