| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 0065-2598 ; v. 757 |
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Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 757.
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| Contents |
Introduction to Germ Cell Development in Caenorhabditis elegans / Nanette Pazdernik and Tim Schedl -- Germ Cell Specification / Jennifer T. Wang and Geraldine Seydoux -- Sex Determination in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germline / Simone Zanetti and Alessandro Puoti -- Stem Cell Proliferation Versus Meiotic Fate Decision in Caenorhabditis elegans / Dave Hansen and Tim Schedl -- Physiological Control of Germline Development / E. Jane Albert Hubbard, Dorota Z. Korta and Diana Dalfó -- Meiotic Development in Caenorhabditis elegans / Doris Y. Lui and Monica P. Colaiácovo -- Spermatogenesis / Diana S. Chu and Diane C. Shakes -- Translational Control in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germ Line / Marco Nousch and Christian R. Eckmann -- Germ Cell Apoptosis and DNA Damage Responses / Aymeric Bailly and Anton Gartner -- Control of Oocyte Growth and Meiotic Maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans / Seongseop Kim, Caroline Spike and David Greenstein -- Fertilization / Matthew R. Marcello, Gunasekaran Singaravelu and Andrew Singson -- The Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition / Scott Robertson and Rueyling Lin -- Epigenetic Control of Germline Development / Priscilla M. Van Wynsberghe and Eleanor M. Maine -- Using Caenorhabditis to Explore the Evolution of the Germ Line / Eric S. Haag and Qinwen Liu |
| Summary |
Germ cells in sexually reproducing metazoa, through the germline lineage, are the route by which genetic material and cytoplasmic constituents are passed from one generation to the next in the continuum of life. Chapters in this book review germ cell development in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, discussing the biology, the genetics and the molecular mechanisms for various processes, as well as drawing comparisons with other organisms. Processes discussed include specification of germ cell fate, meiosis, gametogenesis, environmental/ physiological controls, epigenetics and translational control, fertilization and the oocyte-to-embryo transition. This book thus provides a comprehensive picture of the germline lineage and the continuum of life for the worm |
| Analysis |
Medicine |
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Human genetics |
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Cytology |
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Developmental biology |
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Biomedicine |
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Cell Biology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Germ cells.
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Developmental cytology.
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Caenorhabditis elegans -- growth & development
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Germ Cells -- cytology
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Caenorhabditis elegans
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Germ Cells
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Developmental Biology.
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Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Developmental cytology.
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Germ cells.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schedl, Tim (Tim B.)
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| LC no. |
2012939120 |
| ISBN |
9781461440154 |
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1461440157 |
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1461440149 |
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9781461440147 |
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1283613220 |
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9781283613224 |
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9786613925671 |
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6613925675 |
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