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Somites in Developing Embryos

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Editors:
  1. Ruth Bellairs

    1. University College London, London, England

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  2. Donald A. Ede

    1. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

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  3. James W. Lash

    1. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 118)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Somitomeres: The Primordial Body Segments

    • Antone G. Jacobson, Stephen Meier
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Metameric Organization of the Presomitic Mesoderm and Somite Specification in the Mouse Embryo

    • P. P. L. Tam, R. S. P. Beddington
    Pages 17-36

  4. The Epiblast Origin of Avian Somite Cells

    • David S. Packard Jr.
    Pages 37-45

  5. Aspects of Somite Formation in the Early Chick Embryo

    • Marjorie A. England
    Pages 47-60

  6. The Early Development of the Intermediate Mesoderm in the Chick

    • Heinz Jürgen Jacob, Monika Jacob, Bodo Christ
    Pages 61-68

  7. The Effects on Vertebral Development of Removing a Single Somite from A 2-Day Old Chick Embryo

    • K. M. Bagnall, E. J. Sanders, S. J. Higgins, H. Leam, E. Cheung
    Pages 69-78

  8. On the Problem of Metamerism in the Head Mesenchyme of Chick Embryos

    • Monika Jacob, Franz Wachtler, Heinz Jürgen Jacob, Bodo Christ
    Pages 79-89

  9. The Pattern of Communication Through Gap Junctions During Formation of the Embryonic Axis

    • Anne Warner
    Pages 91-103

  10. A Unique Population of Non-Dividing Cells in the Somites

    • Dennis Summerbell, Helen Coetzee, Amata Hornbruch
    Pages 105-117

  11. Somitogenesis in the Frog

    • Tom Elsdale, Duncan Davidson
    Pages 119-134

  12. Heat Shock Effects in Chick Embryos

    • M. Veini, R. Bellairs
    Pages 135-145

  13. Cell Lineage and the Formation and Maintenance of Half Somites

    • Claudio D. Stern, Roger J. Keynes
    Pages 147-159

  14. The Tail Bud and Cessation of Segmentation in the Chick Embryo

    • Ruth Bellairs
    Pages 161-178

  15. Models of Segmentation

    • Hans Meinhardt
    Pages 179-189

  16. A Comparison of the Adhesiveness of Somitic Cells from Chick and Quail Embryos

    • Esmond J. Sanders
    Pages 191-200

  17. The Adhesion Recognition Signal of Fibronectin: A Possible Trigger Mechanism for Compaction During Somitogenesis

    • James W. Lash, Kenneth M. Yamada
    Pages 201-208

  18. Genetic Modifications of Developmental Acts in Chick and Mouse Somite Development

    • Donald A. Ede, A. O. A. El-Gadi
    Pages 209-224

  19. CSAT Antibody Interferes with in Vivo Migration of Somitic Myoblast Precursors into the Body Wall

    • T. Jaffredo, A. F. Horwitz, C. A. Buck, P. M. Rong, F. Dieterlen-Lièvre
    Pages 225-236

  20. Somite Chondrogenesis: Extracellular Matrix Production and Intracellular Changes

    • Nagaswami Sri Vasan
    Pages 237-246
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About this book

Somite development is a unique and important topic; unique because somitic mesoderm is the first tissue to become segmented, important because the somites - once established - exert a profound influence on other seg­ mental structures which form later. Somite development is of interest at a number of levels. In one aspect, demarcation of a specific number of somites and size regulation, it is a particularly intriguing example of embryonic pattern formation, 'especially in vew of its possible relation to homoeobox-controlled segmentation in insects. At another level, somite development has long been studied by compara­ tive anatomists, but only recently has new light been thrown on such sub­ jects as segmentation of the head, proposed in the 18th century by Goethe and now a live issue for developmental biologists. Somit es are simple when they first appear, but very complex structures arise from them. These include the vertebrae and the axial and other muscles and consequently there is a wealth of morphogenetic problems to be explored. Sometimes their morphogenesis is disturbed, by genetic or environ­ mental factors, and there are many clinical conditions which arise as a result.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University College London, London, England

    Ruth Bellairs

  • University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

    Donald A. Ede

  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    James W. Lash

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Somites in Developing Embryos

  • Editors: Ruth Bellairs, Donald A. Ede, James W. Lash

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2013-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42418-2Published: 05 March 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-2015-7Published: 26 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-2013-3Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 320

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general

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