Del i serien Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

Marine Organisms as Model Systems in Biology and Medicine

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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This book highlights the potential advantages of using marine invertebrates like tunicates, echinoderms, sponges and cephalopods as models in both biological and medical research.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-01-03
Mått155 x 235 x 35 mm
Vikt966 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieResults and Problems in Cell Differentiation
Antal sidor624
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030064426

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Part 1. Gametes, Maturation, Fertilization and Modes of Reproduction.- 1. Marine nemertean worms for studies of oocyte maturation and aging.- 2. Sperm Nuclear Basic Proteins of Marine Invertebrates.- 3. Fertilization in Starfish and Sea Urchin: Roles of Actin.- 4. Starfish as a Model System for Analyzing Signal Transduction during Fertilization.- 5. Towards multiscale modeling of molecular and biochemical events occurring at fertilization time in sea urchins.- 6. Monosex in Aquaculture.- Part 2. Embryonic and Post-embryonic Development, and the Evolution of the Body Plan.- 7. Medusa: A review of an ancient cnidarian body form.- 8. Sea urchin larvae as a model for post-embryonic development.- 9. The Ciona notochord gene regulatory network.- 10. Model Systems for Exploring the Evolutionary Origins of the Nervous System.- 11. Non-protein-coding RNAs as regulators of development in tunicates.- Part 3. Differentiation, Regeneration and Stemness.- 12. Differentiation and transdifferentiationof sponge cells.- 13. Holothurians as a model system to study regeneration.- 14. Regeneration in stellate echinoderms: Crinoidea, Asteroidea, and Ophiuroidea.- 15. Solitary ascidians as model organisms in regenerative biology studies.- 16. Whole-body regeneration in the colonial tunicate Botrylloides leachii.- Part 4. Biomolecules, Secretion, Symbionts and Feeding.- 17. Beach to Bench to Bedside: Marine Invertebrate Biochemical Adaptations and their Applications in Biotechnology and Biomedicine.- 18. Coral Food, Feeding, Nutrition and Secretion: A Review.- 19. The suitability of fishes as models for studying appetitive behavior in vertebrates.- 20. Glycans with Antiviral Activity from Marine Organisms.- 21. Cnidarian jellyfish: ecological aspects, nematocyst isolation and treatment methods of sting.- 22. These Colors Don’t Run: Regulation of Pigment Biosynthesis in Echinoderms.- Part 5. Bioinformatics, Bioengineering and Information Processing.- 23. Reef building corals as a tool forclimate change research in the genomics era.- 24. The crown-of-thorns starfish: from coral reef plague to model system.- 25. Structures and composition of the crab carapace – an archetypal material in biomimetic mechanical design.- 26. Octopus vulgaris: an alternative in evolution.- 27. Vision made easy: cubozoans can advance our understanding of systems level visual information processing.