| Preface |
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| Section 1: Groundwork |
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The Excitement of Developmental Biology |
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3 | (3) |
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Where the subject came from |
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Central position in biology |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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General Problems of Development |
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6 | (4) |
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Nuclear totipotency, cloning of animals |
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7 | (3) |
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10 | (17) |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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Transcription factor families |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (1) |
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Extracellular matrix components |
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25 | (2) |
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Common Features of Development |
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27 | (21) |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (5) |
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35 | (6) |
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Evolution of developmental mechanisms |
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41 | (7) |
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48 | (12) |
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48 | (5) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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Limitations of developmental genetics |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (13) |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (3) |
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Acquisition of commitment |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (5) |
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Techniques for the Study of Development |
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73 | (14) |
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73 | (3) |
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Study of gene expression by biochemical methods |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (3) |
| Section 2: Major Model Organisms |
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89 | (4) |
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89 | (1) |
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Access and micromanipulation |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (23) |
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Oogenesis, maturation, fertilization |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (6) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (5) |
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108 | (8) |
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116 | (6) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (18) |
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123 | (6) |
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Regional specification of the early embryo |
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129 | (2) |
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Description of organogenesis in the chick |
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131 | (9) |
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140 | (25) |
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140 | (9) |
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Technology of mouse development |
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149 | (9) |
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Regional specification in development |
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158 | (4) |
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Other topics in mouse development |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (26) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (3) |
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Drosophila developmental genetics |
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169 | (4) |
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Overview of the developmental program |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (4) |
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The anteroposterior system |
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178 | (13) |
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191 | (14) |
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191 | (2) |
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Regional specification in the embryo |
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193 | (5) |
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Analysis of postembryonic development |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (5) |
| Section 3: Organogenesis and Regeneration |
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205 | (108) |
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207 | (5) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (3) |
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Development of the Nervous System |
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212 | (24) |
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Overall structure and cell types |
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212 | (4) |
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Anteroposterior patterning of the neural plate |
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216 | (3) |
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Dorsoventral patterning of the neural tube |
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219 | (1) |
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Neurogenesis and gliogenesis |
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220 | (4) |
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224 | (3) |
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Development of neuronal connectivity |
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227 | (9) |
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Development of Mesodermal Organs |
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236 | (26) |
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236 | (6) |
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242 | (3) |
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245 | (5) |
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250 | (12) |
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Drosophila Imaginal Discs |
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262 | (16) |
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262 | (1) |
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Genetic study of larval development |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (4) |
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268 | (4) |
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Regional patterning of the wing disc |
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272 | (3) |
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Regional patterning of the leg disc |
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275 | (3) |
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Stem Cells and Tissue Growth |
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278 | (18) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (9) |
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288 | (3) |
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Postnatal disorders of growth and differentiation |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (5) |
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Regeneration of Missing Parts |
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296 | (17) |
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Distribution of regenerative capacity |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (3) |
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Vertebrate limb regeneration |
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300 | (13) |
| Index |
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