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Preface
Section A-First principles
A1 Basic concepts in development biology
A2 Cell fate and commitment
A3 Mechanisms of developmental commitment
A4 Mosaic and regulative development
A5 Maintenance of differentiation
A6 Pattern formation and compartments
A7 Morphogenesis
Section B-Experimental developmental biology
B1 Model organisms
B2 Developmental mutants
B3 Transgenic organisms in development
B4 Cellular and microsurgical techniques
Section C-Genes in development
C1 Gene expression and regulation
C2 Chromatin and DNA methylation
C3 Signal transduction in development
C4 The cell division cycle
C5 The cytoskeleton,cell adhesion and the extracellular matrix
Section D-Unicellular models
D1 Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
D2 Mating type switching in yeast
D3 Aggregation and culmination in Dictyostelium discoideum
Section E-Sex,gametes and fertilization
E1 Germ line specification
E2 Germ-cell migration
E3 Gametogenesis
E4 Gamete recognition,contact and fertilization
E5 Sex determination
Section F-Cleavage and gastrulation
F1 Cleavage
F2 Gastrulation in invertebrate embryos
F3 Gastrulation in vertebrate embryos
Section G-Single cell specification
G1 Early animal development by single cell specification
G2 Cell specification and patterning in Caenorhabditis elegans
G3 Ascidian development
G4 Early development of molluscs and annelids
Section H-Axis specification and patterning in Drosophila
H1 Molecular aspects of embryonic pattern formation in Drosophila
H2 Anteroposterior axis specification in Drosophila
H3 Gap genes
H4 Molecular control of segmentation
H5 Homeotic selector genes and regional specification
H6 Dorsoventral axis specification and patterning
Section I-Axis specification in vertebrates
I1 Early patterning in vertebrates
I2 The vertebrate organizer
I3 Left-right asymmetry in vertebrates
Section J-Fate of the ectoderm
J1 The ectoderm:neural induction and teh epidermis
J2 Patterning the anteroposterior neuraxis
J3 Patterning the dorsoventral neuraxis
J4 Shaping the neural tube
J5 Neurogenesis
J6 The neural crest
J7 Neuronal connections
Section K-Mesoderm and endoderm
K1 Mesoderm induction and patterning
K2 Somitogenesis and patterning
K3 Somite differentiation
K4 Mammalian kidney development
K5 Heart development
K6 Endoderm development
Section L-Organogenesis in invertebrate model systems
L1 Vulval specification in C.elegans
L2 Pattern formation in imaginal discs
L3 Drosophila eye development
Section M-Vertebrate limb development
M1 Initiation and maintenance of limb growth
M2 Patterning and morphogenesis in limb development
M3 Limb regeneration
Section N-Plant development
N1 Plant vs .animal development
N2 Development of the plant embryo
N3 Development of the seedling
N4 Shoot and root meristems
N5 Leaf development
N6 Flower development
Further reading
Glossary of acronyms
Index