Kloc M., Kubiak J.Z (Eds.) Marine Organisms as Model Systems in Biology and Medicine

Springer, 2018. — 627 p. — (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation 65). — ISBN: 978-3-319-92485-4.Морские Организмы как Образцовые Системы в Биологии и МедицинеThis book highlights the potential advantages of using marine invertebrates like tunicates, echinoderms, sponges and cephalopods as models in both biological and medical research. Bioactive compounds found in marine organisms possess antibacterial, antifungal, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties, and can affect the immune and nervous systems. Despite substantial research on the medicinal attributes of various marine invertebrates, they are still very much underrepresented in scientific literature: the majority of cell, developmental and evolutionary scientific journals only publish research conducted on a few well-known model systems like Drosophila melanogaster or Xenopus laevis.Gametes, Maturation, Fertilization and Modes of Reproduction
Marine Nemertean Worms for Studies of Oocyte Maturation and Aging
Sperm Nuclear Basic Proteins of Marine Invertebrates
Fertilization in Starfish and Sea Urchin: Roles of Actin
Starfish as a Model System for Analyzing Signal Transduction During Fertilization
Toward Multiscale Modeling of Molecular and Biochemical Events Occurring at Fertilization Time in Sea Urchins
Monosex in Aquaculture
Embryonic and Post-embryonic Development, and the Evolution of the Body Plan
Medusa: A Review of an Ancient Cnidarian Body Form
Sea Urchin Larvae as a Model for Postembryonic Development
The Ciona Notochord Gene Regulatory Network
Model Systems for Exploring the Evolutionary Origins of the Nervous System
Nonprotein-Coding RNAs as Regulators of Development in Tunicates
Differentiation, Regeneration and Stemness
Differentiation and Transdifferentiation of Sponge Cells
Holothurians as a Model System to Study Regeneration
Regeneration in Stellate Echinoderms: Crinoidea, Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea
Solitary Ascidians as Model Organisms in Regenerative Biology Studies
Whole-Body Regeneration in the Colonial Tunicate Botrylloides leachii
Biomolecules, Secretion, Symbionts and Feeding
Beach to Bench to Bedside: Marine Invertebrate Biochemical Adaptations and Their Applications in Biotechnology and Biomedicine
Coral Food, Feeding, Nutrition, and Secretion: A Review
The Suitability of Fishes as Models for Studying Appetitive Behavior in Vertebrates
Glycans with Antiviral Activity from Marine Organisms
Cnidarian Jellyfish: Ecological Aspects, Nematocyst Isolation, and Treatment Methods of Sting
These Colors Don’t Run: Regulation of Pigment—Biosynthesis in Echinoderms
Bioinformatics, Bioengineering and Information Processing
Reef-Building Corals as a Tool for Climate Change Research in the Genomics Era
The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: From Coral Reef Plague to Model System
Structures and Composition of the Crab Carapace: An Archetypal Material in Biomimetic Mechanical Design
Octopus vulgaris: An Alternative in Evolution
Vision Made Easy: Cubozoans Can Advance Our Understanding of Systems-Level Visual Information Processing