The immortal germline / edited by Ruth Lehmann.
| Other author | Lehmann, Ruth (Professor of Cell Biology) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA, United States : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2019. |
| Description | xiv, 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Book Series Package - Life Sciences [BSLFSC] |
| Subjects |
| Series | Current topics in developmental biology, 0070-2153 ; v. 135 Current topics in developmental biology v. 135. 0070-2153 ^A926884 |
| Contents | 1. The vertebrate Balbiani body, germ plasm, and oocyte polarity / Allison Jamieson-Lucy and Mary C. Mullins -- 2. Genetic basis for primordial germ cells specification in mouse and human: conserved and divergent roles of PRDM and SOX transcription factors / Anastasiya Sybirna, Frederick C.K. Wong and M. Azim Surani -- 3. Germ cell reprogramming / Kazuki Kurimoto and Mitinori Saitou -- 4. From worm to germ: germ cell development and regeneration in planarians / Melanie Issigonis and Phillip A. Newmark -- 5. Heterogeneity of primordial germ cells / Daniel H. Nguyen, Rebecca G. Jaszczak and Diana J. Laird -- 6. Germline stem cell homeostasis / Jonathan O. Nelson, Cuie Chen and Yukiko Yamashita -- 7. Heterogeneous, dynamic, and stochastic nature of mammalian spermatogenic stem cells / Shosei Yoshida -- 8. Sperm success and immunity / Stuart Wigby, Susan S. Suarez, Brian P. Lazzaro, Tomaso Pizzari and Mariana F. Wolfner -- 9. A symbiont's guide to the germline / Shelbi L Russell, Laura Chappell and William Sullivan. |
| Abstract | 'The Immortal Germline,' Volume 135 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Balbiani body, germ plasm and polarity, Wolbachia and the germline, Human germ line biology, Reproduction/immunity and sperm success, Mammalian spermatogenesis, Reproduction/regeneration and germ cells in planarians, Germline stem cell homeostasis, Germline soma interactions/sex determination, Reconstituting the mouse germ-cell specification pathway in vitro, Maternal Germ line inheritance of mitochondria, Transposon strategies, and more. -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780128097526 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0128097523 hardcover |
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