Scientific frontiers in developmental toxicology and risk assessment

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Developmental Defects and Their Causes -- 3 Current Practices for Assessing Risk for Developmental Defects and Their Limitations -- 4 Mechanisms of Developmental Toxicity -- 5 Human Genetics and the Human Genome Project -- 6 Recent Advances in Developmental Biology -- 7 Using Model Animals to Assess and Understand Developmental Toxicity -- 8 A Multilevel Approach to Improving Risk Assessment for Developmental Toxicity…”
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Cells to civilizations : principles of change that shape life by Coen, Enrico

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Cells to civilizations : principles of change that shape life by Coen, Enrico

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Differential equation analysis in biomedical science and engineering : partial differential equation applications with R by Schiesser, W. E.

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Annual reviews collection.

“…Annual review of cell and developmental biology.…”
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The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of science

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The DATA Bonanza : Improving Knowledge Discovery in Science, Engineering, and Business

Table of Contents: “…Analyzing Gene Expression Imaging Data in Developmental Biology /…”
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Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine

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Fundamental immunology

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Fundamental immunology

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FGF signalling in vertebrate development by Pownall, Mary Elizabeth

“…Colloquium series on developmental biology ;…”
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Maternal control of development in vertebrates my mother made me do it! by Marlow, Florence Louise

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Transcriptional control of neural crest development by Nelms, Brian L.

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Wnt/[beta]-catenin signaling in vertebrate posterior neural development by Elkouby, Yaniv M.

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The Shape of Life: Genes, Development, and the Evolution of Animal Form. by Raff, Rudolf A.

Table of Contents: “…The Developmental Basis of Body Plans; Body plans and developmental biology; Why have no new phyla appeared since the Cambrian?…”
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MCQs Series for Life Sciences. Volume 1 by Ravi, Maddaly

Table of Contents: “…Cell Biology -- Part 3. Developmental Biology -- Part 4. Genetics and Molecular Biology -- Part 5. …”
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A Handbook of Practicals in Zoology. by Rao, C. Varnan

Table of Contents: “…COVER; CONTENTS; Practical -- I; ANIMAL DIVERSITY (INVERTEBRATES); ANIMAL DIVERSITY (CHORDATES); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; PRACTICALS IN ECOLOGY; Practical -- II; Practical -- III; PARASITOLOGY; ENTOMOLOGY; FISHERIES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY.…”
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Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology.

Table of Contents: “…Erwin -- Evolutionary developmental biology offers a significant challenge to the neo-Darwinian paradigm / Manfred D. …”
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A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology. by Sarkar, Sahotra

Table of Contents: “…A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Molecular Biology and Genetics; 1 Gene Concepts; 2 Biological Information; 3 Heredity and Heritability; 4 Genomics, Proteomics, and Beyond; Part II Evolution; 5 Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism; 6 Systematics and Taxonomy; 7 Population Genetics; 8 The Units and Levels of Selection; 9 Molecular Evolution; 10 Speciation and Macroevolution; 11 Adaptationism; Part III Developmental Biology; 12 Phenotypic Plasticity and Reaction Norms.…”
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Philosophy of experimental biology by Weber, Marcel

Table of Contents: “…-- Model organisms: Of flies and elephants -- Reference and conceptual change: Out of Mendel's garden? -- Developmental biology and the genetic program: Explaining ontogeny -- Scientific realism: In search of the truth.…”
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Cell differentiation of neoplastic cells originating in the oral and craniofacial regions by Kawakami, Toshiyuki

Table of Contents: “…Biology of neoplasms -- Developmental biology of teeth -- Developmental oral craniofacial biology -- Mandibular bone and cartilage development -- Notch signaling in cell differentiation and development -- Cell differentiation in pathological conditions -- Odontogenic neoplasms -- Notch signaling in ameloblastomas and ameloblastic carcinomas -- Cell differentiation in odontogenic neoplasms -- Cell differentiation in neoplasms of bone and cartilage -- Cell differentiation in BMP-induced heterotopic osteogenesis conclusion.…”
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Stem cells in neuroendocrinology

