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The Biology of Wool and Hair

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. G. E. Rogers

    1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide, Australia

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  2. P. J. Reis

    1. Division of Animal Production, CSIRO, Australia

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  3. K. A. Ward

    1. Division of Animal Production, CSIRO, Australia

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  4. R. C. Marshall

    1. Division of Protein Chemistry, CSIRO, Australia

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Keratin Genes

    1. The Differential Expression of Keratin Genes in Human Epidermal Cells

      • Elaine Fuchs, Andrea Stoler, Raphael Kopan, Marjorie Rosenberg
      Pages 287-309

    2. Sequential Changes in Gene Expression during Epidermal Differentiation

      • Dennis R. Roop, Hisayoshi Nakazawa, Thomas Mehrel, Christina Cheng, Su Chung, Joseph A. Rothnagel et al.
      Pages 311-324

    3. Keratin Gene Expression in Wool Fibre Development

      • Barry Powell, Elizabeth Kuczek, Lesley Crocker, Mark O’Donnell, George Rogers
      Pages 325-335

    4. Evolutionary Trees of Intermediate Filament Proteins

      • Miroslav Blumenberg
      Pages 337-349

  2. Growth and Differentiation

    1. Growth Factors, Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions in Skin during Follicle Development and Growth

      • G. P. M. Moore
      Pages 351-364

    2. The Reaction-Diffusion System as a Spatial Organizer during Initiation and Development of Hair Follicles and Formation of the Fibre

      • B. N. Nagorcka, J. R. Mooney
      Pages 365-379

    3. The Cultured Murine Epidermal Keratinocyte and Studies of Differentiation

      • Stuart H. Yuspa, Henry Hennings, Robert W. Tucker, Susan Jaken, Anne E. Kilkenny, Dennis R. Roop
      Pages 381-387

    4. Cross-Linked Envelopes: Keratinocyte Transglutaminase

      • R. H. Rice, R. Chakravarty, X. Rong, A. L. Rubin
      Pages 389-401

    5. Desmosomal Proteins and Cytokeratins in the Hair Follicle

      • Werner W. Franke, Hans Heid
      Pages 403-416

  3. Prospects for the Future

    1. Genetic Engineering of Rumen Bacteria

      • Keith Gregg
      Pages 417-424

    2. Engineering Ruminal Flora for Improved Protein Quality

      • J. D. Brooker, R. A. Lockington, G. T. Attwood, P. Langridge, J. K. Nield, U. Langridge
      Pages 425-440

    3. Potential of Transgenic Plants for Improved Amino Acid Supply for Wool Growth

      • T. J. Higgins, P. A. O’Brien, D. Spencer, H. E. Schroeder, H. Dove, M. Freer
      Pages 441-445

    4. Isolation of Microbial Genes for Cysteine Synthesis and Prospects for their Use in Increasing Wool Growth

      • R. J. D’Andrea, A. V. Sivaprasad, S. Bawden, E. S. Kuczek, L. A. Whitbread, G. E. Rogers
      Pages 447-464

    5. The Creation of Transgenic Sheep for Increased Wool Productivity

      • K. A. Ward, J. D. Murray, C. M. Shanahan, N. W. Rigby, C. D. Nancarrow
      Pages 465-477

    6. Efficient Creation of Transgenic Sheep: The Challenge for the Cell Biologist

      • R. F. Seamark
      Pages 479-488

    7. Priorities for Production Research

      • P. C. Booth
      Pages 489-494

    8. Future Problems in Wool Structure and Textile Research

      • Helmut Zahn
      Pages 495-499

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 501-506
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide, Australia

    G. E. Rogers

  • Division of Animal Production, CSIRO, Australia

    P. J. Reis, K. A. Ward

  • Division of Protein Chemistry, CSIRO, Australia

    R. C. Marshall

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biology of Wool and Hair

  • Editors: G. E. Rogers, P. J. Reis, K. A. Ward, R. C. Marshall

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9702-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Chapman and Hall Ltd 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-9704-5Published: 02 June 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-9702-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 506

  • Number of Illustrations: 225 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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