A Practical Guide To Developmental Biology

Contents: The Experiments; 1. Introduction to Developmental Biology: Embry Protocols, ethics and Model Systems; 2. Axial Patterning: Using Retinoic Acid to Disrupt Homeobox Gene Expression in Axolotis; 3. Plant Cell Totipotency: Growing a Carrot From Adult Cells; 4. Fertilization: Sea Urchin Syngamy & Development; 5. Early Plant Development: Pollen Tube Formation; 6. Morphogenesis: Creating Fate Maps of Albino Axolotis Using a Vital Dye; 7. Cell Adhesion: Cell-Cell Interactions in Sponges and Amphibians; 8. Embryogenesis: Chick and Amphibian Development; 9. Neurulation: Labelling Chick Notochord Using: Immunocytochemistry; 10. Gametogenesis: Comparison of Plants and Animals Regeneration: Morphallaxis and Epimorphosis; 12. Metamorphosis: Drosphila Imaginal Discs, 13. External Influence on Development: Design Your own; experiments with Amphibians, Chicks, Fish; 14. Information for the Instructor; 15. Animal Care and Maintenance; 16. Animal and Plant Sources; 17. Chemical Sources; 18. Slides Needed/Sources; 19. Solutions and Other Materials; 20. Glossary; 21. Literature Cited. ISBN:0199249717 126 Yr. of Pub.2003