Vertebrate Development

Author : Francisco Pelegri,Michael Danilchik,Ann Sutherland
Publisher : Springer
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319460956

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Vertebrate Development by Francisco Pelegri,Michael Danilchik,Ann Sutherland Pdf

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. The contribution of maternal and paternal factors and their role in the early embryo as parental DNA becomes modified and embryonic genes become activated is fundamental to the initiation of embryogenesis in all animal systems. It can be argued that this is a unique developmental period, when information from the parents is compressed to direct the development of the body plan of the entire organism, a process of astounding simplicity, elegance and beauty. In addition to their fundamental scientific interest, many frontiers of biomedicine, such as reproductive biology, stem cells and reprogramming, and the understanding of intergenerational diseases, depend on advances in our knowledge of these early processes. Vertebrate Development: Maternal to Zygotic Control brings together chapters from experts in various disciplines describing the latest advances related to this important developmental transition. Each chapter is a synthesis of knowledge relevant to all vertebrates, with details on specific systems as well as comparisons between the various studied vertebrate models. The editorial expertise encompasses the fields of major vertebrate model systems (mammalian, amphibian and teleost) ensuring a balanced approach to various topics. This unique book—with its combination of in-depth and up-to-date basic research, inter-species comprehensiveness and emphasis on the very early stages of animal development—is essential for research scientists studying vertebrate development, as well as being a valuable resource for college educators teaching advanced courses in developmental biology.

Author : Florence Louise Marlow
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781615040513

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Maternal Control of Development in Vertebrates by Florence Louise Marlow Pdf

Eggs of all animals contain mRNAs and proteins that are supplied to or deposited in the egg as it develops during oogenesis. These maternal gene products regulate all aspects of oocyte development, and an embryo fully relies on these maternal gene products for all aspects of its early development, including fertilization, transitions between meiotic and mitotic cell cycles, and activation of its own genome. Given the diverse processes required to produce a developmentally competent egg and embryo, it is not surprising that maternal gene products are not only essential for normal embryonic development but also for fertility. This review provides an overview of fundamental aspects of oocyte and early embryonic development and the interference and genetic approaches that have provided access to maternally regulated aspects of vertebrate development. Some of the pathways and molecules highlighted in this review, in particular, Bmps, Wnts, small GTPases, cytoskeletal components, and cell cycle regulators, are well known and are essential regulators of multiple aspects of animal development, including oogenesis, early embryogenesis, organogenesis, and reproductive fitness of the adult animal. Specific examples of developmental processes under maternal control and the essential proteins will be explored in each chapter, and where known conserved aspects or divergent roles for these maternal regulators of early vertebrate development will be discussed throughout this review. Table of Contents: Introduction / Oogenesis: From Germline Stem Cells to Germline Cysts / Oocyte Polarity and the Embryonic Axes: The Balbiani Body, an Ancient Oocyte Asymmetry / Preparing Developmentally Competent Eggs / Egg Activation / Blocking Polyspermy / Cleavage/ Mitosis: Going Multicellular / Maternal-Zygotic Transition / Reprogramming: Epigenetic Modifications and Zygotic Genome Activation / Dorsal-Ventral Axis Formation before Zygotic Genome Activation in Zebrafish and Frogs / Maternal TGF-β and the Dorsal-Ventral Embryonic Axis / Maternal Control After Zygotic Genome Activation / Compensation by Stable Maternal Proteins / Maternal Contributions to Germline Establishment or Maintenance / Perspective / Acknowledgments / References

Author : Brian K. Hall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475730647

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The Neural Crest in Development and Evolution by Brian K. Hall Pdf

A discussion of the neural crest and neural crest cells, dealing with their discovery, their embryological and evolutionary origins, their cellular derivatives - in both agnathan and jawed vertebrates or gnathostomes - and the broad topics of migration and differentiation in normal development. The book also considers what goes wrong when development is misdirected by mutations, or by exposure of embryos to exogenous agents such as drugs, alcohol, or excess vitamin A, and includes discussions of tumours and syndromes and birth defects involving neural crest cells.

Author : Roberts Rugh
Publisher : Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1986-10
Category : Embryology
ISBN : 0024044911

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Guide to Vertebrate Development by Roberts Rugh Pdf

Author : Cheryll Tickle
Publisher : Frontiers in Molecular Biology
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199638691

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Patterning in Vertebrate Development by Cheryll Tickle Pdf

'Patterning in Vertebrate Development' is a new volume in the 'Frontiers in Molecular Biology' series which provides a range of comprehensive, and authoritative reviews of current research into patterning, a fundamental process in developmental biology.

Author : Roberts Rugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Embryology
ISBN : PSU:000030888746

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A Guide to Vertebrate Development by Roberts Rugh Pdf

Author : Brian K. Hall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387098463

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The Neural Crest and Neural Crest Cells in Vertebrate Development and Evolution by Brian K. Hall Pdf

A presentation of all aspects of neural crest cell origins (embryological and evolutionary) development and evolution; neural crest cell behavior (migration) and anomalies (neurocristopathies and birth defects) that arise from defective neural crest development. The treatment of development will include discussions of cellular, molecular and genetic aspects of the differentiation and morphogenesis of neural crest cells and structures derived from neural crest cells. The origins of the neural crest in embryology will be discussed using the recent information on the molecular basis of the specification of the neural crest. Also presented are the advances in our understanding of the evolution of jaws from studies on lampreys and of the neural crest from studies on ascidians and amphioxus.

