Transcriptional Control of Neural Crest Development

Transcriptional Control of Neural Crest Development
by Brian L. Nelms, Patricia A. Labosky

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences 2010
ISBN/ASIN: 161504048X
ISBN-13: 9781615040483
Number of pages: 240

Description:
The neural crest is a remarkable embryonic population of cells found only in vertebrates and has the potential to give rise to many different cell types contributing throughout the body. These derivatives range from the mesenchymal bone and cartilage comprising the facial skeleton, to neuronal derivatives of the peripheral sensory and autonomic nervous systems, to melanocytes throughout the body, and to smooth muscle of the great arteries of the heart.