Abercrombie / Brachet Advances in Morphogenesis

Volume 3
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2453-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 420 Seiten, Web PDF

Advances in Morphogenesis, Volume 3 covers the significant advances in various aspects of morphogenesis. This volume is divided into nine chapters that specifically consider the histochemical, morphological, and biochemical aspects of cell growth and development in various animal groups. The opening chapter deals with the different mechanisms of determination in the development of the gastropods. The next chapters present the model system for biochemical of morphological differentiation, including non-filamentous aquatic fungi and sea urchin. These topics are followed by discussions of the results obtained from chick embryo erythrocyte during the entire prenatal period, with emphasis on the problems of autodifferentiation of chick embryo blood corpuscles. A chapter examines the role of DNA, RNA, and sulfhydryl groups in morphogenesis in amphibians and regeneration in the unicellular alga, Acetabularia mediterranea. The concluding chapters describe the relationship between cleavage, relative duration of developmental periods, and cell differentiation in stages of embryonic development. These chapters also look into the positive evidence concerning the morphogenetic role of the egg cortex of the amphibians. This book is directed primarily to developmental biologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abercrombie, M.

Brachet, Jean

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in Morphogenesis;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Contributors to Volume 3;6
6;Chapter 1. Mechanisms of Determination in the Development of Gastropods;14
6.1;I. Introduction;14
6.2;II. Ooplasmic Segregation;15
6.3;III. The Importance of Ooplasmic Segregation;21
6.4;IV. The Causality of Ooplasmic Segregation;23
6.5;V. Nature, Composition and Properties of the Cortex;27
6.6;VI. The Cortical Field;32
6.7;VII. The Nature of the Cortical Morphogenetic Field;35
6.8;VIII. The Origin of the Cortical Morphogenetic Field;38
6.9;IX. The Causality of Cellular Differentiation;40
6.10;X. Conclusions;42
6.11;References;43
7;Chapter 2. Non-filamentous Aquatic Fungi: Model Systems for Biochemical Studies of Morphological Differentiation;46
7.1;I. Introduction;46
7.2;II. Some Aquatic Fungi Useful for Morphogenetic Studies;47
7.3;III. Blastocladiella emersonii—a Model System for Experimental Studies of Differentiation;54
7.4;IV. Summary;100
7.5;Acknowledgement;102
7.6;References;103
8;Chapter 3. Biochemical Studies on the Early Development of the Sea Urchin;108
8.1;I. Introduction;108
8.2;II. Remarks about Methods;109
8.3;III. Protein Synthesis During the Early Development of the Sea Urchin;113
8.4;IV. The Nucleic Acids;128
8.5;V. Some Notes on the Subcellular Components;137
8.6;VI. Conclusions;152
8.7;References;153
9;Chapter 4. Biochemical Aspects of Animalization and Vegetalization in the Sea Urchin Embryo;160
9.1;I. Introduction;160
9.2;II. Normal Development;161
9.3;III. Experimental Study of Morphogenesis;163
9.4;IV. The Gradients;167
9.5;V. Respiration and Carbohydrate Catabolism;171
9.6;VI. Metabolism of Amino-acids and Proteins;180
9.7;VII. Metabolism of Nucleotides and Ribonucleic Acid;184
9.8;VIII. Enzymes, Mitochondria and Embryonic Development;186
9.9;IX. Biochemical Background of the Gradients of Reduction;191
9.10;X. Structural Aspects of Embryonic Determination and Differentiation;196
9.11;XI. Conclusion;202
9.12;References;204
10;Chapter 5. The Blood of Chick Embryos: Quantitative Embryology at a Cellular Level;210
10.1;I. Introduction;210
10.2;II. Qualitative and Quantitative Data on Chick Embryo Blood Corpuscles throughout the Incubation Period;211
10.3;III. Autodifferentiation of Embryonic Blood-forming Tissues;249
10.4;References;252
11;Chapter 6. The Role of Nucleic Acids and Sulphydryl Groups in Morphogenesis (Amphibian Egg Development, Regeneration in Acetabularia);260
11.1;I. Introduction;260
11.2;II. DNA in Amphibian Eggs and Acetabularia;262
11.3;III. RNA Distribution and Synthesis in Amphibian Eggs and Acetabularia;272
11.4;IV. Sulphydryl Groups and Morphogenesis;287
11.5;V. Discussion;303
11.6;Acknowledgements;309
11.7;References;310
12;Chapter 7. The Acrasina;314
12.1;V. The Grex;314
12.2;Acknowledgements;333
12.3;Summary;333
12.4;References;334
13;Chapter 8. Cell Divisions, Duration of Interkinetic States and Differentiation in Early Stages of Embryonic Development;336
13.1;Introduction;336
13.2;I. Cleavage Divisions. Periods of Synchronous and Asynchronous Division;338
13.3;II. Interaction between the Nucleus and the Cytoplasm during the Period of Cleavage;339
13.4;III. Morphogenetic Action of Nuclei during the Period of Asynchronous Cleavage Division;341
13.5;IV. The Ratio of the Duration of Different Developmental Periods;344
13.6;V· Morphogenetic Role of the Differences in the Ratio between the Durations of Cleavage, Gastrulation and Neurulation;358
13.7;VI. The Ratio of the Rate of Processes of Latent Differentiation in the Derivatives of Different Germ Layers in Amphibian Embryos;368
13.8;VII. Summary;371
13.9;Acknowledgements;373
13.10;References;373
14;Chapter 9. The Morphogenetic Role of the Cortex of the Amphibian Egg;376
14.1;I. Introduction;376
14.2;II. Cortex and Bilateral Symme;377
14.3;III. Grey Crescent and 'Cortical Field';381
14.4;IV. Born's Crescent, or an Artificial 'Grey Crescent*;387
14.5;V. Grafting of Cortex Material;391
14.6;VI. Separation of Blastomeres by Ligature;393
14.7;VII. Cortical Field and Permeability;396
14.8;VIII. Structural Organization of the Cortex;397
14.9;IX. The 'Coat' of Holtfreter;399
14.10;X. Summary and Conclusions;399
14.11;Acknowledgements;400
14.12;References;400
15;Author Index;402
16;Subject Index;414