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The amphibian embryology tutorial takes you through various stages, including oogenesis, cleavage, gastrulation and neurulation. Each stage provides background information as well as diagrams and pictures. There is also an extensive glossary.
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is an interdisciplinary digital journal providing a definitive source of research methods in cell, developmental and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, computational biology, immunology, neuroscience and imaging. Each monthly issue details multiple essential methods—a mix of cutting-edge and well-established techniques. Newly commissioned protocols and unsolicited submissions are supplemented with articles based on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s courses and manuals.
The developmental biology online website developed for a course at the University of Guelph gives great outlines and photographs on various subjects in developmental biology. Some of which include cleavage, gametogenesis, gastrulation and information on various animals.
The official website for the International Journal of Developmental Biology allows searching of abstracts, full text for some articles in back issues, and special issues covering a variety of topics in developmental biology.
The sea urchin embryology tutorial is great for the undergraduate level student and teachers. It has basic but thorough information on sea urchin embryology, as well as ideas for labs and activities.
This tutorial is designed as an addition to developmental biology lectures and introduces you to the dynamics of embryonic growth. It includes extensive information on C. elegans, Xenopus, Drosophila, chick, fish and the sea urchin.
This portion of the Society for Developmental Biology website contains an extensive virtual library, with links to various subjects including early development, morphogenesis, cell lineage and patterns, and various organisms. Each link leads to listings of websites for various labs, each including research and techniques regarding a specific topic.
The visible embryo provides information on human development from conception to birth that can be used by students. Accompanying the pictures and information regarding normal development are pictures and information about abnormal embryonic development.
Xenbase is a database filled with information on the developmental biology of the frog, Xenopus.
The Zebrafish Information Network is a comprehensive database on everything there is to know about Zebrafish, including transgenics, wild-type lines, genes, gene expression, genetics maps and publications.
