Mammalian Preimplantation Development [Hardcover]

Mammalian Preimplantation Development, the latest volume in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series covers mammalian preimplantation development, and includes contributions from an international board of authors. The book's chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and biological significance.

• Covers the area of mammalian preimplantation development
• Includes contributions from an International board of authors
• Provides a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and biological significance

1.?Regulation of the Embryonic Cell Cycle During Mammalian Preimplantation??? Development Nathan Palmer and Philipp Kaldis 2.?Genome Duplication at the Beginning of Mammalian Development Melvin L. DePamphilis 3.?Zygotic Genome Activation Revisited: Looking Through the Expression and Function of Zscan4 Minoru S.H. Ko 4.?From Meiosis to Mitosis: The Astonishing Flexibility of Cell Division Mechanisms in Early Mammalian Development Leah Bury, Paula A. Coelho and David M. Glover 5.?The Genetic Regulation of Cell Fate During Preimplantation Mouse Development Alyson A. Lokken and Amy Ralston 6.?Polarity in Cell Fate Acquisition in the Early Mouse Embryo Chuen Yan Leung, Meng Zhu and Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz 7.?Mouse Embryo Compaction Melanie D. White, Stephanie Bissiere, Yanina D. Alvarez and Nicolas Plachta 8.?Metabolism of Preimplantation Embryo Development: A Bystander or an Active Participant? Kotaro J. Kaneko 9.?Epigenetic Control of Early Mouse Development Chin Yan Lim, Barbara B. Knowles, Davor Solter and Daniel M. Messerschmidt 10.?Capturing Identity and Fate ex vivo: Stem Cells from the Mouse Blastocyst Vidur Garg, Sophie Morgani and Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis 11. Species-Specific Variation Among Ml³÷