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Vertebrate Eye Development

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Editors:
  1. M. Elizabeth Fini

    1. Vision Research Laboratories, New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

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  • This book gives a comprehensive overview of the development and molecular biology of the vertebrate eye.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation (RESULTS, volume 31)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Overview

    1. Vertebrate Eye Development and Refractive Function: An Overview

      • Barbara Sivak, Jacob Sivak
      Pages 1-14

  3. Early Pattern Formation

    1. Pax6 and the Genetic Control of Early Eye Development

      • Stefan Wawersik, Patricia Purcell, Richard L. Maas
      Pages 15-36

    2. Early Retinal Development in Drosophila

      • Ulrike Heberlein, Jessica E. Treisman
      Pages 37-50

  4. Embryonic Induction

    1. Induction of the Lens

      • Nicolas Hirsch, Robert M. Grainger
      Pages 51-68

  5. Retinal Differentiation

    1. Molecular Control of Cell Diversification in the Vertebrate Retina

      • Sabine Fuhrmann, Lely Chow, Thomas A. Reh
      Pages 69-91

    2. Cell Fate Specification in the Drosophila Retina

      • Justin P. Kumar, Kevin Moses
      Pages 93-114

    3. Roles of the Extracellular Matrix in Retinal Development and Maintenance

      • Richard T. Libby, William J. Brunken, Dale D. Hunter
      Pages 115-140

    4. Adhesive Events in Retinal Development and Function: The Role of Integrin Receptors

      • Dennis O. Clegg, Linda H. Mullick, Kevin L. Wingerd, Hai Lin, Jason W. Atienza, Amy D. Bradshaw et al.
      Pages 141-156

  6. Formation of Neural Pathways for Vision

    1. Connecting the Eye with the Brain: The Formation of the Retinotectal Pathway

      • Karl G. Johnson, William A. Harris
      Pages 157-177

  7. Regeneration

    1. Regeneration of the Lens in Amphibians

      • Panagiotis A. Tsonis
      Pages 179-196

    2. How the Neural Retina Regenerates

      • Pamela A. Raymond, Peter F. Hitchcock
      Pages 197-218

  8. Genetic Models

    1. Mouse Mutants for Eye Development

      • Jochen Graw
      Pages 219-256

    2. Genetic Analysis of Eye Development in Zebrafish

      • Jarema Malicki
      Pages 257-282

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 283-288
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About this book

"Who would believe that so small a space could contain the images of all the universe?" Leonardo da Vinci The last years of the 20th century have found the discipline of Developmental Biology returning to its original position at the forefront of biological re­ search. This progress can be attributed to the burgeoning knowledge base on molecules and gene families, and to the power of the molecular genetic ap­ proach. Topping the list of organ systems which have provided the most significant advances would have to be the eye. The vertebrate eye was one of the classic embryologic models, used to demonstrate many important prin­ ciples, including the concepts of inductive tissue interactions first put forth in the early 1900s. Within the last decade of this century, a return to some of the old questions with the new approaches has put eye development back into the limelight. I find this a highly appropriate topic for a book which aims to spark research for the new millennium. We begin with a chapter that discusses the anatomy of eye development, providing the basic reference information for the chapters that follow. A novel aspect of this introduction is the connection made between develop­ mental strategies and the eye's optical function. What also emerges from this chapter is the number of important eye structures that have barely been touched by the modern developmental biologist. Work on cornea and ante­ rior chamber development has lagged behind lens and retina.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Vision Research Laboratories, New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    M. Elizabeth Fini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vertebrate Eye Development

  • Editors: M. Elizabeth Fini

  • Series Title: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46826-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-53678-6Published: 31 August 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-46826-4Published: 07 September 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0080-1844

  • Series E-ISSN: 1861-0412

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 288

  • Number of Illustrations: 72 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Developmental Biology, Neurobiology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general

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