Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Vol. 30

✍ Scribed by Roger A. Pedersen, Gerald P. Schatten (Eds.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 313
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Reviews and analyzes key research in developmental biology. This volume includes reviews on: sperm-egg recognition in animals; oocyte maturation and transgenesis in fish; and axis formation in amphibians. New models for understanding molecular aspects of developmental biology are introduced.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Series Editors
Page ii

Edited by
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages ix-x

Notice
Page xi

Preface
Pages xiii-xiv
Gerald P. Schatten, Roger A. Pedersen

1 Sperm-Egg Recognition Mechanisms in Mammals Original Research Article
Pages 1-19
Paul M. Wassarman, Eveline S. Litscher

2 Molecular Basis of Mammalian Egg Activation Original Research Article
Pages 21-62
Richard M. Schultz, Gregory S. Kopf

3 Mechanisms of Calcium Regulation in Sea Urchin Eggs and their Activities during Fertilization Original Research Article
Pages 63-101
Sheldon S. Shen

4 Regulation of Oocyte Growth and Maturation in Fish Original Research Article
Pages 103-145
Yoshitaka Nagahama, Michiyasu Yoshikuni, Masakane Yamashita, Toshinobu Tokumoto, Yoshinao Katsu

5 Nuclear Transplantation in Mammalian Eggs and Embryos Original Research Article
Pages 147-151,151a,153-166,166a,167-176
Fang Zhen Sun, Robert M. Moor

6 Transgenic Fish in Aquaculture and Developmental Biology Original Research Article
Pages 177-214
Zhiyuan Gong, Choy L. Hew

7 Axis Formation during Amphibian Oogenesis: Reevaluating the Role of the Cytoskeleton Original Research Article
Pages 215-252
David L. Card

8 Specifying the Dorsoanterior Axis in Frogs: 70 Years since Spemann and Mangold Original Research Article
Pages 253-285
Richard P. Elinson, Tamara Holowacz

Index
Pages 287-295