The Neural Crest [Paperback]

A 1999 edition of a highly successful book describing comprehensive research in the study of the neural crest.This fully revised edition of the Neural Crest contains the most current information about the neural crest, a structure unique to the vertebrate embryo which has only a transient existence in early embryonic life. The ontogeny of the neural crest embodies the most important issues in developmental biology, as the neural crest is considered to have played a crucial role in evolution of the vertebrate phylum. New data analyze neural crest ontogeny in murine and zebrafish embryos, recent advances in our understanding of markers of neural crest cell subpopulations, and cell lineage analysis.This fully revised edition of the Neural Crest contains the most current information about the neural crest, a structure unique to the vertebrate embryo which has only a transient existence in early embryonic life. The ontogeny of the neural crest embodies the most important issues in developmental biology, as the neural crest is considered to have played a crucial role in evolution of the vertebrate phylum. New data analyze neural crest ontogeny in murine and zebrafish embryos, recent advances in our understanding of markers of neural crest cell subpopulations, and cell lineage analysis.This fully revised edition of The Neural Crest contains the most current information about this unique structure that has a transient existence in early embryonic life. The ontogeny of the neural crest embodies the most important issues in developmental biology, as the neural crest is considered to have played a crucial role in evolution of the vertebrate phylum. This revised edition includes new data that analyze neural crest ontogeny in murine and zebrafish embryos. Additional features include coverage of advances in our understanding of neural crest cell subpopulation markers, cell lineage analysis, and the introduction of molecular biology to neural crest research. Like its predecessor,ló