Developmental biology

Nuclear Receptors in Development and Disease, Volume 125, the latest volume in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, covers nuclear receptors in development and disease, and includes contributions from an international board of authors.

Bones and Cartilage provides the most in-depth review and synthesis assembled on the topic, across all vertebrates.

This edited book brings together comprehensive information on various aspects of the biofortification of staple crops.

This book focuses on the morphology, exine ornamentation and the associated evolutionary trends of crabapple pollen and anatomical developmental patterns.

This book provides two basic concepts on plant propagation and value-added transplant production in a closed structure with artificial lighting: 1) photoautotrophic (sugar-free medium, photosynthetic or inorganic nutrition) micropropagation systems, and 2) closed transplant production systems with minimum resource consumption and environmental pollution.

In this next volume in the Cell Biology and Translational Medicine series, we continue to explore the potential utility of stem cells in regenerative medicine.

Kidney Development and Disease brings together established and young investigators who are leading authorities in nephrology to describe recent advances in three primary areas of research.

This volume details methods and protocols to further the study of stem cells within the computational stem cell biology (CSCB) field.

This third of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5-volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development.

This updated edition collects cutting-edge techniques used to study neural stem and progenitor cells as well as the brain microenvironment.

Bees are flying insects of the order Hymenoptera closely related to wasps and ants.

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology.

Drosophila, the common fruit fly, is the most extensively studied of all organisms from the standpoint of genetics and cytology.

This volume discusses recent research advances in cancer biology, focusing on the role of the tumor microenvironment.

In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, ';disturbing, empowering, and essential' (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changingand endangeringhuman sexuality and fertility on the grandest scale, from renowned epidemiologist Shanna Swan.

A full-color photomicrographic atlas allowing rapid and accurate identification of zebrafish anatomic structures at both the gross and microscopic level.

The present volume of the book series Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology brings together current reviews from leading experts to address the diversity of placentation by which species establish and maintain pregnancy.

Due to its prolific reproduction and the external development of the transparent embryo, the zebrafish is the prime model for genetic and developmental studies, as well as research in genomics.

This new series, based on a bi-annual conference and its topics, represents a major contribution to the emerging science of cancer research and regenerative medicine.

This unique story offers an introductory conversation to genetics, embryology and evolution, taking us on a historical journey of biology through the ages.

The book covers multifarious aspects of stem cell-based therapy for cardiovascular diseases.

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology.

The animals loosely termed fish constitute more than half of all known vertebrate species.

This is the first book to present consolidated, up-to-date information regarding recent trends and future perspectives of polyploidy - a phenomenon that has played a pivotal role in the evolution of domesticated plants and a research area that has been given new impetus thanks to advances in plant biology techniques integrated with bioinformatics tools.

At the present time, the laboratory mouse has become a central tool for skeletal studies, mainly because of the extensive use of genetic manipulations in this species.

The book will describe the xylem structure of different plant groups, and will put the findings in a physiological and ecological context.

Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Eighth Edition, provides readers with an update on the rapid progress in the research of aging.

Changing Syntheses in Development covers the proceedings of the 29th Symposium on "e;"e;The Society for Developmental Biology"e;"e;, held in Albany, New York on June 17-19, 1970.

Transcriptional Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Volume 335, the latest release in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology reviews and details current advances in cell and molecular biology.

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology.

Anyone who attempts to study crustaceans soon realizes that there are many science fields involved.

Regenerative medicine is the main field of groundbreaking medical development and therapy using knowledge from developmental and stem cell biology as well as advanced molecular and cellular techniques.

Research into the field of stem cell biology has developed exponentially over recent years, and is beginning to offer significant promise for unravelling the molecular basis of a multitude of disease states.

First published in 1935 (this edition in 1946), this short account of the science of embryology was the first book in English to provide a simple outline of the whole of this important subject.

Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development.

This book provides a practical guide to experimental methods for studying the development invertebrate deuterostomes as animal model systems.

This fourteenth of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5 volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development.

This book highlights the potential advantages of using marine invertebrates like tunicates, echinoderms, sponges and cephalopods as models in both biological and medical research.

Stem cells are fascinating cell types.

This book comprehensively summarizes the biological mechanisms of coloration and pattern formation of animals at molecular and cellular level, offering up-to-date knowledge derived from remarkable progress in the last 10 years.

This book is reflecting upon core theories in evolutionary biology - in a historical as well as contemporary context.

This book discusses applications of pluripotent stem cells to study eye disease in vitro and to create novel therapies for degenerative eye diseases.

This book highlights recent developments of organic and inorganic nanomedicine that play a major role in anti-angiogenic cancer therapy.

This invaluable resource explores the regenerative potential of stem cells in the nervous system, with a focus on clinical applications.

This book reviews recent progress in cortical development research, focusing on the mechanisms of neural stem cell regulation, neuronal diversity and connectivity formation, and neocortical organization.

Actin Cytoskeleton in Cancer Progression and Metastasis (Part B), Volume 356 in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series, provides an overview on the roles of the actin cytoskeleton and its key structural regulators, including WASp, Paxillin, Myosin, Testin, L-Plastin and profilin, and in central processes underlying cancer progression and metastasis, such as changes in cell morphology and gene expression, acquisition of migratory and invasive capabilities, and evasion from the immune response.

The dentate gyrus is a part of the brain that has been a topic of intense interest since the beginning of neuroscience, and pioneering studies from the distant and recent past attest to this.

This book explores Dental Stem Cell (DSC) biology, from a review of basic concepts for cell culture, to isolation, self-renewal, multipotency and differentiation, regulation by molecular medicine, and prospective research areas for regenerative medicine.

Nutritional Epigenomics offers a comprehensive overview of nutritional epigenomics as a mode of study, along with nutrition's role in the epigenomic regulation of disease, health and developmental processes.