The Vertebrate IntegumentVolume 2, Theagarten Lingham-Soliar

Автор: Michael J. Benton
Название: Vertebrate Palaeontology
ISBN: 1118407555 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781118407554
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание: Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key aim is to explain the science. Gone are the days of guesswork.

Автор: Beate Brand-Saberi
Название: Vertebrate Myogenesis
ISBN: 3662446073 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783662446072
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Описание: This book addresses the differentiation control of skeletal muscle in different locations of the vertebrate body Particular attention is paid to novel regulatory molecules and signals as well as the heterogeneity of origin that have revealed a developmental overlap between skeletal and cardiac muscle. Different functional muscle groups are the product of the evolution of the vertebrate classes, making a phylogenetic comparison worthwhile for understanding the role of muscle stem cells and precursors in myogenesis. New insights into the hierarchy of transcription factors, particularly in the context of these different muscle groups have been gained from detailed investigations of the spatio-temporal and regulatory relationships derived from mouse and zebrafish genetics and avian microsurgery. Importantly, epigenetic mechanisms that have surfaced recently, in particular the role of MyomiRs, are also surveyed. With an eye to the human patient, encouraging results have been generated that identify parallels between embryonic myogenesis and regenerating myofibers due to common regulatory molecules. On the other hand, both processes differ considerably in quality and complexity of the processes employed. Interestingly, the heterogeneity in embryonic sources from which skeletal muscle groups in the vertebrate including the human body take origin is paralleled by differences in their susceptibility to particular muscle dystrophies as well as by the characteristics of the satellite cells involved in regeneration. The progress that has been made in the field of muscle stem cell biology, with special focus on the satellite cells, is outlined in this book by experts in the field. The authors review recent insights of the heterogeneous nature of these satellite cells regarding their gene signatures and regeneration potential. Furthermore, an improved understanding of muscle stem cells seems only possible when we study the impact of the cell environment on efficient stem cell replacement therapies for muscular dystrophies, putting embryological findings from different vertebrate classes and stem cell approaches into context.

Автор: Bentley P. J., Bentley Peter J.
Название: Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology
ISBN: 0521629985 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521629980
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book discusses the intimate physiology of the endocrine system and the pivotal role of hormones in coordinating basic body processes

Автор: Nikolas Zagris; Anne Marie Duprat; Antony Durston
Название: Organization of the Early Vertebrate Embryo
ISBN: 0306451328 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780306451324
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Описание: Proceedings of a NATO ASI held in Spetsai, Greece, September 16-26, 1994.

Автор: Takahisa Furukawa; James B. Hurley; Satoru Kawamur
Название: Vertebrate Photoreceptors
ISBN: 4431563350 ISBN-13(EAN): 9784431563358
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Описание: This book provides a series of comprehensive views on various important aspects of vertebrate photoreceptors.

Автор: G. Goldspink
Название: Differentiation and Growth of Cells in Vertebrate Tissues
ISBN: 0412113902 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780412113901
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Описание: In addition to these two general chapters we have included chapters on some of the major tissues. These were chosen not just to illustrate the points made in the general chapters but because there is enough information available on the development of these tissues for the expert in that field to present a good, readable account.

Автор: E.W. Jr. Jameson
Название: Patterns of Vertebrate Biology
ISBN: 1461381053 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461381051
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Описание: At the other end of the academic spectrum are courses that emphasize synthe- sis and theory: evolution, zoogeography, behavior and ecology are important courses whose role is to explore the relationships of various aspects of the physical and biological world.

Автор: Gregory Becker; Manickam Sugumaran; Edwin L. Coope
Название: Phylogenetic Perspectives on the Vertebrate Immune System
ISBN: 1461354811 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781461354819
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Описание: This book contains the proceedings of the first meeting on invertebrate immunity ever sponsored as a summer research conference by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB).

