Patten's Foundation of Embryology
/ by Bruce M.Carlson
- 6th ed.
- New York McGraw-Hill, Inc 1996
- xii,752p.
Embryology its scope, history, and special fields Reproductive organs and the sexual cycle Gametogenesis Fertilization Cleavage and formation of the blastula Gastrulation and the formation of the germ layers Neurulation and the formation of axial structures Extraembryonic membranes and placenta Basic body plan of young mammalian embryos The generation of cell diversity and the development of muscular skeletal tissues The skin and its derivatives Limb development Development of the nervous system The neural crest The sense organs Development of the head and neck The digestive and respiratory systems and the body cavities The development of the urogenital system The development of the circulatory system