Developmental Biology
by Michael J. F. Barresi, Scott F. Gilbert
13th Edition
Publisher: Sinauer Associates
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780197574591 |
| eText ISBN | 9780197574652 |
| Publisher | Sinauer Associates |
| Publishing Year | 2023 |
| Edition | 13th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 944 |
Developmental Biology, 13th Edition, synthesizes essential principles and contemporary research breakthroughs in the study of animal development. The textbook is designed primarily for undergraduate biology majors while also serving to introduce graduate and medical students to the discipline.
The text explores fundamental cellular and molecular mechanisms, including gene expression, intercellular signaling, and stem cell regulation. It explains how these processes direct embryonic body patterning, tissue morphogenesis, and organ system assembly across diverse organismal models.
To accommodate varied instructional needs, chapter-level "Further Development" features separate foundational concepts from advanced material. These sections offer teaching flexibility and include case studies examining select developmental questions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Making of Body and a Field: Introduction to Developmental Biology
Chapter 2: Specifying Identity: Mechanisms of Developmental Patterning
Chapter 3: Differential Gene Expression: Mechanisms of Cell Differentation
Chapter 4: Cell-to-Cell Communication: Mechanisms of Cell Differentiation
Chapter 5: Stem Cells: Their Potential and Their Niches
Chapter 6: Sex Determination and Gametogenesis
Chapter 7: Fertilization: Beginning a New Organism
Chapter 8: Conceptualizing Early Development: Essential Processes
Chapter 9: Snails, Flowers and Nematodes: Different Mechanisms for Similar Patterns of Specification
Chapter 10: The Genetics of Axis Specification Drosophila
Chapter 11: Sea Urchins and Tunicates
Chapter 12: Amphibians and Fish
Chapter 13: Birds and Mammals
Chapter 14: Early Human Development
Chapter 15: Neural Tube Formation and Patterning
Chapter 16: Brain Growth
Chapter 17: Neural Crest Cells and Axonal Specificity
Chapter 18: Ectodermal Placodes and the Epidermis
Chapter 19: Paraxial Mesoderm: The Somites and Their Derivatives
Chapter 20: Intermediate and Lateral Plate Mesoderm: Heart, Blood, and Kidneys
Chapter 21: Development of the Tatrapod Limb
Chapter 22: The Endoderm: Tubes and organs for Digestion and Respiration
Chapter 23: Metamorphosis: The Hormonal Reactivation of Development
Chapter 24: Regeneration
Chapter 25: The Environmental and Symbiotic Regulation of Development
Chapter 26: Developmental Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change
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