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Current topics in developmental biology. Volume 63
Title:
Current topics in developmental biology. Volume 63
Author:
Schatten, Gerald.
ISBN:
9780121531638
9786611010881
9780080494364
Publication Information:
San Diego, Calif. : Elsevier Academic, 2004.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Series:
Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 63
Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 63.
Contents:
Front Cover; Current Topics in Developmental Biology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Early Events in the DNA Damage Response; I. Introduction; II. Formation of Multiprotein Complexes; III. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Afrotherian Origins and Interrelationships: New Views and Future Prospects; I. Introduction; II. Morphological and Molecular Evidence; III. Continental Drift, Cladistic Biogeography, and Afrotherian Origins; IV. Rare Genomic Changes; V. Conclusions; References
Chapter 3. The Role of Antisense Transcription in the Regulation of X-InactivationI. Introduction; II. Early Signs of Antisense Transcription within Xist; III. Is There One Xist Antisense Transcript or Several?; IV. Tsix Is Involved in Imprinted X-Inactivation; V. Tsix Is Involved in Neither Counting nor Silencing; VI. Is Tsix Involved in Choice?; VII. A Role for Tsix in Xist Metabolism; VIII. Mechanistic Insights into Tsix Function; IX. Regulation of Tsix Transcription; X. Is Tsix Functional Only in the Mouse?; XI. Concluding Remarks; References
Chapter 4. The Genetics of Hiding the Corpse: Engulfment and Degradation of Apoptotic Cells in C. elegans and D. melanogasterI. Introduction; II. Studies of Cell Corpse Engulfment in C. elegans; III. The Degradation of Nuclear DNA During Programmed Cell Death in C. elegans; IV. Study of Engulfment and DNA Degradation in Drosophila; V. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Beginning and Ending an Actin Filament: Control at the Barbed End; I. Introduction; II. Locally Create a Free Barbed End; III. Enhance Barbed-End Elongation; IV. Capping Barbed Ends
V. Replenish G-Actin Pool by Pointed-End Depolymerization of F-ActinVI. New Directions; References; Chapter 6. Life Extension in the Dwarf Mouse; I. Introduction; II. Origin and Phenotypic Characteristics of Mutant, Knockout, and Transgenic Dwarf Mice; III. Longevity of Different Types of Dwarf Mice; IV. Suspected Mechanisms of Prolonged Longevity; V. Why Are Dwarf Mice Long-Lived? Single versus Multiple Mechanisms; VI. How Do the Findings in Long-Lived Mutant Mice Fit into the ''Big Picture''? What Can Be Extrapolated to Genetically Normal Mice and to Other Species?
VII. Breeding and Husbandry of Long-Lived Mutant MiceReference; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes
Abstract:
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. This volume contains six important contributions from leading minds in developmental biology. * Presents major contemporary issues and astonishing discoveries at the forefront of modern developmental biology, stem cells, cloning, and regenerative medicine * Series Editor Gerald Schatten is one of the leading minds in reproductive and developmental science * The longest-running forum for current issues in developmental biology with over 30 years of coverage.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780121531638Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QL951 .C863 2004 EB | 1181124-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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