Author : G. Grün
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642687198

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The Development of the Vertebrate Retina by G. Grün Pdf

The mature vertebrate retina is a highly complicated array of several kinds of cells, capable of receiving light impulses, transforming them into neuronal membrane currents, and transmitting these in a meaningful way to central processing. Before it starts to develop, it is a small sheet of unconspicuous cells, which do not differ from other cells of the central nervous system. The chain of events which lead to the trans formation from this stage into that of highly specialized cells ready to fulfll a specific task, is usually called "differentiation. " Originally, this word indicated firstly the proc ess of divergence from other cells which were previously alike, and secondly, the change from an earlier stage of the same cello lt has become widespread practice to imply by the word "differentiation" also the acquisition of specific properties and capacities which are characteristic of a mature, Le. , specifically active, cello Every cell is active at any stage of development, but certain activities are shared by most cells (e. g. , the activities of preparing and accomplishing proliferation, that of initiating development, that of maintaining a certain level of metabolism), while there are others which are shared by only a small number of - originally relate- cells. In most cases these latter activities are acquired by the fmal steps of cellular development, the terminal "differentiation. " In the context of the present paper, the word "function" will refer to this latter type of specific activity.

Author : Marco António Campinho,Laurent M. Sachs
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782832548455

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The Role of Thyroid Hormones in Vertebrate Development, volume II by Marco António Campinho,Laurent M. Sachs Pdf

Thyroid hormones role in development was first suggested in the 18th century when a relationship between goiter and cretinism was found by F.E. Fodere. But it was Rudolf Virchow work in the late 19th century with thyroidectomized animals that clearly demonstrated that goiter led to cretinism. This opened the door to the understanding of TH action on vertebrate development. However given the relative ease by which cretinism could be treated simply by eating animal thyroid gland or iodine supplementation, research into the action of TH on vertebrate development has been lagging. This was further enhanced by the complex biology of TH where, after production in the gland, entry, activation and binding of the TH to cognate receptors in target cells is highly regulated. Nonetheless, new scientific advances and technologies are now providing tools to dissect the developmental role of TH on vertebrate development, both embryonic and post-natal. The post-natal role of TH in vertebrate development is long known from anuran studies but less evidences exist from other vertebrates. Recently, new evidences show that TH constitute key developmental signal in embryonic development of vertebrates, especially in neural development, from humans to fish. This new evidences are corroborating long-standing observations that infants from mothers with impaired TH physiology presented changes in mental and cognitive indexes. Nonetheless, given that TH constitute integrative physiological signals in vertebrates a new scenario is emerging whereas TH seem to be important in the development and maturation of most organ systems in vertebrates during their different life transitions

Author : Mary Elizabeth Pownall,Harry V. Isaacs
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781615040636

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FGF Signalling in Vertebrate Development by Mary Elizabeth Pownall,Harry V. Isaacs Pdf

This volume is a printed version of a work that appears in the Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences. Colloquium titles cover all of cell and molecular biology and biomedicine, including the neurosciences, from the advanced undergraduate and graduate level up to the post-graduate and practicing researcher level. They offer concise, original presentations of important research and development topics, published quickly, in digital and print formats. For more information, visit www.morganclaypool.com --Book Jacket.

Author : Marco António Campinho,Laurent M. Sachs
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889634033

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The Role of Thyroid Hormones in Vertebrate Development by Marco António Campinho,Laurent M. Sachs Pdf

Author : E.J. Robertson
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323157759

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Cell-Cell Signaling in Vertebrate Development by E.J. Robertson Pdf

Cell-Cell Signaling in Vertebrate Development provides a comprehensive discussion of cell-cell interactions in vertebrate development and the molecular signals that mediate them. The book is divided into six parts, arranged according to major developmental phenomena demonstrated in illustrative systems derived from amphibian, avian, mammalian, and piscine sources. Part I introduces the mechanisms of gene activation in the context of early vertebrate development. Part II is concerned with cellular contacts and the induction process. Cell-cell interactions are illustrated through analyses of neurogenesis in the mouse; embryonic induction is considered in the frog and in the chick. Part III deals with cell migration and differentiation. It examines cell lineages in the frog eyebud; migration phenomena in connection with axon guidance in the embryonic rat spinal cord and mouse visual system; pathfinding by primary motoneurons; and the formation of terminal arbors in zebrafish embryos. Part IV discusses developmental processes that depend on diffusible signals and signal gradients. Part V illustrates pattern formation as exemplified in the developing chick hindbrain and in urodele limb regeneration. Part VI highlights gene expression and its regulation by transcription factors or growth factors in rodent development.

Author : M.L. López-Gracia,M.A. Ros
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783540363484

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Left-Right Asymmetry in Vertebrate Development by M.L. López-Gracia,M.A. Ros Pdf

Externally the vertebrate body plan presents a bilateral symmetry in relation to the midline. However, inside the body the distribution of the visceral organs follows a very particular pattern that is not symmetrical in relation to the midline. The last 10 years have seen remarkable advances in our understanding of how the internal asymmetries typical of the vertebrate body are established and controlled. The use of different development models has permitted to uncover fascinating ways of creating asymmetry, like the activity of the nodal cilia. A host of studies has also unravelled the involvement of many genes in the left right patterning pathway. Based on this knowledge the genetic basis of human laterality defects are beginning to be revealed. It is a major challenge now to understand how all these genes control left right development as well as the complex set of interactions established between them.

Author : Dennis Bray
Publisher : Garland Science
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Cells
ISBN : 0815332823

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Cell Movements by Dennis Bray Pdf

This book vividly describes how complex and integrated movements can arise from the properties and behaviors of biological molecules. It provides a uniquely integrated account in which the latest findings from biophysics and molecular biology are put into the context of living cells. This second edition is updated throughout with recent advances in the field and has a completely revised and redrawn art program. The text is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and for professionals wishing for an overview of this field.

Author : Sir Gavin De Beer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226139603

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The Development of the Vertebrate Skull by Sir Gavin De Beer Pdf