Biological asymmetry and handedness [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144578303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1991
• ISBN: 1-282-12238-X; 9786612122385; 0-470-51416-7; 0-470-51417-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Collana: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 162
• Altri autori (Persone): BockGregory; MarshJoan
• Disciplina: 591.4
• Soggetti: Stereochemistry; Left- and right-handedness; Laterality; Morphology (Animals); Embryology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Editors, Gregory R. Bock and Joan Marsh.; Papers presented at the Symposium on Biological Handedness and Symmetry, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 20-22 Feb. 1991.; "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: BIOLOGICAL ASYMMETRY AND HANDEDNESS; Contents; Introduction; Origins of the handedness of biological molecules; Macromolecular asymmetry; Asymmetry in protein structures; Bacterial motility:handedness and symmetry; lntracellular handedness in ciliates; Two types of bilateral symmetry in the Metazoa: chordate and bilaterian; Asymmetries during molluscan embryogenesis; Handed asymmetry, handedness reversal and mechanisms of cell fate determination in nematode embryos; Development of the left-right axis in amphibians; Development of handed body asymmetry in mammals; Establishment of left-right asymmetry in vertebrates: genetically distinct steps are involvedAsymmetries of cerebral neuroanatomy; The ; asymmetrical genetic determination of Iaterality: flatfish, frogs and human handedness; The inheritance of left-handedness; Disturbance of morpho ogical laterality in humans; Laterality and motor control; Final general discussion; The evolution of human laterality; Summing-up; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines the progress of leading scientists working on various aspects of handedness in order to consider the occurrence of handedness in the biological world. Provides in-depth coverage of the origin and development of morphological asymmetry occurring in most types of living organisms.