Table of Contents: “…Zunszain -- Perspective on stem cells in developmental biology, with special reference to neuroendocrine systems / Karine Rizzoti, Carlotta Pires, Robin Lovell-Badge.…”
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Strategy For Research In Space Biology And Medicine In The New Century. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cell Biology -- 3 Developmental Biology -- 4 Plants, Gravity, and Space -- 5 Sensorimotor Integration -- 6 Bone Physiology -- 7 Skeletal Muscle -- 8 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems -- 9 Endocrinology -- 10 Immunology -- 11 Radiation Hazards -- 12 Behavioral Issues -- 13 Setting Priorities in Research -- 14 Programmatic and Policy Issues -- Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix B Glossary…”
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Congenital heart defects;from origin to treatment. by Diego Wyszynski; Thomas Graham; Adolfo Correa-Vill

Table of Contents: “…Contributors; Part I: Clinical and Molecular Embryology of the Cardiovascular System; 1. Molecular Developmental Biology of the Cardiovascular System; 2. Developmental Cardiovascular Physiology; 3. …”
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Starfish : biology and ecology of the Asteroidea

Table of Contents: “…Asteroid evolutionary developmental biology and ecology / Maria Byrne -- 6. Larval ecology, settlement and recruitment of asteroids / Anna Metaxas -- 7. …”
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Hutchinson trends in science Biology.

Table of Contents: “…Hutchinson Trends in Science: Biology; Preface; Table of contents; Overview: biology in the 20th century; The unravelling of genetics; New science of genetic engineering; Advances in human genetics; Birth of biochemistry and cell biology; Developmental biology; Ecology and animal behaviour; The environment; evolution and human origins; Extinction and the discovery of new species; How life on Earth began; 'Genomic Era'; Chronology; Biographical sketches; Arber, Werner (1929- ); Avery, Oswald Theodore (1877-1955); Banting, Frederick Grant (1891-1941); Beadle, George Wells (1903-1989).…”
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The biology of squat lobsters

Table of Contents: “…Schnabel and Enrique Macpherson; 4Developmental biology of squat lobsters; Keiji Baba, Yoshihisa Fujita, Ingo S. …”
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On time, being, and hunger : challenging the traditional way of thinking life by Garrido, Juan Manuel

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Tendon regeneration : understanding tissue physiology and development to engineer functional substitutes

Table of Contents: “…MECHANICAL AND COMPOSITIONAL VARIATIONS IN TENDONS WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 -- Tendon Resident Cells-Functions and Features in Section I-Developmental Biology and Physiology of Tendons; 1. INTRODUCTION.…”
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Systems biology

Table of Contents: “…References; 2 Developmental Cell Biology; 1 Historical Perspective; 1.1 Origins of Cell Biology; 1.2 Origins of Developmental Biology; 1.3 Relationship between Cell and Developmental Biology; 2 Cell Activities Underlying Development; 2.1 Intracellular Signal Transduction; 2.2 Cell Signaling; 2.3 Cell-Cell Interactions; 2.4 Cell-Matrix Interaction; 2.3 Cell-Cell Interactions; 2.4 Cell-Matrix Interaction; 3 Cell Differentiation; 3 Cell Differentiation; 4 The Cell Cycle and Development; 4 The Cell Cycle and Development; 5 Organogenesis; 6 Stem Cells; 5 Organogenesis…”
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Rice genetics V : proceedings of the Fifth International Rice Genetics Symposium, the Philippines, 19-23 November 2005

