Research Catalog

Title

The Skin of vertebrates / editors, R.I.C. Spearman and P.A. Riley.

Publication

London ; New York : Published for the Linnean Society of London by Academic Press, ©1980.

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Additional Authors

• Spearman, R. I. C. (Richard Ian Campbell)
• Riley, P. A. (Patrick Anthony)
• Linnean Society of London.
• British Association of Dermatologists.

Description

xiii, 321 pages, 40 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 27 cm.

Series Statement

Linnean Society symposium series ; no. 9, 0161-6366

Uniform Title

Linnean Society symposium series ; no. 9.

Subject

• Skin > Congresses
• Vertebrates > Physiology > Congresses
• Skin
• Skin
• Vertebrates > physiology
• Vertebrates > Physiology
• Pele (Anatomia E Histologia)

Genre/Form

• Congress
• Conference papers and proceedings.
• Actes de congrès.

Note

• "Papers presented at a symposium organized by the Linnean Society of London and the British Association of Dermatologists, held at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, 25-27 September 1978."
• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Keratinization versus mucus secretion in fish epidermis / A.K. Mittal and T.K. Banerjee -- Histochemistry and kinetics of the epidermis of some British teleost fishes / R.J. Roberts and A.M. Bullock -- Histochemistry of snake epidermis / T.K. Banerjee and A.K. Mittal -- Lipoid secretion by the body epidermis in avian skin / A.M. Lucas -- Sebokeratocytes of avian epidermis -- with mammalian comparisons / R. Wrench, J.A. Hardy and R.I.C. Spearman -- Structure and function of the mammalian epidermal horny layer / A.G. Matoltsy -- Current views on the keratin complex / R.D.B. Fraser and T.P. MacRae -- Chemical heterogeneity in keratin proteins of avian epidermal structures : possible relations to structure and function / A.H. Brush -- A theory of cellular senescence based on Darwinian principles in the light of Linnaeus / P.A. Riley -- Intrinsic and extrinsic factors in epidermal modulation / R.I.C. Spearman -- Structural aspects of mammalian epidermal growth / E. Christophers -- The significance of chalones in epidermal growth / E.B. Laurence -- The influence of the nerves in amphibian regeneration, with special emphasis on the relationship between nerves and epidermis / M. Singer -- Neural induction of epidermal sensory organs in gecko skin / I.W. Whimster -- Genetical aspects of skin differentiation / P.F. Goetinck -- Region-specific determination of epidermal differentiation in amniotes / P. Sengel, D. Dhouailly and A. Mauger -- Local interactions in mammalian hair growth / R.F. Oliver -- Differentiation of normal melanophores and neoplastically transformed melanophores in the skin of fish of genus Xiphophorus / F. Anders, H. Diehl and E. Scholl -- The ecological genetics of plumage polymorphism in birds / D.T. Parkin -- Recombinant methods for studying the coat colour determinants of mice / T.W. Poole and W.K. Silvers -- Some recent advances in mammalian coat colour genetics / A.G. Searle -- Electrophysiology of cutaneous sensory receptors / A. Iggo -- Sensory nerve endings and receptors in fish and amphibians / H. Fox, E.B. Lane and M. Whitear -- The mammalian and avian Merkel cell / A.S. Breathnach -- Nerve fibres and free nerve endings in the epidermis of seven mammalian and one reptilian species / T.A. Quilliam -- Sensory innervation of various hair follicles / Z. Halata -- Concluding remarks / F.J.G. Ebling.

ISBN

• 0126569509
• 9780126569506

LCCN

80040568

OCLC

• ocm06709129
• 6709129
• SCSB-36087

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