Developmental biology

Intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in plant development, this book explains how the cells of a plant acquire and maintain their specific fates.

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This book provides an overview of the extensive work that has been done on the design and implementation of the COVID-19 Philippines Local Government Unit Monitoring Platform, more commonly known as Feasibility Analysis of Syndromic Surveillance Using Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler for Early Detection of Diseases (FASSSTER).

Because of their ability to differentiate and develop into functional vasculature, stem cells hold tremendous promise for therapeutic applications.

This comprehensive volume developed under the guidance of guest editors Prakash Lakshmanan and David Songstad features broad coverage of the topic of biofuels and its significance to the economy and to agriculture.

Stem cells have been gaining a lot of attention in recent years.

Sperm DNA damage is common and has been associated with reduced rates of conception, impaired embryonic development and increased risk of miscarriage.

A growing majority of women in the western hemisphere have been delaying initiation of childbearing to later in life.

The Practical Manual of In Vitro Fertilization: Advanced Methods and Novel Devices is a unique, accessible title that provides a complete review of the most well-established and current diagnostic and treatment techniques comprising in vitro fertilization.

Developmental genetic studies of the spine and linkage and family-based association studies have led to recent advances in understanding the genetic etiology of idiopathic, neuromuscular, and congenital forms of scoliosis.

Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view.

Neuroscience has long been focused on understanding neural plasticity in both development and adulthood.

Muscle disease represents an important health threat to the general population.

Plant cells house highly dynamic cytoskeletal networks of microtubules and actin microfilaments.

This book gathers current data on the two types of fish metamorphoses and their endocrine controls.

This book is the first to report that research in allogenics/xenogenics has conclusively shown that fishes have retained bisexual potency even after sexual maturity and spermiation.

Internal fertilization is universal in chondrichthyan fishes and, as such, requires a suite of biological activities, including behavioral, morphological and physiological mechanisms, to ensure successful copulation and fertilization.

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

Targeting the key active elements in the mechanism and application of apoptosis and its therapeutic implications, Apoptosis: Modern Insights into Disease from Molecules to Man covers apoptosis from A to Z.

Each organism has its own internal biological clock, which is reset by environmental cues (Zeitgebers), thus keeping it synchronized with the external environment.

High pressure biology is an old, fascinating and stimulating field of research.

Even though the gorilla is our closest living relative, information about its anatomy, and particularly its musculature, is scarce.

The Biology of Lungfishes presents an up-to-date collection of reviews on some of the most important aspects of the life of lungfishes.

The unprecedented level of diversity recorded among the clones of self-fertilizing gynogenetic unisexuals and self-fertilizing simultaneous hermaphrodites challenges current ideas on the predominant role of recombination in promoting evolution of biological diversity.

Addressing the evolution of key innovations in metazoans, this challenging book summarizes the more recent results in phylogenetics and developmental biology.

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

Crustaceans adapt to a wide variety of habitats and ways of life.

Fish accomplish most of their basic behaviors by swimming.

Fish lives in environments with a wide variety of chemical characteristics (fresh, brackish and seawater, acidic, alkaline, soft and hard waters).

To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems, plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution, or by de novo synthesis of organic compatible solutes acting as osmolytes.

Blennies are diverse group of bony fishes found around the globe.

Dramatic changes in the environment, including habitat degradation and climate change, have focused attention on how individuals and populations respond to a shifting biotic and abiotic landscape.

This book is intended as a resource for students and researchers interested in developmental biology and physiology and specifically addresses the larval stages of fish.

Aspects of reproduction covered in this volume include classification and phylogeny as revealed by molecular biology; anatomy of the male reproductive tract and organs; anatomy and evolution of copulatory structures; development and anatomy of the female reproductive tract; endocrinology of reproduction; ovarian dynamics and follicle development; s

An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifically of groups such as the clupeiforms (e.

The order Cetacea comprises some amazing species, representing some of the most evolved creatures that inhabit this earth.

With the decline in world fish stocks, our knowledge of fish reproduction has become fundamental.

Describing the diversity and features of various vertebrate groups, ranging from the oldest living fishes to the relatively more recent evolution of mammals, this book covers anatomical systems including organs and tissues, as well as their function and differentiation in various vertebrate groups.

This new manual provides a convenient source of experimental procedures, including the most modern and frequently used molecular and cellular techniques.

The transition in anthropological and biomedical research methods over the past 50 years, from anthropometric and craniometric measurements to large-scale microarray genetic studies has resulted in continued revision of opinions and ideas relating to the factors and forces that drive human variation.

Xenopus have gained increasing popularity as a laboratory animal and continue to serve as an important part of biomedical research.

Pathology of the Developing Mouse provides, in so far as feasible, one complete reference on the design, analysis, and interpretation of abnormal findings that may be detected in developing mice before and shortly after birth.

Can an evolutionary perspective be integrated in day-to-day practice and is it of value in medical education and training?

Highlighting latest advances in genetics and biochemistry, the completely revised Third Edition reviews the field from basic science, clinical, epidemiological, and regulatory perspectives.

The tender period between childhood and adolescence is full of changes for young children.

This comprehensive book covers all aspects of the field of genetically engineered laboratory mice, including the creation of mutant mice through mouse models for developmental biology and the monitoring of laboratory mouse colonies.

This reference compiles the most current technical and biological data available to survey the state-of-science in the care and management of patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, COPD, and other forms of lung disease-tracking the initiation and progression of processes that cause airway obstruction, the biologic and physiological abnormalities

This reference describes the most recent developments in the design, execution, and interpretation of human developmental neurotoxicology studies.