Essentials of Domestic Animal Embryology

Poul Hyttel, Fred Sinowatz, Morten Vejlsted, Keith Betteridge

• Publisher: Saunders Ltd.
• Year: 2009
• eBook ISBN:
  9780702042591
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine

Essentials of Domestic Animal Embryology is a comprehensive, modern treatment of the subject dealing with all organ systems and including important molecular aspects of animal development. Written with the student in mind, the text covers embryology of the domestic species, both general (development from formation of the gametes, through fertilization and initial embryogenesis, up to organ formation) and special (development of the organ systems). It also includes sections on teratology, assisted reproduction technologies, societal relevance, and the implications for current veterinary practice of a long-established science.Students of veterinary medicine, animal science, biomedical sciences and biotechnology, at both undergraduate and graduate stages of their careers, will find this volume essential for their needs. The international experience of the authors has been applied to produce a textbook of international relevance, likely to remain an important resource for many years to come.- Succinct and accessible- 300 high-quality colour illustrations- Written for undergraduates and invaluable for graduates wishing to brush up

Index

A

abdomen

muscles, 310

pregnancy, 117

abdominal aorta, 193

abducent (VIth) nerve, 138, 152, 154, 155

abiotrophy, cerebellar, 357

abnormal offspring syndrome, 341–2

abomasum, 236, 238

accessory (XI) nerve, 137, 152, 154, 155

achalasia, cricopharyngeal, 370–1

acini, pancreatic, 242

acoustic ganglia (spiral ganglia), 172, 175

acoustic meatus (auditory meatus), external, 172, 177, 226, 303

acquired immunity, 208

acrosin, 58

acrosome, 48–50

reaction, 60–1

in vitro (IVAR), 404

actin, 307

activin, 248

acyanotic heart malformations, 347, 349–50

adenohypophysis, 144

adhesion

neural crest cells, loss, 98

sperm–oocyte, 61–2

sperm–zona pellucida, 59–60

adrenal artery, 196

adrenal glands, 100

adult stem cells, 424

afferent groups See general somatic afferent group

See general visceral afferent group

See special visceral afferent group

afferent nerves, 149, 150–1

aganglionic large intestine, 358–9

agenesis See aplasia

agnathia, mandibular, 368

agriculture, somatic cell nuclear transfer use, 423

AHA (assisted hatching), 430

alar plates, 128,...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Preface
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• History of embryology
• Cellular and molecular mechanisms in embryonic development
• Comparative reproduction
• Gametogenesis
• Fertilization
• Embryo cleavage and blastulation
• Gastrulation, body folding and coelom formation
• Neurulation
• Comparative placentation
• Development of the central and peripheral nervous system
• Eye and ear
• Development of the blood cells, heart and vascular system
• Development of the immune system
• Development of the gastro-pulmonary system
• Development of the urogenital system
• Musculo-skeletal system
• The integumentary system
• Comparative listing of developmental chronology
• Teratology
• The chicken and mouse as models of embryology
• Assisted reproduction technologies
• Index