Behavioral and Department Models: Behavioral and by Bert Zuckerman

By Bert Zuckerman

Nematodes as organic types is two-volume treatise that offers a accomplished reference resource for examine, during which free-living nematodes were used to envision primary strategies in genetics, improvement, foodstuff, toxicology, pharmacology, and gerontology. The textual content emphasizes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a version in numerous organic stories and in addition comprises description of vital reviews using different free-living nematodes as types.

Volume 1: Behavioral and Developmental versions covers cellphone lineages, muscle improvement, habit, the anxious method, regulate mechanisms, and genetics, with the foremost emphasis on C. elegans. major contributions derived basically from reports at the parasitic nematode Ascaris and the free-living nematode Panagrellus also are thought of.

The moment quantity contains discussions on free-living nematodes as organic types for pharmacological and toxicant checking out, and for stories on gerontology and meals. numerous chapters during this quantity additionally disguise nematode body structure and morphology, which readers will locate important in realizing the subject material.

The e-book is a masterful reference for college students and teachers in parasitology, zoology, body structure, and different similar organic classes. Researchers and prolonged staff on nematology and comparable disciplines also will locate this booklet invaluable.

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