Overview
This outstanding work is the only modern book devoted to the chick embryo and has been an essential resource for geneticists, molecular and developmental biologists, and other life scientists who use the chick embryo as their research model. This new enlarged and updated second edition is published in response to continuing demand. The text provides a detailed description of development, from fertilization to hatching, with emphasis on the earlier stages though also covering individual organ systems in detail. There are reviews of the more recent molecular research and a new section highlighting the important landmarks in the history of chick embryology which have had an impact on our understanding of developmental processes. The book is beautifully illustrated with 74 text-figures and over 500 photographs, including nearly 200 new scanning electron micrographs.
Full Product Details
Author: Ruth Bellairs (University College London, UK) ,
Mark Osmond (University College London, UK)
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 1.180kg
ISBN: 9780120847914
ISBN 10: 0120847914
Pages: 476
Publication Date: 15 September 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780123849519
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
In this much-awaited second edition, Ruth Bellairs and Mark Osmond provide the research community with an updated version of the only available publication dedicated to the chick embryo...an essential reference text for developmental biologists and geneticists who use the chick embryo as a research model. The atlas is also an excellent source for educators wishing to explore the chicken embryo in the teaching laboratory. - Nicole A. Theodosiou, Bowdin College, in IN VITRO CELL DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Author Information
BSc (hons) in Zooloy, University of Birmingham UK 1947PhD in Zoology (Embryology), University of London 1951, supervised by Sir Gavin deBeer and Michael Abercrombie.Apart from brief periods in Anatomy Department, Cambridge and Department of Biology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School, academic posts have all been at UCL (University College London). Retired 1991 as Emeritus Professor in Embryology.Research predominantly on early chick embryos concerned mainly with problems of tissue interaction, gastrulation and segmentation.Founder member of Embryologists’ Club, the predecessor of BSDB (British Society of Developmental Biology). Served on several editorial boards, including JEEM (now Development) and Anatomy and Embryology. Publications: approximately 120, including 2 books, 5 edited books.
