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The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 44 > Issue 5

Cover Vol. 44 N. 5

August 2000

Cover Legend

Photograph of metamorphosis of Aurelia aurita (Scyphozoa, Cnidaria), where the sessile polyp transforms into several free floating medusae. Metamorphosis starts at the apical pole of the animal, the polypÎs head, by segmentation into repetitive constrictions and proceeds down the body column. One segment develops into one medusa. From the basal to the apical end the photograph shows a developmental gradient, where formation of constrictions precedes the development of young medusae. Note that only the head of the former polyp is still under reorganisation into a medusa.
For details see "Induction of segmentation in polyps of Aurelia aurita (Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) into medusae and formation of mirror-image medusa anlagen" by Kroiher et al. in this issue pp. 485-490.

Review

Implications of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARS) in development, cell life status and disease.

J M Keller, P Collet, A Bianchi, C Huin, P Bouillaud-Kremarik, P Becuwe, H Schohn, L Domenjoud and M Dauça

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 429-442

Original articles

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) induce epithelial differentiation of NT2D1 human embryonal carcinoma cells.

A Caricasole, D Ward-van Oostwaard, L Zeinstra, A van den Eijnden-van Raaij and C Mummery

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 443-450

Effect of inducers and inhibitors on the expression of bcs genes involved in cypris larval attachment and metamorphosis of the barnacles Balanus amphitrite.

Y Okazaki and Y Shizuri

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 451-456

Stage-dependent responses of the developing lung to retinoic acid signaling.

R Mollard, N B Ghyselinck, O Wendling, P Chambon and M Mark

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 457-462

Retinoid signalling acts during the gastrula stages to promote primary neurogenesis.

C Sharpe and K Goldstone

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 463-470

Heat shock factor 2 is activated during mouse heart development.

M Eriksson, E Jokinen, L Sistonen and S Leppä

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 471-477

Expression of the cardiac actin gene in axolotl embryos.

T Masi, M Drum, L Hall, R Dahnarajan and A D Johnson

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 479-484

Induction of segmentation in polyps of Aurelia aurita (Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) into medusae and formation of mirror-image medusa anlagen.

M Kroiher, B Siefker and S Berking

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 485-490

A cell type-specific effect of calcium on pattern formation and differentiation in Dictyostelium discoideum.

R Baskar, P Chhabra, P Mascarenhas and V Nanjundiah

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 491-498

Comparative approach to developmental analysis: the case of the dalyellid flatworm, Gieysztoria superba.

A Younossi-Hartenstein and V Hartenstein

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 499-506

Short contributions

Overexpression of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) activates the maternal program of apoptosis shortly after MBT in Xenopus embryos.

M Kai, T Higo, J Yokoska, C Kaito, E Kajita, H Fukamachi, E Takayama, K Igarashi and K Shiokawa

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2000) 44: 507-510