Vertebrate Eye Development /
The power of molecular genetics has recently returned the discipline of Developmental Biology to its original position at the forefront of biological research. The vertebrate eye was one of the classic embryologic models in the early 1900s. Within the last decade of the 20th century, a return to som...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer,
2000.
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| Series: | Results and problems in cell differentiation ;
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Table of Contents:
- Overview. Vertebrate Eye Development and Refractive Function
- Early Pattern Formation. Pax-6 and the Genetic Control of Early Eye Development. Early Retinal Development in Drosophila
- Embryonic Induction. Induction of the Lens
- Retinal Differentiation. Molecular Control of Cell Diversification in the Vertebrate Retina. Cell Fate Specification in the Drosophila Retina. Role of Extracellular Matrix in Retinal Development and Maintenance. Adhesive Events in Retinal Development and Function: the Role of Integrin Receptors
- Formation of Neural Pathways for Vision. Connecting the Eye with the Brain: the Formation of the Retinotectal Pathway
- Regeneration. Regeneration of the Lens in Amphibians. How the Neural Retina Regenerates
- Genetic Models. Mouse Mutants for Eye Development. Genetic Analysis of Eye Development in Zebrafish.