Cell Commitment and Differentiation - Couverture souple

Maclean, Norman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521349648 ISBN 13 : 9780521349642

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book is about how cells differentiate; it describes the way in which cells in animal and plant bodies take on their specialised fates.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published in 1987, this book is about how cells differentiate; that is it describes the way in which cells in animal and plant bodies take on their specialised fates. It has long been recognised that since all such cells retain copies of all genes, the genetic explanation for tissue differences lies in the controlled expression of restricted sets of genes. But how is the choice made and how are such restricted groups of genes activated and regulated? This book discusses these questions and describes both determination and differentiation. The mechanisms that underlie the processes are described for the embryo and in the adult. Determination may occur in adult life during regeneration, wound healing, cancer formation and in the immune and blood systems, and the possible genetic basis for the events is explored. The influence of the cell environment, the cell surface and the pericellular-extracellular matrix as mediators of external signals is discussed.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521349648
• ISBN 13: 9780521349642
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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