1st Edition

Evolution of the Digestive System Cell Types and Cross-talks, Development and Regeneration

Edited By Rossella Annunziata, Maria I. Arnone Copyright 2027
224 Pages 22 Color & 4 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The capability of cells to uptake and digest molecules to acquire energy is essential for all life forms. During evolution, with the emergence of multicellularity, specialized cell types and organs became responsible for acquiring food particles, breaking them down and absorbing nutrients. This had a significant impact on the evolution of animal diversity: it is due to the invention of... Read more

Chapter 1 – Evolution of Gut Patterning in Bilateria Rossella Annunziata, Pedro Martínez, and Carmen Andrikou Chapter 2 – Distribution and Evolution of Digestive Exocrine Cells & Organs Periklis Paganos, Maria Lorenza Rusciano, and Maria Ina Arnone Chapter 3 – Evolution and Development of the Gut Endocrine System Maria Lorenza Rusciano, Periklis Paganos, and Maria Ina Arnone Chapter 4 – Animals Without Through-Guts Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa Chapter 5 – Evolution of Immunity: The Gut as an Interface with the Environment Assunta Liberti and Larry J. Dishaw Chapter 6 – Comparative Study of Cell Types and Their Regeneration in Echinoderm Digestive Systems José E. García-Arrarás, Julienn Torres-Rodriguez, Evelyn Avilés□Ríos, Alejandra Beltrán-Rivera, Alexis Ruiz-Hernández, Anna Márquez-Santiago, Diego Villafañe-Ortiz, Kiara Luna-Martínez, Katherine Rivera-Bermúdez

Biography

Rossella Annunziata is a Researcher in the Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Napoli, Italy. She received her PhD in Molecular Biology from the Open University of London. She has authored or co-authored dozens of peer review scholarly articles and protocols.

Maria I. Arnone is a Senior Scientist at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy. She received her PhD in Biochemistry from the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli. She has authored or co-authored dozens of peer review scholarly articles and book chapters.