Developmental biology

This astute volume brings together the latest expert research on adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas (ACPs).

This invaluable resource discusses the saftey, ethics, and regulations of developing stem cell clinical applications.

This book provides a comprehensive discussion on plant responses in hyperarid regions of Egypt, China, Mexico, and Pakistan.

This book provides researchers and advanced students associated with plant and pharmaceutical sciences with comprehensive information on medicinal trees, including their identification, morphological characteristics, traditional and economic uses, along with the latest research on their medicinal compounds.

This invaluable resource discusses clinical applications with effects and side-effects of applications of stem cells in diabetes, kidney and wound treatment.

This authoritative reference presents the modern concepts of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and biomaterials as they pertain to the dental field.

This book explores the role of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in the context of regenerative medicine (RegMed).

This volume gives a state-of-the-art overview on macrophage functions in various invertebrate and vertebrate systems and diseases.

In three Volumes this mini book series presents current knowledge and new perspectives on cartilage as a specialized yet versatile tissue.

This book clearly defines ways to maximize the allelopathic potential of important field crops for controlling weeds, either in the same crop or others.

This book provides readers with an overview of the frequent occurrence of asymmetric cell division.

Designed for new scholars, this book features a quick and easy-to-read discussion of ethnobotany along with its major developments.

This book reveals the benefits of describing and modeling trees as the combined surface areas of their stems, and provides a concise overview of the fundamental grounds for adopting such an approach.

This astute volume brings together the latest expert research on adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas (ACPs).

This book provides a review of imaging techniques and applications in stem cell transplantation and other cell-based therapies.

This book studies the production of indole alkaloids in the important medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus (L.

This book focuses on cartilage defects and new mesenchymal stem cell-based treatments for their repair and regeneration.

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 atlas offers anatomical descriptions of 19 Dalbergia and 31 Diospyros species, most of them endemic to Madagascar.

This book familiarizes the reader with the current landscape of cell-based therapies for the treatment of retinal disease, including diseases that affect the choriocapillaris, retinal pigment epithelium, photoreceptors, and retinal ganglion cells.

The work summarizes the current knowledge regarding the controlled reproduction of an emerging aquaculture species, the Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis).

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

This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of the genetics and genomics of the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes crops such as watermelon, melon, cucumber, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, and gourds.

Marking the change in focus of tree genomics from single species to comparative approaches, this book covers biological, genomic, and evolutionary aspects of angiosperm trees that provide information and perspectives to support researchers broadening the focus of their research.

This book covers basic research topics such as the structure-function relationships of neuropilins and mechanisms of neuropilin-mediated signal transduction, details the most important roles of the neuropilins in developmental biology, and addresses their roles in various conditions such as cancer and various eye diseases.

This book discusses the role of oxidative stress in the reproductive system.

This unique book explores the role of retrotransposons in human health and disease.

Plants are an important source of fats and oils, which are essential for the human diet.

This volume showcases current ethnobiological accounts of the ways that people use plants to promote human health and well-being.

This book proposes a new way to think about evolution.

This essential volume explores mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their potential to suppress immune-mediated inflammation.

This invaluable resource discusses clinical applications with effects and side-effects of applications of stem cells in liver, lung and heart regeneration.

This book covers several aspects of perinatal tissue-derived stem cells, from theoretical concepts to clinical applications.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of topics describing the earliest steps of fertilization, from egg activation and fertilization to the activation of the zygotic genome, in various studied vertebrate model systems.

This comprehensive volume discusses in vitro laboratory development of insulin-producing cells.

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This book marries stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and regenerative biology into a single, interdisciplinary volume.

This volume covers the current knowledge base on the role of signaling and environmental pathways that control the normal development of germline stem cells, meiotic progression of oocytes, events of oocyte maturation and fertilization, and the birth of an embryo.

This book assesses the potential effects of biotechnological approaches, particularly genetic modification, on the present state of fiber crop cultivation and sustainable production.

The central focus of this book is the avian respiratory system.

This book provides a comprehensive update on the latest information and knowledge which emerged from translational and basic science research endeavors, targeting the regeneration of salivary glands.

All animals, including humans, derive from a single cell, which possesses all the genetic instructions needed to define how the animal will look like.

This book  is a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of pre-malignant disease, emphasizing common themes in the field, including stem cell biology and histologic modes of cancer progression between the distal esophagus and stomach.

This book presents selected contributions to the 19th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2015 in Marseille.

This textbook provides a collection of case studies in paleoanthropology demonstrating the method and limitations of science.

This invaluable resource discusses clinical applications with effects and side-effects of applications of stem cells in bone and cartilage regeneration.

This invaluable resource delineates procedures for development and use of stem cells in the laboratory and explores the potential for clinical applications.

This book critically reviews advances in our understanding of the biology of vascular epiphytes since Andreas Schimper's 1888 seminal work.

This timely volume explores the use of CRISPR-Cas9 for genome editing, presenting cutting-edge techniques and their applications in treatment of disease.

The Kingdom fungi encompass a massive diversity of taxa with wide-ranging ecologies, life cycles, and morphologies ranging from unicellular aquatic chytrids to large mushrooms.