| View Larger Image | Bones and Cartilage: Developmental Skeletal Biology | Hardcoverby Brian K. Hall (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Academic Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 792 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 11, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 1,033,023st |
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Bones and Cartilage provides the most in-depth review ever assembled on the topic. It examines the function, development and evolution of bone and cartilage as tissues, organs and skeletal systems. It describes how bone and cartilage is developed in embryos and are maintained in adults, how bone reappears when we break a leg, or even regenerates when a newt grows a new limb, or a lizard a tail. This book also looks at the molecules and cells that make bones and cartilages and how they differ in various parts of the body and across species. It answers such questions as "Is bone always bone?" "Do bones that develop indirectly by replacing other tissues, such as marrow, tendons or ligaments, differ from one another?" "Is fish bone the same as human bone?" "Can sharks even make bone?" and many more. * Complete coverage of every aspect of bone and cartilage* Full of interesting and unusual facts* The only book available that integrates development and evolution of the skeleton* Treats all levels from molecular to clinical, embryos to evolution* Written in a lively, accessible style* Extensively illustrated and referenced* Integrates analysis of differentiation, growth and patterning* Covers all the vertebrates as well as invertebrate cartilages* Identifies the stem cells in embryos and adults that can make skeletal tissues |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Nice and comprehensive review in the field of developmental skeletal biology by Boyan Dimitrov  5 Stars
February 01, 2007
It is nicely written and comprehensive book for readers, who want to go deep in the field of developmental skeletal biology. It provides impressive information about basic processes of skeletongenesis and interspecies' evolution. Unfortunately there is no too much about the last news of the underlying molecular bases but obviously this was not the major aim of the authors. However, as compensation they always refer to appropriate titles for further information.
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