The Neural Crest and Neural Crest Cells in Vertebrate Development and Evolution

by Brian K. Hall

Book Overview

Discovery and Origins.- Discovery.- Embryological Origins and the Identification of Neural Crest Cells.- Delamination, Migration, and Potential.- Evolutionary Origins.- Neural-Crest Derivatives.- Pigment Cells (Chromatophores).- Neuronal Cells and Nervous Systems.- Cartilage Cells and Skeletal Systems.- Teeth and Hearts: The Odontogenic and Cardiac Neural Crests.- Abnormal Development and the Neural Crest.- Neurocristopathies.- NCC Development Revisited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441935428
• ISBN13: 9781441935427
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"