The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Argitalpen Zerbitzua/Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco

Volume 53 - Nos. 8/9/10,  2009       Más información [Abstract - FullText / FullText Open Access]

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Special Issue:  DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY IN HISPANIA

Contents  

Editorial

Science in Hispania: Spain and Portugal on the main route again
Juan Aréchaga
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1119-1122 

 
Introductory articles

Early bases of modern Embryology in Spain: Microscopical Anatomy and the introduction of Cell Theory and Histology in their scientific and social European context
Roberto Marco-Cuellar(†) and Juan Aréchaga
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1123-1143 

 
Contributions to Neuroembryology of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) and Jorge F. Tello (1880-1958)
Luis Puelles
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1145-1160

 
Augusto Celestino da Costa (1884-1956) - professor, scientist and science promoter
José-Francisco David-Ferreira
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1161-1164

 
A glance at Spanish Embryology and Teratology during the XX Century through the academic life of Francisco Orts-Llorca (1905-1993)
Juan Aréchaga, Juan Jiménez-Collado and Domingo Ruano-Gil
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1165-1177

 
A perspective on the development of Genetics in Spain during the XX Century
Alfonso Martinez-Arias
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1179-1191 

 
José-Antonio Campos-Ortega (1940-2004) and his scientific work - a personal perspective
Elisabeth Knust and Rainer Hertel
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1193-1203 

 
A history of Evo-Devo research in Spain
Jaume Baguñà
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1205-1217 

 
Plant Developmental Biology in Spain: from the origins to our days and prospects for the future
José-Pío Beltrán
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1219-1234

 
Teaching and research on Developmental Biology in Portugal
Sólveig Thorsteinsdóttir, Gabriela Rodrigues and Eduardo G. Crespo
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1235-1243

 
The teaching of Developmental Biology in Spain: future challenges
Manuel Marí-Beffa
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1245-1252

 
A personal account of the development of modern biological research in Portugal
Maria de Sousa
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1253-1259 

 
A small great history of the sister Societies of Developmental Biology in Spain and Portugal
Isabel Palmeirim and Juan Aréchaga
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1261-1268 

 
Iberia: from fable to the bench
Fernando Casares
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1269-1271 

 
Interviews

Idealism and romantic patriotism for science - an interview with José Francisco David-Ferreira
Maria Carmo-Fonseca and José Francisco David-Ferreira
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1273-1275

 
Ontogeny of an adventurous mind: the origin of Antonio García-Bellido’s contributions to developmental genetics
Alain Ghysen
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1277-1290 

 
Special Review

The cellular and genetic bases of organ size and shape in Drosophila
Antonio García-Bellido
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1291-1303 

 
Invited regular articles

Segmentation, metamerism and the Cambrian explosion
Juan Pablo Couso
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1305-1316 

 
Planarian regeneration: achievements and future directions after 20 years of research
Emili Saló, Josep F. Abril, Teresa Adell, Francesc Cebriá, Kay Eckelt, Enrique Fernández-Taboada, Mette Handberg-Thorsager, Marta Iglesias, M Dolores Molina and Gustavo Rodríguez-Esteban
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1317-1327 

 
Recent advances in Drosophila stem cell biology
John Pearson, Lourdes López-Onieva, Patricia Rojas-Ríos and Acaimo González-Reyes
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1329-1339 

 
Apoptosis in Drosophila: compensatory proliferation and undead cells
Francisco A. Martín, Ainhoa Peréz-Garijo and Ginés Morata
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1341-1347 

 
Genetic control of morphogenesis - Hox induced organogenesis of the posterior spiracles
James Castelli-Gair Hombría, María Luisa Rivas and Sol Sotillos
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1349-1358 

 
From the American to the European amphioxus: towards experimental Evo-Devo at the origin of chordates
Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez, Senda Jiménez-Delgado, Juan Pascual-Anaya, Ignacio Maeso, Manuel Irimia, Carolina Minguillón, Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez, Josep Gardenyes, Stéphanie Bertrand and Salvatore D’Aniello
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1359-1366

 
Understanding the regulatory genome
M. Eva Alonso, Bárbara Pernaute, Miguel Crespo, José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta and Miguel Manzanares
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1367-1378

 
"Notch-Off": a perspective on the termination of Notch signalling
Rita Fior and Domingos Henrique
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1379-1384 

 
Regulation and function of Spalt proteins during animal development
Jose F. de Celis and Rosa Barrio
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1385-1398 

