Evidence-Based Evolutionary Medicine

Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 The Cell as the Smallest Functional Unit of Biology/Physiology -- Summary -- In the Beginning -- The Advent of Multicellularity -- Evolution: Cellular Style -- The Water-Land Transition and Vertebrate Evolution -- The Cellular Approach to Evolution Is Predictiv...

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Autor principal: Torday, John S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2018.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 A Brief History of Evolutionary Thinking
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Darwin
  • Darwin's Theory
  • The Modern Synthesis
  • The Darkest Chapter
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Outlining the Major Transitions in the History of Life
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The Major Transitions
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3 One Central Mystery: Why Did Eukaryotes Only Evolve Once?
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4 A Levels-of-Selection View of Evolutionary Physiology
  • The Lung as an Interactive Barrier: Homolog of the Plasma Membrane, Skin, and Brain
  • NKX2.1, Thyroid, Pituitary, and Lung Pleiotropy
  • The Phylogeny of the Thyroid
  • An Evolutionary Vertical Integration of the Phylogeny and Ontogeny of the Thyroid
  • A Retrospective Understanding of Evolution
  • Denouement
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 8 Wnt Signaling During Development
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Role of Growth Factors in Alveolar Homeostasis
  • The Kidney Glomerulus as a Homolog of the Lung Alveolus
  • Pathologic Consequences of Failed Paracrine Signaling
  • Reference

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