Overview
- This book will cover all aspects of C. elegans germ cell development
- A distinct perspective will be given through a large range of authors
- The audience for this book are researchers in the field and advanced graduate students working on specific chapter areas
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 757)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
About this book
Germ cells in sexually reproducing metazoa, through the germline lineage, are the route by which genetic material and cytoplasmic constituents are passed from one generation to the next in the continuum of life. Chapters in this book review germ cell development in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, discussing the biology, the genetics and the molecular mechanisms for various processes, as well as drawing comparisons with other organisms. Processes discussed include specification of germ cell fate, meiosis, gametogenesis, environmental/ physiological controls, epigenetics and translational control, fertilization and the oocyte-to-embryo transition. This book thus provides a comprehensive picture of the germline lineage and the continuum of life for the worm.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Germ Cell Development in C. elegans
Editors: Tim Schedl
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4015-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4014-7Published: 08 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9353-3Published: 20 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4015-4Published: 09 August 2012
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 432
Topics: Human Genetics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology