Experimental Approaches to Mammalian Embryonic Development [Paperback]

This book provides a thorough overview of the field of embryonic development - its current status along with possible directions in the future.Recent advances in the experimental analysis of the mammalian embryo are discussed from various scientific perspectives in this summary of major breakthroughs in embryonic development.Recent advances in the experimental analysis of the mammalian embryo are discussed from various scientific perspectives in this summary of major breakthroughs in embryonic development.The editors present, in a single volume, a valuable reference source for students of mammalian embryology, genetics, and physiology, this book provides a thorough overview of the field of embryonic development--its current status along with possible directions in the future.Preface; Contributors; Part I. Cellular Aspects: 1. Potency, lineage, and allocation in preimplantation mouse embryos Roger A. Pedersen; 2. Time and space in the mouse early embryo: a cell biological approach to cell diversification Martin H. Johnson and Bernard Maro; 3. Comparative aspects of embryo manipulation in mammals Virginia E. Papaioannou and Karl M. Elbert; 4. Development of extraembryonic cell lineages in the mouse embryo Janet Rossant; 5. Analysis of tissue fate and prospective potency in the egg cylinder Rosa Beddington; Part II. Molecular and Biochemical Aspects: 6. Regulation of gene expression during mammalian spermatogenesis Norman B. Hecht; 7. Molecular aspects of mammalian oocyte growth and maturation Richard M. Schultz; 8. Utilization of genetic information in the preimplantation mouse embryo Gilbert A. Schultz; 9. Metabolic aspects of the physiology of the preimplantation embryo Peter L. Kaye; 10. Role of cell surface molecules in early mammalian development Jean Richa and Davor Solter; 11. Cell-lineage-specific gene expression in development Eileen D. Adamson; 12. X-chromosome regulation in oogenesis and early mammalian development Verne M. Chapman; Part III. Toward a Genetlã.