Muscle Development in Drosophilia / Edition 1

by Helen Sink

Overview

The different aspects of muscle development are considered from cellular, molecular and genetic viewpoints, and the text is supported by black/white and color illustrations. The book will appeal to those studying muscle development and muscle biology in any organism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387300535
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	02/02/2006
Series:	Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	207
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.76(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Muscle Development in Drosophila.- The Muscle Pattern of Drosophila.- Mesoderm Formation in the Drosophila Embryo.- Development of the Cardiac Musculature.- Development of the Somatic Gonad and Fat Bodies.- Development of the Larval Visceral Musculature.- Development of the Larval Somatic Musculature.- Muscle Morphogenesis.- Muscle Attachment Sites.- Neuromuscular Development.- Metamorphosis and the Formation of the Adult Musculature.- Molecular Basis of Muscle Structure.- Whole Genome Approaches to Studying Drosophila Muscle Development.- Comparison of Muscle Development in Drosophila and Vertebrates.