03492nam 2200697Ia 450 991083086490332120230331005403.01-282-12238-X97866121223850-470-51416-70-470-51417-5(CKB)1000000000377083(EBL)470478(OCoLC)609849397(SSID)ssj0000357190(PQKBManifestationID)11266364(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357190(PQKBWorkID)10358654(PQKB)11363494(MiAaPQ)EBC470478(EXLCZ)99100000000037708319910624d1991 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBiological asymmetry and handedness[electronic resource]Chichester ;New York Wiley19911 online resource (340 p.)Ciba Foundation symposium ;162Editors, 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."0-471-92961-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 mammalsEstablishment 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 indexExamines 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.Ciba Foundation symposium ;162.StereochemistryCongressesLeft- and right-handednessCongressesLateralityCongressesMorphology (Animals)CongressesEmbryologyCongressesStereochemistryLeft- and right-handednessLateralityMorphology (Animals)Embryology591.4Bock Gregory322650Marsh Joan91633Symposium on Biological Handedness and Symmetry(1991 :Ciba Foundation)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830864903321Biological asymmetry and handedness4049974UNINA