Essential Developmental Biology
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Author(s): J. M. W. Slack
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 1405122161
Format: softback
365pp
Price: £29.99
Review Date: 08 November 2005
Review: This textbook presents the basic ideas and facts of modern developmental biology of animals for second to fourth year undergraduates. It is arranged in four sections. The first introduces the basic concepts and techniques. The second covers the six main ‘model organisms’: Xenopus, zebrafish, chick, mouse, Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans, describing their early development to the stage of the general body plan. The third section deals with stem cells and organ development, primarily of vertebrates, but also including Drosophila imaginal discs. The last section deals with growth, regeneration and evolution. This new edition has colour illustrations and access to an enlarged student website that has animations and review questions.