Key Features
* Includes many descriptive figures
* Topics covered include the the development of synovial joints, sexually differentiated behavior, mapping cell fate, and more
* Latest volume in the series that covers six reviews in more than 220 pages
Description
This serial provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. These 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.
Readership
Developmental biologists, cell biologists, genetics researchers, molecular biologists, and plant and animal biologists
Current Topics in Developmental Biology, 1st Edition
Chapter 1
The Development of Synovial Joints
IM. Khan, SN. Redman, R. Williams, GP. Dowthwaite, SF. Oldfield, & CW. Archer
Chapter 2
Development of a Sexually Differentiated Behavior and its Underlying CNS Arousal Functions
Lee-Ming Kow, Cristina Florea , Marlene Schwanzel-Fukuda, Nino Devidze, Hosein Kami Kia, Anna Lee, Jin Zhou, David MacLaughlin , Patricia Donahoe, Donald Pfaff
Chapter 3
Phosphodiesterases Regulate Airway Smooth Muscle Function in Health and Disease
Vera P. Krymskaya and Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr.
Chapter 4
Role of astrocytes in matching blood flow to neuronal activity
Danica Jakovcevic, David R. Harder
Chapter 5
Elastin-elastases and inflamm’ aging
Frank Antonicelli, Georges Bellon, Laurent Debelle, William Hornebec
Chapter 6
A Phylogenetic Approach to Mapping Cell Fate
Stephen J. Salipante, Marshall S. Horwitz
