Metamorphosis

Lawrence I Gilbert

ISBN 10: 0122832450 / ISBN 13: 9780122832451

Editore: Elsevier Science Feb 1996, 1996

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Metamorphosis addresses various facets of postembryonic development, particularly signal transduction, morphogenesis, cell-cell interactions, and programmed cell death. A key feature of the book is its exploration of the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes. 687 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: Metamorphosis
• Editore: Elsevier Science Feb 1996
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0122832450
• ISBN 13: 9780122832451
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 235 L x 159 A x 33 P (millimetri) 235 millimetri di larghezza per 159 millimetri di altezza per 33 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 1111 grammi

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Riassunto

Metamorphosis addresses various facets of postembryonic development, particularly signal transduction, morphogenesis, cell-cell interactions, and programmed cell death. A key feature of the book is its exploration of the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes.

Key Features
* Hormonal regulation of development
* The mechanisms of hormone action
* The steroid/thyroid hormone receptor family
* Morphogenesis and programmed cell death

Informazioni sull?autore

Lawrence I. Gilbert is William Rand Kenan jr. Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has served on many national and international committees in the areas of insect

biochemistry, physiology and more recently, molecular biology. Dr. Gilbert has been the author or coauthor of about 300 research publications and books and has received many awards for his professional work. These include the Lifetime Mentor Award of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science, the Gregor Mendel Award from the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Jefferson Award (highest award given by the University of North Carolina, and is an elected fellow of the American Academy for Arts and Sciences, the Entomological Society of America and the AAAS. During his career he has mentored 34 doctoral students and 55 post-doctoral associates and visiting scholars. His research has been continually supported by grants from NIH and/or NSF.