Oogenesis: The Universal Process

by Anne Villeneuve and Marie-Helene Verlhac

Oogenesis - the process by which female germ cells develop into mature eggs, or ova - is a complex process involving many important elements of developmental and cellular biology: from cell-cell interactions, complex signalling cascades, specialized cell cycles and cytoskeleton organization. Oocytes from various species (including clam, starfish, xenopus and mouse) are excellent model systems to study the biochemistry of cell division with important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470696826
• ISBN13: 9780470696828
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"