Examines the establishment of the germ layers and other cell lineages in the early embryo including details of cell movements during the beginning stages of primitive streak formation. Discusses patterns of gene expression during the development of such tissues as the limb bud, skeletal, muscle and the central nervous systems placing special emphasis on commitment to particular cell types. Although it concentrates on the mouse as an example of mammalian development–chick, amphibian and Drosophila embryogenesis are employed whenever these organisms are more applicable to the study of a particular problem.

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Postimplantation Development in the Mouse

Cell Adhesion and Human Disease

Bioactive Compounds from Plants

Vaccines Against Virally Induced Cancers

Corticotropin-Releasing Factor

Proton Passage Across Cell Membranes

Molecular Control of Haemopoiesis

Functional Anatomy of the Neuroendocrine Hypothalamus

Genetic Analysis of Tumour Suppression