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Current topics in developmental biology. Volume 61 /
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 mech...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Current topics in developmental biology ;
61. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Hepatic Oval Cells: Helping Redefine a Paradigm in Stem Cell Biology; I. Hepatic Stem Cells: Characterization and Localization; II. Hepatic Stem Cells: Origin and Function; III. Extrahepatic Stem Cells: A Paradigm Shift; IV. Controversies; V. Hypotheses/Mechanisms; VI. The Future; References; Chapter 2. Meiotic DNA Replication; I. Introduction; II. General Features of Meiotic S Phase; III. Initiation of Premeiotic S Phase; IV. meiS Phase Progression; V. Meiosis-Specific Replication Factors; VI. Fidelity of DNA Replication
- VII. Role of Replication for Subsequent Meiotic EventsVIII. Block to Meiotic Rereplication; IX. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Pollen Tube Guidance: The Role of Adhesion and Chemotropic Molecules; I. Introduction; II. Adhesion and Chemotropism; III. Chemocyanin: A Chemotropic Peptide in the Lily Stigma; IV. Outlook; References; Chapter 4. The Biology and Diagnostic Applications of Fetal DNA and RNA in Maternal Plasma; I. Introduction; II. Biology of Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids; III. Diagnostic Applications of Fetal DNA Analysis in Maternal Plasma
- IV. Fetal RNA in Maternal Plasma: A New Avenue to Noninvasive Prenatal DiagnosisV. Preanalytical and Technical Issues on Fetal Nucleic Acids Analysis from Maternal Plasma; VI. Fetal Nucleic Acids Analysis: The Way Forward; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Advances in Tissue Engineering; I. Background on Tissue Engineering; II. Role of Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering; III. Using Progenitor and Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering; IV. Vascularization of Engineered Tissue Constructs; V. Tissue Engineering as an In Vitro Model for Cell Differentiation and Organogenesis; References
- Chapter 6. Directions in Cell Migration Along the Rostral Migratory Stream: The Pathway for Migration in the BrainI. Introduction; II. The Nature of Migration in the Rostral Migratory Stream; III. PSA-N-CAM in Chain Migrations; IV. Other Mechanisms Mediating Migration; V. Mechanisms for Directional Navigation; VI. Regulation of Differentiation into Mature Neurons; VII. Summary; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 7. Retinoids in Lung Development and Regeneration; I. Stages of Lung Development; II. What is Retinoic Acid (RA); III. RA is Required for Budding of the Foregut Tube
- IV. Branching Morphogenesis is Inhibited by RAV. RA is Required during the End of the Foetal Period (Pseudoglandular, Canalicular, and Terminal Saccule Stages); VI. RA is Required for Postnatal Septation (Alveologenesis); VII. RA Induces Alveolar Regeneration; VIII. Speculations of the Mode of Action of RA; IX. Clinical Implications and Future Possibilities; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 8. Structural Organization and Functions of the Nucleus in Development, Aging, and Disease; I. Introduction; II. The Nuclear Envelope (NE) and Lamina; III. Protein Components of the NE