Developmental biology
By: Scott F. Gilbert ; with a chapter on plant development by Susan R. Singer.
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Sunderland, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 817
Subjects: Embryology; Developmental biology
Description: Updated text integrates classical developmental biology with contemporary techniques, including the new material on vertebrate limb cell specification, microarrays, RNA interference, microtubular motors, floxed genes, vertebra formation, neural crest differentiation, neural crest specification, heart cell specification, herbicide-induced gonadal disruptions, pancreatic development, digit determination, tadpole deiodinases, insulin-like growth factors, developmental symbioses, and the developmental origins of feathers, jaws, and teeth during evolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.