 
Generating asymmetries in the early vertebrate embryo: the role of the Cerberus-like family
José António Belo, Ana C. Silva, Ana-Cristina Borges, Mário Filipe, Margaret Bento, Lisa Gonçalves, Marta Vitorino, Ana-Marisa Salgueiro, Vera Texeira, Ana T. Tavares and Sara Marques
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1399-1407

 
Function and specificity of Hox genes
David Foronda, Luis F. de Navas, Daniel L. Garaulet and Ernesto Sánchez-Herrero
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1409-1419 

 
Portuguese contributions to the discovery and characterization of the embryonic molecular clock
Susana Pascoal and Isabel Palmeirim
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1421-1426 

 
Building the vertebrate heart - an evolutionary approach to cardiac development
José M. Pérez-Pomares, Juan M. González-Rosa and Ramón Muñoz-Chápuli
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1427-1443

 
Movement and commitment of primitive streak precardiac cells during cardiogenesis
Carmen Lopez-Sanchez, Natividad Garcia-Masa, Carlos M. Gañan and Virginio Garcia-Martinez
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1445-1455 

 
In vivo forced expression of myocardin in ventricular myocardium transiently impairs systolic performance in early neonatal pig heart
Mario Torrado, Alberto Centeno, Eduardo López and Alexander T. Mikhailov
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1457-1467 

 
The road to the vertebral formula
Moisés Mallo, Tânia Vinagre and Marta Carapuço
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1469-1481

 
Ectopic Meis1 expression in the mouse limb bud alters P-D patterning in a Pbx1-independent manner
Nadia Mercader, Licia Selleri, Luis Miguel Criado, Pilar Pallares, Carlos Parras, Michael L. Cleary and Miguel Torres
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1483-1494 

 
Expression of Id2 in the developing limb is associated with zones of active BMP signaling and marks the regions of growth and differentiation of the developing digits Carlos I. Lorda-Diez, Nuria Torre-Pérez, Juan A. García-Porrero, Juan M. Hurle and Juan A. Montero
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1495-1502 

 
Patterning and cell fate in ear development
Berta Alsina, Fernando Giraldez and Cristina Pujades
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1503-1513 

 
Early neural cell death: numbers and cues from the developing neuroretina
Ana I. Valenciano, Patricia Boya and Enrique J. de la Rosa
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1515-1528

 
Epiblast-derived stem cells in embryonic and adult tissues
Maria P. De-Miguel, Francisco Arnalich-Montiel, Pilar Lopez-Iglesias, Alejandro Blazquez-Martinez and Manuel Nistal
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1529-1540

 
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions in development and disease: old views and new perspectives
M. Angela Nieto
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1541-1547 

 
Epithelial resealing
Beatriz Garcia-Fernandez, Isabel Campos, Jennifer Geiger, Ana C. Santos and Antonio Jacinto
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1549-1556

 
Using fruitflies to help understand the molecular mechanisms of human hereditary diffuse gastric cancer
Joana Caldeira, Paulo S. Pereira, Gianpaolo Suriano and Fernando Casares
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1557-1561 

 
Reprogramming of melanoma cells by embryonic microenvironments
Alejandro Díez-Torre, Ricardo Andrade, Cristina Eguizábal, Elixabete López, Jon Arluzea, Margarita Silió and Juan Aréchaga
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1563-1568 

 
Frontiers in fluorescence microscopy
José Rino, José Braga, Ricardo Henriques and Maria Carmo-Fonseca
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1569-1579 

 
Chromatin remodeling in plant development
José A. Jarillo, Manuel Piñeiro, Pilar Cubas and José M. Martínez-Zapater
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1581-1596 

 
Instructive roles for hormones in plant development
David Alabadí, Miguel A. Blázquez, Juan Carbonell, Cristina Ferrándiz and Miguel A. Pérez-Amador
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1597-1608 

 
The role of ion fluxes in polarized cell growth and morphogenesis: the pollen tube as an experimental paradigm
Erwan Michard, Filipa Alves and José A. Feijó
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1609-1622 

 
Lessons from a search for leaf mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana
José Manuel Pérez-Pérez, Héctor Candela, Pedro Robles, Víctor Quesada, María Rosa Ponce and José Luis Micol
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1623-1634 

 
Genetic analysis of reproductive development in tomato
Rafael Lozano, Estela Giménez, Beatriz Cara, Juan Capel and Trinidad Angosto
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1635-1648 

 
Genetic, molecular and cellular approaches to the analysis of maize embryo development
Matilde José-Estanyol, Ignacio López-Ribera, Miriam Bastida, Torben Jarhmann, Nuria Sánchez-Pons, Cristian Becerra, Carlos M. Vicient and Pere Puigdomènech
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 1649-1654 

 
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