Developmental biology

Deficiencies in sperm function are usually the result of spermatogenic defects.

Although embryonic stem cells currently enjoy the public limelight and show great pr- ise for cell based medical therapies, it is the adult stem cells which are responsible for the body's natural ability to fght disease, heal and recover, or fail and succumb to various maladies.

Stem cells are responsible for maintaining tissue homeostasis.

Interest in a specialized microenvironment or "e;niche"e; regulating hemopoietic stem cell function has been steadily growing since the idea was first proposed by Ray Schofield over three decades ago.

Stem cells are found in almost all organisms from the early stages of development to the end of life.

Biological Aging: Methods and Protocols investigates the various processes that are affected by the age of an organism.

In Mouse Molecular Embryology: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the protocols used to study mouse embryology.

The process whereby a single cell, the fertilized egg, develops into an adult has fascinated for centuries.

Bone marrow stem cells are the most transplanted cells worldwide.

Despite its inherent controversy, the exploration of the human embryo can unlock many of the answers to our deepest biological questions.

In Epiblast Stem Cells: Methods and Protocols, expect researchers in the field provide a detailed collection of techniques and protocols useful to the study of the biology of the pluripotent epiblast.

During the last decade, an increased interest in somatic stem cells has led to a flurry of research on one of the most accessible tissues of the body: skin.

The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2019-2020 has led to a gigantic increase in modeling and simulation of infectious diseases.

This volume looks at the latest technologies and methods--combined with new genetic tools available in animal models--used in this constantly evolving field.

Micropropagation is a reliable technology applied commercially worldwide for large-scale plant multiplication, germplasm conservation, pathogen elimination, genetic manipulations and supply of selected plants.

This detailed volume compiles numerous methods to explore fly oogenesis.

This is an introductory textbook for the study of human evolution, and covers all major topics of human origins taught under paleoanthropology, anthropology, archaeology, and evolutionary biology courses.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of classic and modern approaches of centrosome research, including new aspects of centrosome functions focusing on primary cilia and their implications in numerous diseases.

In the vasculature, the extracellular matrix (ECM) is involved in the regulation of angiogenesis, vascular mechanosensing, and blood vessel stability.

In recent times, the philosophy of science has been reinvigorated by insights from the biological and cognitive sciences.

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This volume presents the latest techniques used to study germ cell tumors (GCTs), including histopathology; in vitro and in vivo techniques for investigating GCT biology; novel methods for detecting minimal residual diseases; and sequencing considerations as they apply to GCTs.

This book aims to deliver the most up-to-date protocols in using epiblast stem cells (EpiSC) to answer critical questions on mammalian development.

Charles Darwin desempeñó un papel crucial a la hora de convertir la herencia en una cuestión científica y, sin embargo, fracasó estrepitosamente a la hora de responderla.

This volume details protocols on animal cloning by Somatic cell nuclear transfer for basic research and biotechnological applications.

This book is intended for a first-semester course in calculus, which begins by posing a question: how do we model an epidemic mathematically?

This book covers a broad range of therapeutic applications of nanomaterials that are used for regenerative medicine applications, including neural regeneration, cartilage regeneration, wound healing, dental regeneration and implants, and immunomodulation.

This book presents state-of-the-art pre-clinical models and clinical applications of stem-cell-based therapies applied to different lung diseases, with a special focus on the translation of bench data into clinical studies.

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.

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically encoded, active process which results in the death of individual cells, tissues, or whole organs.

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.

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This book is the first comprehensive volume on the genetics and genomics of pineapple and provides an overview of the current state of pineapple research.

This volume explores novel concepts of pericyte biology.

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

This book discusses the latest developments in plant-mediated fabrication of metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles, and their characterization by using a variety of modern techniques.

This book focuses on the plant cytoskeleton and its various cross-talks with other cellular components leading to its role in plant growth and development.

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.

Mushrooms are fleshy fungi with a high prospective for the production of secondary metabolites including extracellular enzymes with high agricultural and biotechnological significance.

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

There has been no mechanistic explanation for evolutionary change consistent with phylogeny in the 150 years since the publication of 'Origins'.

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

Much research has focused on the basic cellular and molecular biological aspects of stem cells.

This book covers the applications of fungi used in biorefinery technology.

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

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

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

Microbes are ubiquitous in nature.

Plant growth and development is closely dependent on the plant environment, including the wide-spread presence of organic and inorganic xenobiotics and pollutants.