Contents

pp vii-viii

Preface

pp ix-xi

Contributors

pp xii-xiv

Cellular aspects

pp 1-2

1 - Potency, lineage, and allocation in preimplantation mouse embryos

pp 3-34

2 - Time and space in the mouse early embryo: a cell biological approach to cell diversification

pp 35-66

3 - Comparative aspects of embryo manipulation in mammals

pp 67-96

4 - Development of extraembryonic cell lineages in the mouse embryo

pp 97-120

5 - Analysis of tissue fate and prospective potency in the egg cylinder

pp 121-148

Molecular and biochemical aspects

pp 149-150

6 - Regulation of gene expression during mammalian spermatogenesis

pp 151-194

7 - Molecular aspects of mammalian oocyte growth and maturation

pp 195-238

8 - Utilization of genetic information in the preimplantation mouse embryo

pp 239-266

9 - Metabolic aspects of the physiology of the preimplantation embryo

pp 267-292

10 - Role of cell surface molecules in early mammalian development

pp 293-320

11 - Cell-lineage-specific gene expression in development

pp 321-364

12 - X-chromosome regulation in oogenesis and early mammalian development

pp 365-398

Toward a genetic understanding of development

pp 399-400

13 - Evidences and consequences of differences between maternal and paternal genomes during embryogenesis in the mouse

pp 401-436

14 - Mutations and chromosomal abnormalities: How are they useful for studying genetic control of early mammalian development?

pp 437-474

15 - Production of permanent cell lines from early embryos and their use in studying developmental problems

pp 475-508

16 - Integration and expression of genes introduced into mouse embryos

pp 509-550

Index

pp 551-558