chicken and mouse as models of embryology
CHAPTER 20 The chicken and mouse as models of embryology Palle Serup, (chicken), Ernst-Martin Füchtbauer, (mouse) EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICK EMBRYO The three-week long development of a chicken embryo…
of the urogenital system
CHAPTER 15 Development of the urogenital system Fred Sinowatz The urogenital system can be functionally divided into two entirely different components, the urinary system and the genital system, but the…
body folding and coelom formation
CHAPTER 7 Gastrulation, body folding and coelom formation Morten Vejlsted As was described in the previous chapter, blastulation results in the formation of the ICM, trophectoderm, epiblast, and hypoblast. The…
integumentary system
CHAPTER 17 The integumentary system Fred Sinowatz The skin is the largest organ of the mammalian body. It protects the body against dehydration, injury and infection and, moreover, it is…
of the central and peripheral nervous system
CHAPTER 10 Development of the central and peripheral nervous system Fred Sinowatz The central nervous system (CNS) develops from the ectoderm once the latter has become specified into surface ectoderm…
of the gastro-pulmonary system
CHAPTER 14 Development of the gastro-pulmonary system Poul Hyttel With the cranio-caudal and lateral foldings of the trilaminar embryonic disc, the primitive yolk sac, lined by the endoderm dorsally and…
Teratology
CHAPTER 19 Teratology Fred Sinowatz HISTORY OF TERATOLOGY Teratology is the study of abnormal development. The idea that extrinsic influences ranging from ‘evil spirits’ to diet may influence the development…
of the blood cells, heart and vascular system
CHAPTER 12 Development of the blood cells, heart and vascular system Poul Hyttel During the early phases of development, the embryo is nourished through diffusion from the fluid secreted by…
