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Developmental biology: a very short introduction

By Lewis , Wolpert

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780199601196, 9780191619021, 0191619027, 9780191620577, 0191620572
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3439092 bytes)
Series
Very short introductions 280
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Developmental Biology

Description

This title provides a concise account of what we now know about development, discussing the first vital steps of growth, the patterning created by Hox genes and the development of form, embryonic stem cells, the timing of gene expression and its management, chemical signalling, and growth.;1. Cells -- 2. Vertebrates -- 3. Invertebrates and plants -- 4. Morphogenesis -- 5. Germ cells and sex -- 6. Cell differentiation and stem cells -- 7. Organs -- 8. Nervous system -- 9. Growth, cancer, and ageing -- 10. Regeneration -- 11. Evolution.

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