Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Timeline
About the companion website
Part 1 Early development
Chapter 1 Embryology in medicine
What is embryology?
Aims and format
Why study embryology?
Embryology in modern medicine
Why read this book?
Chapter 2 Language of embryology
Introduction
Cranial-caudal
Dorsal-ventral
Medial-lateral
Proximal-distal
Sections
Chapter 3 Introduction to development
Development
Growth
Differentiation
Signalling
Organisation Anatomy
Spermatocytogenesis
Spermiogenesis
Spermatozoa
Clinical relevance
Chapter 9 Oogenesis
Overview
Ovaries
Meiosis I
Puberty
Ovulation
Polar bodies
Meiosis II
Post-ovulation
Clinical relevance
Chapter 10 Fertilisation
Fertilisation
Capacitation
Ovulation
Acrosome reaction
Cortical reaction
Meiosis II
Zygote
Mitosis and DNA
Chromosomes
Embryological and clinical timings
Clinical relevance
Chapter 11 From zygote to blastocyst
Zygote
Cleavage
Morula
Blastocyst
Implantation
Twins Clinical relevance
Chapter 12 Implantation
Introduction
Implantation
The menstrual cycle (uterus)
Decidualization
The menstrual cycle (hormones)
Proliferative (follicular) phase
Secretory (luteal) phase
Implantation mechanism
Bilaminar germ disc
Clinical relevance
Chapter 13 Placenta
Introduction
Trophoblast
Structure
Function
Changes to the placenta
Clinical relevance
Chapter 14 Gastrulation
Trilaminar disc
Primitive streak
Signalling
Clinical relevance
Chapter 15 Germ layers
Trilaminar disc
Ectoderm
Mesoderm Endoderm
Germ cells
Clinical relevance
Chapter 16 Stem cells
Differentiation
Adult stem cells
Medical applications and ethical considerations
Chapter 17 Neurulation
Introduction
Notochord
Neural plate
Neural tube
Neural crest cells
Development of the central nervous system
Clinical relevance
Chapter 18 Neural crest cells
Neural crest cells
Migration and differentiation
Destinations
Clinical relevance
Chapter 19 Body cavities (embryonic)
Body cavities
Diaphragm
Clinical relevance
Chapter 20 Folding of the embryo
Flat sheet Morphogenesis
Clinical relevance
Chapter 4 Cell signalling genes
Early signalling
Signalling mechanisms
Wnt
Notch
Hedgehogs
FGFs
TGF-β
Chapter 5 Embryonic and foetal periods
Embryonic period
Foetal period
Trimesters
Clinical and embryological timings
Clinical relevance
Chapter 6 Mitosis
Cell division
Mitosis
Clinical relevance
Chapter 7 Meiosis
Diversity
Human chromosomes
Meiosis I
Homologous recombination
Meiosis II
Clinical relevance
Chapter 8 Spermatogenesis
Meiosis continued
Aims of spermatogenesis

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