UID:
edocfu_9959345436702883
Format:
1 online resource (306 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-28733-8
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9786612287336
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0-08-092284-8
Series Statement:
Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 83
Content:
This volume reviews our current understanding for how sex determination is initiated and how it results in sexual dimorphic development. Chapters discussing work on different model systems provide a basis for understanding similarities that exist between different species. Coverage includes discussion of sexual development of the soma in C. elegans; sexual development of the germline in C. elegans; sexual development of the soma in Drosophila; sexual development of the germline in Drosophila; sexual development of the soma in the mouse; sexual development of the germline in the mouse; control
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Current Topics in Developmental Biology: Sex Determination and Sexual Development; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Somatic Sexual Differentiation in Caenorhabditis Elegans; 1. Background; 2. Telling One from Two: The Primary Signal; 3. The Global Sex Regulatory Pathway; 4. Attaining Sexual Dimorphism; 5. The Interface Between Sex Determination and Sex Differentiation; 6. Something Old, Something New: Conservation of Nematode Sexual Regulators; 7. The Future; Acknowledgments; References
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Chapter 2: Sex Determination in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germ Line1. Nematode Gender: Hermaphrodites, Females, and Males; 2. The Core Sex-Determination Pathway; 3. Transcriptional Control of Germ Cell Fates by TRA-1; 4. Modulating the Sex-Determination Pathway to Create Hermaphrodites; 5. Maintaining a Balance Between TRA-2 and FEM-3 Levels; 6. Do FOG-1 Levels Control Germ Cell Fates?; 7. Mysteries; 8. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: The Creation of Sexual Dimorphism in the Drosophila Soma; 1. Sex Determination; 2. The Creation of Sexual Dimorphism
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3. A New Look at an Old ProblemReferences; Chapter 4: Drosophila Germline Sex Determination: Integration of Germline Autonomous Cues and Somatic Signals; 1. Introduction; 2. Sexually Dimorphic Niches Regulate Germ Cells; 3. Sex Determination in the Germ Cells; 4. Germ Cells in a Sex-Mismatched Soma; 5. Concluding Remarks; Chapter 5: Sexual Development of the Soma in the Mouse; 1. History of Sex Determination in Mammals; 2. Molecular Control of Sex Determination; 3. Secondary Sex Differentiation; 4. Summary; Chapter 6: Development of Germ Cells in the Mouse; 1. Origin of the Germ Cell Lineage
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2. Specification of Primordial Germ Cells in Mice3. Migration and Population of the Urogenital Ridge; 4. Maintaining Pluripotency in the Germ Cell Lineage; 5. Sex-Specific Development of Germ Cells in XX and XY Gonads; 6. The Sexually Dimorphic Cell Cycle; 7. Epigenetic Regulation in the Mouse Germ Line; 8. Sexually Dimorphic Epigenetic Regulation; 9. Germ Cells to Stem Cells and Back; 10. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7: The Neuroendocrine Control of Sex-Specific Behavior in Vertebrates: Lessons from Mammals and Birds
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1. Introduction: General Principles and the Scope of the Chapter2. Historical Overview; 3. Reproductive Behavior in Mammals; 4. Reproductive Behaviors in Birds; 5. Unanswered Questions and Future Directions; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes; Color Plate Section
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-374496-2
Language:
English
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