Cell Differentiation : Molecular Basis and Problems

M. Luckner

ISBN 10: 3642680224 / ISBN 13: 9783642680229

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Three years have elapsed since the publication of the first edition of this book (in German). The continued interest of our readers and the rapid progress of our knowl edge in many fields necessitates a thoroughly revised and somewhat enlarged new edition. Cell differentiation is a prerequisite of life. It is defined as the prooess leading to the qualitatively and quantitatively selective realization of distinct parts of a given genetic material. Cell differentiation comprises five main aspects: (1) signal reception and transformation, (2) selective rearrangements of the genetic material, (3) differen tial gene expression, (4) organization of gene expression programs and (5) intercellular coordination of cell differentiation within the developmental programs of multicellular organisms. Despite the bewildering multiplicity of its results, i.e., the differentiated phenotypes of cells, there are apparently fundamental similarities with respect to the molecular mechanisms of the process itself. These mechanisms constitute the central subject of this book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cell Differentiation : Molecular Basis and Problems
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642680224
• ISBN 13: 9783642680229
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 170H x 36D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 36 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1114 grams

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Synopsis

Three years have elapsed since the publication of the first edition of this book (in German). The continued interest of our readers and the rapid progress of our knowl­ edge in many fields necessitates a thoroughly revised and somewhat enlarged new edition. Cell differentiation is a prerequisite of life. It is defined as the prooess leading to the qualitatively and quantitatively selective realization of distinct parts of a given genetic material. Cell differentiation comprises five main aspects: (1) signal reception and transformation, (2) selective rearrangements of the genetic material, (3) differen­ tial gene expression, (4) organization of gene expression programs and (5) intercellular coordination of cell differentiation within the developmental programs of multicellular organisms. Despite the bewildering multiplicity of its results, i.e., the differentiated phenotypes of cells, there are apparently fundamental similarities with respect to the molecular mechanisms of the process itself. These mechanisms constitute the central subject of this book.

Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)