- Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
- Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
- Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts
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- About this book
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This volume explores the various facets of planaria as a biomedical model system and discusses techniques used to study the fascinating biology of these animals. The chapters in this book are divided into two parts: Part One looks at the biodiversity of planarian species, the molecular orchestration of regeneration, ecology of planarians in their natural habitats and their history as lab models. Part Two talks about experimental protocols for studying planarians, ranging from the establishment of a planarian research colony, to RNA and DNA extraction techniques, all the way to single stem cell transplantations or metabolomics analysis. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Planarian Regeneration: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for both newcomers to the field and experts within established planarian laboratories. - About the authors
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Jochen Rink, PhD
Group Leader
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Tel: +49-(0)351-210-2435
Email: rink@mpi-cbg.de
- Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Planarian Diversity and Phylogeny
Pages 1-56
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Stem Cells, Patterning and Regeneration in Planarians: Self-Organization at the Organismal Scale
Pages 57-172
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The Ecology of Freshwater Planarians
Pages 173-205
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Planarians and the History of Animal Regeneration: Paradigm Shifts and Key Concepts in Biology
Pages 207-239
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Culturing Planarians in the Laboratory
Pages 241-258
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Planarian Regeneration
- Book Subtitle
- Methods and Protocols
- Editors
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- Jochen Rink
- Series Title
- Methods in Molecular Biology
- Series Volume
- 1774
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4939-7802-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4939-7802-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-7800-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-9289-8
- Series ISSN
- 1064-3745
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 573
- Number of Illustrations
- 36 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour
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