Embryology & Embryology Lab
Please Note:
These lecture notes do not reflect all that is discussed in lecture.
They represent only the main points of what is discussed!
Embryology: History and Concepts
Cell division: Mitosis and Meiosis
Principles of Experimental embryology
Cell-Cell communication - Induction and Competence
Cell-Cell communication - Paracrine factors & Cell surface receptors
Cell-Cell communication - Cell Death
Fertilization: Gamete Structure & Sea urchins & mammals
Fertilization: Gamete binding, recognition & fusion
Cleavage through Gastrulation in Sea Urchins
Early Amphibian Development: Cleavage to Gastrulation
Early Amphibian Development: Axis Formation
Early development in fish and Birds
Formation of the Nervous System I
Formation of the Nervous System II
Paraxial & Intermediate Mesoderm
Development of the Tetrapod limb