The Atlas of chick development

The Atlas of Chick Development, Third Edition, a classic work covering all major event of chick development, is extensively updated with new and more detailed photographs, enlargements showing regions of special-interest and complexity, and new illustrations. The revised text and expanded illustrati...

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Main Author: Bellairs, Ruth,
Other Authors: Osmond, Mark,, ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2014]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 660 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Edition: Third edition.
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Summary: The Atlas of Chick Development, Third Edition, a classic work covering all major event of chick development, is extensively updated with new and more detailed photographs, enlargements showing regions of special-interest and complexity, and new illustrations. The revised text and expanded illustrative material describe the intricate changes that take place during development, together with accounts of recent experimental and molecular research that has transformed our understanding of morphogenesis. These wide-ranging updates make this book an essential resource for development.
Item Description: The Atlas of Chick Development, Third Edition, a classic work covering all major event of chick development, is extensively updated with new and more detailed photographs, enlargements showing regions of special-interest and complexity, and new illustrations. The revised text and expanded illustrative material describe the intricate changes that take place during development, together with accounts of recent experimental and molecular research that has transformed our understanding of morphogenesis. These wide-ranging updates make this book an essential resource for development.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Hen's Egg and its Formation -- Techniques -- Early Stages -- Establishment of the Embryonic Body -- External Appearance and Polarity -- Heart, Blood Vessels and Lymphatics -- Urino-Genital System -- Gut, Coelom and Respiratory System -- Nervous System -- Skeleton and Muscles -- The Integument -- Endocrine Glands -- Extra-Embryonic Membranes.
Elsevier ScienceDirect All Books.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 660 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780123849526
0123849527