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- RICE8212;A MODEL GENOME FOR CEREAL RESEARCH -- Rice as a reference genome and more -- Rice as a reference -- Finding orthologous genes and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) -- Value of rice for cloning genes underlying QTLs -- American wildrice as a case study -- References -- Notes -- The complete rice genome sequence: a gold mine for future rice research -- Overview of the rice genome structure -- Utility of rice genome sequence information -- Conclusions -- References -- Notes -- Annotation of the rice genome -- Construction of a rice transcript assembly -- Repetitive sequences in the rice genome -- TIGR Rice Genome Browser -- Noncoding RNAs -- Mapping of genetic markers and microsatellite repeats -- SNPs and indel identification between indica and japonica -- Conclusions -- References -- Notes -- STRUCTURAL GENOMICS AND RESOURCES -- The Oryza map alignment project (OMAP): a new resource for comparative genomics studies within Oryza -- Results -- Summary, conclusions, and future research -- References -- Notes -- Analysis of oligo hybridization properties by high-resolution tiling microarrays in rice -- Characteristics of the rice genome and its annotation -- Tiling-path microarray analysis in rice -- Using tiling microarrays to experimentally analyze probe hybridization properties -- Experimental design of the high-resolution rice tiling microarray -- Tiling-array raw data processing workflow -- Mapping tiling-array signals to annotated gene models -- Oligo hybridization properties analysis -- Conclusions and prospects -- References -- Notes -- Tissue culture8211;induced mutations and overexpression of full-length cDNAs as a tool for functional analysis of rice genes -- Forward and reverse genetics using Tos17 -- Limitations and future prospects -- References -- Notes -- Analysis of genome sequences from the maternal and paternal parents of an elite rice hybrid -- Rice genome sequences produced through a whole-genome shotgun approach are of high quality -- Preliminary analysis of the PA64S genome assembly -- In search of genes and their variations involved in hybrid vigor -- References -- Notes -- DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENE REGULATION -- T-DNA tagging for developmental biology -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Notes -- Novel insights into the genomics of rice root adaptive development -- Rice root system organization, morphology, and anatomy -- Genetic and molecular control of constitutive root development -- Plasticity of root architecture -- Novel tools for investigating root developmental processes -- Conclusions and prospects -- References -- Notes -- Molecular signaling in disease resistance of rice -- Seven OsRac genes in rice -- Downstream factors of OsRac1 signaling in defense response -- Upstream factors of OsRac1 signaling in defense response -- Emerging technologies for the study of molecular signaling in disease resistance of rice -- References -- Notes -- APPLIED GENETICS -- QTLs in rice breeding: examplesfor abiotic stresses -- Development and spread of mega varieties -- Big QTLs versus small QTLs -- A case study of QTL breeding: submergence tolerance -- Using gene markers for QTL introgression -- Implications for breeding for rainfed conditions.…”
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Mathematics and life sciences

Table of Contents: “…7.1.2 Semilinear Parabolic Equation of Normal Type7.1.3 The Structure of NPE Dynamics; 7.1.4 Stabilization of Solution for NPE by Start Control; 7.1.5 Concluding Remarks; 7.2 On some Classes of Nonlinear Equations with L1 -Data; 7.2.1 Nonlinear Elliptic Second-order Equations with L1-data; 7.2.2 Nonlinear Fourth-order Equations with Strengthened Coercivity and L1-Data; 7.2.3 Concluding Remarks; 8 Mathematical Models of Pattern Formation and Their Applications in Developmental Biology; 8.1 Reaction-Diffusion Models of Pattern Formation in Developmental Biology; 8.1.1 Introduction.…”
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Stem cell biology and tissue engineering in dental sciences

Table of Contents: “…ConclusionReferences; Part I: Developmental Biology: A Blueprint for Tissue Engineering; Chapter 2: Developmentally Inspired Regenerative Organ Engineering: Tooth as a Model ; 2.1. …”
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The molecular biology and biotechnology of flowering

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Brain development in Drosophila melanogaster

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Darwinian reductionism, or, How to stop worrying and love molecular biology by Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946-

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Regenerative medicine applications in organ transplantation

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Science vs. religion : the search for a rational approach by Perez, Guido O.

Table of Contents: “…The Evolution of Life; Origin of Life ; The Theory of Evolution; Creationism and Intelligent Design; Evolutionary Developmental Biology ; Chapter 5. The Tree of Life; The Human Lineage ; Chapter 6. …”
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Deleuze on Music, Painting and the Arts. by Bogue, Ronald

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Three NATURA MUSICANS: TERRITORY AND THE REFRAINEthology and Territoriality; Von Uexküll and Musical Milieus; Ruyer and the Melodies of Developmental Biology; Structural Coupling and Natural Drift; Function and Aesthetics; The Autonomous Refrain; Part II: Painting; Chapter Four FACES; Hand and Mouth, Tool and Face; Regimes of Signs and the Faces of Power; White Wall, Black Hole; The Abstract Machine of Faciality; The Face and the Gaze; From the Gaze to the Face; Deterritorializing the Face; Primitive Heads, Christ-Face, Probe Heads; Chapter Five FORCES; The Figural.…”
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Evo-devo of child growth : treatise on child growth and human evolution by Hochberg, Z.

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