Development of the Ocular Lens - Softcover

Lovicu, Frank J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521184231 ISBN 13: 9780521184236

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive view of research in lens developmental biology, emphasising technical and molecular breakthroughs. Elucidation of the mechanisms that govern lens development has enabled us to understand how the normal lens forms and how developmental processes are involved in the maintenance of its normal structure, function and growth throughout life. This knowledge is fundamental to our understanding of many lens disorders. The ocular lens has also become a model for understanding the developmental biology of more complex organ systems. In this 2004 book, leading experts in lens cell biology and development discuss lens evolution, induction, morphology, the regulation of the lens cell cycle and fiber cell differentiation, as well as lens regeneration. This book is an authoritative treatment of the subject that will serve as a reference for graduate students and research scientists in developmental biology and in the visual sciences, as well as for ophthalmologists.

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Review

"This volume is suitable and highly recommendable for all students and scientists in the eye field. the reference list is quite informative and I predict that this book will be a source of information for years to come." The Quarterly Review of Biology, Panagiotis A. Tsonis

Book Description

This 2004 book provides a broad and authoritative treatment of the developmental biology of the ocular lens. Written by leading authorities in the field, it will serve as a reference for graduate students and research scientists in the visual sciences and developmental biology, as well as for ophthalmologists.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521184231
• ISBN 13: 9780521184236
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432