Developmental biology

This comprehensive volume is the first to specifically target developing, adult and diseased neural stem cells.

This book combines the current knowledge on the role of lipids in stem cell pluripotency and differentiation.

Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy Part C, Volume 180 in the Methods in Cell Biology series, highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on timely topics, including Image-guided Radiation Therapy of tumors in preclinical models, Methods to preserve correct dosimetry in small animal irradiators, Monitoring TGFbeta signaling in irradiated tumors, Pipeline to characterize the TCR repertoire of irradiated tumors, Pipeline to identify tumor neoantigens exposed by radiation, Methods to assess abscopal responses in mice, Monitoring the biodistribution of radiolabeled therapeutics in mice, and more.

This book is aimed to summarise the key aspects of the role of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in breast cancer, with special attention to their contribution to tumour progression and establishment of metastatic disease.

This book discusses the main stem cell niches under distinct pathophysiological conditions.

This book provides a detailed account of the comparative anatomy, development, homologies, and evolution of the head, neck, pectoral, and forelimb muscles of vertebrates.

The scope of the book is to highlight the diverse roles of cilia in human development and disease.

Studying behaviour in animals requires numerical measurement.

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology defines the field of plant morphology, providing resources, examples, and theoretical constructs that illuminate the foundations of plant morphology and clearly outline the importance of integrating a fundamental understanding of plant morphology into modern research in plant genetics, development, and physiology.

This richly illustrated book explores the fascinating and ubiquitous occurrence of spirals and vortices in human culture and in nature.

Fly Models of Human Diseases provides users with a comprehensive survey on fly models of human diseases in the field of developmental biology.

Fungal Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics, Volume 100, the latest release in the Advances in Genetics series, presents users with new chapters that delve into such topics as the Advances of fungal phylogenomics and the impact on fungal systematics, Data crunching for fungal phylogenomics: insights into data collection and phylogenetic inference based on genome data for fungi, Genomic and epigenomic traits of emerging fungal pathogens, Advances in fungal gene cluster diversity and evolution, Phylogenomics of Fusarium oxysporum species complex, Phylogenomic analyses of pathogenic yeasts, and the Phylogenetics and phylogenomics of rust fungi.

Targetting Signaling Pathways in Solid tumour Part B, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters.

"e;Perspectives in Inflammation Biology"e; outlines detailed studies using preclinical murine models in Inflammation.

This book summarizes early pioneering achievements in the field of human neural stem cell (hNSC) research and combines them with the latest advances in stem cell technology, including reprogramming and gene editing.

Immune Biology of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Models in Discovery and Translation, Second Edition once again provides clinical and scientific researchers with a deep understanding of the current research in this field and the implications for translational practice.

This volume provides readers with a comprehensive collection of methods to guide them on how to generate, characterize, and use naive human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs).

Circulating Tumor Cells, From Biotech Innovation to Clinical Utility Part B, Volume 392 in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Circulating Tumor Cells in Lung Cancer: integrating stemness and heterogeneity to improve clinical utility, Multi-omic Features and Clustering Phenotypes of Circulating Tumor Cells Associated with Metastasis and Clinical Outcomes, CTCs in CRC: updates, Proteomics and post-translational modification analysis in CTCs, Latest advances of CTC studies in prostate cancer, and Epigenetics and CTCs: new biomarkers and impact on tumor biology.

This work will be volume 124 in the Flora Neotropica Monograph book Series, Lawrence M.

The effects of the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) family on bone formation are well documented, but the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta ( isoforms are much less studied.

This volume explores the fields of stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, and cancer biology.

Epigenetics encompasses all changes in gene expression that occur without alterations to the DNA sequence.

Stem cells hold great promise for cell therapy, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.

African Ethnobotany in the Americas provides the first comprehensive examination of ethnobotanical knowledge and skills among the African Diaspora in the Americas.

The growing scale of plant-based chemicals for industrial use has generated considerable interest in developing methods to meet their desired production levels.

This book is a synopsis of the key facts and concepts of human development.

This book focuses on the significance and implications of Calcium (Ca2+) transport machinery in the plant cell in generating alternating Ca2+ levels and impacting the cell's physiological, biochemical and developmental processes.

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.

From a review of an earlier volume: 'Both the experimental and the human aspects of teratology are presented in this comprehensive text by a stellar group of internationally recognized scientists and clinicians.

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology, both plant and animal.

Ethnobiology and ethnoecology have become very popular in recent years.

This well-structured textbook offers essential knowledge on the vascular system.

Providing expert coverage of all major events in early embryogenesis and the organogenesis of specific systems, and supplemented with representative clinical syndromes, Principles of Developmental Genetics, Second Edition discusses the processes of normal development in embryonic and prenatal animals, including humans.

This book discusses central concepts and theories in cell biology from the ancient past to the 21st century, based on the premise that understanding the works of scientists like Hooke, Hofmeister, Caspary, Strasburger, Sachs, Schleiden, Schwann, Mendel, Nemec, McClintock, etc.

This volume presents a broad collection of state-of-the-art methods to study the biology of thermogenic fat using in vitro cell culture and animal models.

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Plant Nanobionics, Volume 2 continues the important discussion of nanotechnology in plants, but focuses with a focus on biosynthesis and toxicity.

JAK tyrosine kinases and STAT transcription factors constitute a signaling pathway, which is activated by cytokines.

Leading researchers present current methodological approaches and future directions for a less anthropocentric study of animal cognition.

When I was first approached to edit the present volume, I was somewhat reluc- tant to undertake this humbling task because most of my own scientific expertise is derived fi'om studies of mammalian fertilization rather than somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).

This book provides a comprehensive update on the recent developments concerning the role of plant neurotransmitters in signaling and communication.

This book provides a detailed update on our knowledge of dental pulp and regenerative approaches to therapy.

This book comprehensively addresses female and male fertility preservation.

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology - both plant and animal.

The scope of the book is to highlight the diverse roles of cilia in human development and disease.

This book covers a wide range of topics that illustrate the various functions of autophagy in stem cells and offers insights on the mechanisms by which autophagy can regulate stem-cell self-renewal and facilitate specific differentiation programs.

In the recent past, threats from climate change and unforeseeable environmental extremes to plant growth and productivity have consistently increased.

This book reviews the state-of-the-art in stem-cell-based therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, and highlights advances in both animal models and clinical trials.

G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Part B, 2nd Edition, Volume 149, the latest release in the Methods in Cell Biology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field.

This book puts the ethics, policy and politics of stem cells into context in a way that helps readers understand why past and current issues have developed the way they have and what the implications are for their work going forward.