Автор: J. Aschoff; S. Daan; G.A. Groos
Название: Vertebrate Circadian Systems
ISBN: 3642686532 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642686535
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Описание: By evolutionary adaptation to the perpetual day-night changes in envi- ronmental conditions, eukaryotic organisms have acquired an endogen- ous programme. This mechanism exhibits the characteristics of a self- sustaining oscillation the period of which approximates that of the earth's rotation. For animals such a property was first clearly demon- strated by Maynard S. Johnson (1939) who recorded, in constant conditions, free-running activity rhythms of white-footed mice (Peromyscus /eucopus). Johnson concluded from his observations that "this animal has an exceptionally substantial and durable self-winding and self-regulating clock, the mechanism of which remains to be worked out." Twenty years later, the formal properties of this "circadian" clock and its use by organisms as a time-keeping device were summa- rized at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium in 1960 (Chovnick 1961). During the following two decades, investigations have turned towards an analysis of the physiological mechanisms involved in and the search for a central masterclock. These efforts led to the discovery that the pineal organ of submammalian vertebrates and the suprachiasmatic nuclei of birds and mammals are major candidates for a role as central circadian pacemakers. At the same time the neural pathways through which these structures are coupled to the light-dark cycle were identi- fied. Furthermore, it was established that the pineal gland and the suprachiasmatic nuclei are closely related structures that integrate the functions of circadian timekeeping and photoperiodic time measure- ment.

Автор: Theagarten Lingham-Soliar
Название: The vertebrate integument
ISBN: 3662510111 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783662510117
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Описание: The vertebrate integument arose about 450 million years ago as an ‘armour’ of dermal bony plates in small, jawless fish-like creatures, informally known as the ostracoderms. This book reviews the major changes that have occurred in the vertebrate integument from its beginnings to the present day. Critical questions concerning the origin, structure and functional biology of the bony integument are discussed and intrinsically linked to major steps in vertebrate evolution and phylogeny—the origin of jaws and the origin of teeth. The discussions include the origins of mineralization of major vertebrate skeletal components such as the dermatocranium, branchial arches and vertebral column. The advances that led to the origin of modern fishes and their phylogenetic development are reviewed and include the evolution of fins and replacement of the bony plates with several types of dermal scales. The evolution of reptiles saw a major transformation of the integument, with the epidermis becoming the protective outermost layer, from which the scales arose, while the dermis lay below it. The biological significance of the newly-evolved ?-keratin in reptilian scales, among the toughest natural materials known, is discussed in the context of its major contribution to the great success of reptiles and to the evolution of feathers and avian flight. The dermis in many vertebrates is strengthened by layers of oppositely oriented cross-fibres, now firmly entrenched as a design principle of biomechanics. Throughout the book conventional ideas are discussed and a number of new hypotheses are presented in light of the latest developments. The long evolutionary history of vertebrates indicates that the significance of the Darwinian concept of “survival of the fittest” may be overstated, including in our own mammalian origins and that chance often plays a major role in evolutionary patterns. Extensive illustrations are included to support the verbal descriptions. Professor Theagarten Lingham-Soliar is in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Автор: Mcmillan, Donald
Название: An Atlas of Comparative Vertebrate Histology
ISBN: 012410424X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780124104242
Издательство: Elsevier Science
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Atlas of Comparative Vertebrate Histology: Diagnostic and Translational Research Guide looks at the histology of a wide range of vertebrates, representative of all the major classes and families, with examples ranging from amphioxus to primates. The authors focus their microscope on commonly seen vertebrates as well as 'non-standard' species, such as lamprey, hagfish, dogfish, skate, rock bass, cod, river catfish, toad, amphiuma, leopard and bull frog, garter and brown snake, Coturnix quail and cowbird.

Автор: Jennifer A. Clack; Richard R Fay; Arthur N. Popper
Название: Evolution of the Vertebrate Ear
ISBN: 3319466593 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319466590
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Описание: The evolution of vertebrate hearing is of considerable interest in the hearing community. However, there has never been a volume that has focused on the paleontological evidence for the evolution of hearing and the ear, especially from the perspective of some of the leading paleontologists and evolutionary biologists in the world. Thus, this volume is totally unique, and takes a perspective that has never been taken before. It brings to the fore some of the most recent discoveries among fossil taxa, which have demonstrated the sort of detailed information that can be derived from the fossil record, illuminating the evolutionary pathways this sensory system has taken and the diversity it had achieved.