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Author:   Yun–Bo Shi
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780471244752

ISBN 10:   0471244759
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 October 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

An Overview of Amphibian Metamorphosis. Hormonal Regulation. Morphological Changes During Anuran Metamorphosis. Cellular and Biochemical Changes. Mechanism of Thyroid Hormone Action. Gene Regulation by Thyroid Hormone. Functional Implication of Thyroid Hormone Response Genes: Transcription Factors in the Thyroid Hormone Signal Transduction Cascade. Competence and Tissue-specific Temporal Regulation of Amphibian Metamorphosis. Thyroid Hormone Regulation and Functional Implication of Cell-Cell and Cell-Extracellular Matrix Interactions during Tissue Remodeling. Model Systems and Approaches to Study the Molecular Mechanisms of Amphibian Metamorphosis. Comparison with Insect Metamorphosis. Roles of Thyroid Hormone and Its Receptors in Mammalian Development and Human Diseases. References. Index.

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"""The bulk of this book is on more recent molecular analyses...A summary and comparison is provided for the gene regulation programs induced by thyroid hormone..."" (SciTech Book News, March 2001) ""This is the first work of its kind...and will serve well as a textbook for...students, or as a reference for scientists..."" (The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 76, No. 4, December 2001)"

This is the first work of its kind...and will serve well as a textbook for...students, or as a reference for scientists... (The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 76, No. 4, December 2001)

The bulk of this book is on more recent molecular analyses...A summary and comparison is provided for the gene regulation programs induced by thyroid hormone... (SciTech Book News, March 2001) This is the first work of its kind...and will serve well as a textbook for...students, or as a reference for scientists... (The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 76, No. 4, December 2001)

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