http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xix, 428 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Maternal VegT and beta-catenin : patterning the Xenopus blastula -- Short-versus long-range effects of Spemann's organizer -- Formation of the endoderm in Xenopus -- Role of Fox genes during Xenopus embryogenesis -- The molecular nature of Spemann's organizer -- The community effect in Xenopus development -- Regulation of Spemann's organizer formation -- Transcriptional repression in Spemann's organizer and the formation of dorsal mesoderm -- Wnt signals and antagonists : the molecular nature of Spemann's head organizer -- Basic helix-loop-helix proneural genes and neurogenesis in Xenopus embryos -- Organizer activities mediated by retinoic acid signaling -- Wnt signalling and regulation of gastrulation movements -- How cell-cell adhesion contributes to early embryonic development -- Patterning non-neural ectoderm by organizer-modulated homeodomain factors -- Embryonic organogenesis and body formaiton in amphibian development -- Organizing the eye -- A critical role for retinoid receptors in axial patterning and neuronal differentiation -- Molecular patterning of the embryonic brain -- Epidermal, neuronal and glial cell fate choice in the embryo -- Downstream of the organizer : the Xenopus cement gland as a model for organ positioning and differentiation -- The organizer in amphibians with large eggs : problems and perspectives -- Formation and functions of the gastrula organizer in zebrafish -- Hensen's node : the embryonic organizer of the chick -- Formation and function of the mouse organizer
Includes bibliographical references and index.