Avian Embryology 2nd Edition PDF will continue to serve as the most complete and up-to-date guide to the use of the avian embryo in studies of vertebrate development. It will include new approaches to analysis of the chick genome, gene knock-out studies using RNA interference, morpholinos, and other cutting edge techniques. As with the original edition, emphasis has been placed on providing practical guidance, highlighting potentials and pitfalls of all key cell biological and embryological techniques.
Fully revised second edition
Organized into basic and advanced Methods
New section on Functional Genomics
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Part I: Embryological Microsurgery and Tissue Culture Methods
Chapter 1: Operations on Primitive Streak Stage Avian Embryos
Chapter 2: Quail-Chick Transplantations
Chapter 3: Other Chimeras: Quail-Duck and Mouse-Chick
Chapter 4: Manipulations of Neural Crest Cells or Their Migratory Pathways
Chapter 5: Embryo Slices and Strips: Guidance and Adhesion Assays in the Avian Embryo
Chapter 6: Neural Crest, Sensory Neuron, and Muscle Cultures
