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The Biology of Imaginal Disks (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1972)
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The Biology of Imaginal Disks (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1972)
Series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, 5
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~o working hypothesis amounts to much until it has been tested on
suitable material. Indeed, the choice of an appropriate
experimental system has often been the key to the solution of a
problem. The present volume is devoted to insect imaginal disks.
These groups of larval cells are the primordia of precisely
characterized adult counterparts, without apparent function in
larvae. At the onset of metamorphosis, the subtle interplay of
hormonal signals brings growth to a halt, and differentiation
begins. In the fruitfly, a host of mutations are known to affect
the development of disks; these provide ample material for
analysis. It was largely ERNST HADORN'S ingenuity that directed the
attention of many scientists around the world to this promising
experimental system, and to him this volume is dedicated. All the
contributors have been associated with him at one time or another,
as graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or colleagues. Each
author has attempted to cover comprehensively the topic assigned to
him. This has inevitably led to some overlapping, for which the
editors should be blamed, not the authors, as this results from the
way the topic was subdivided at the outset. We believe this volume
will be a welcome sourcebook for the specialist in the field, and a
provocative monograph for the uninitiated scientist interested in
the exciting area of cell determination.
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