Laboratory Schedule

Week 1: Sea Urchin I. Fertilization and early development.
Read Johnson Laboratory 1
Read "Using the compound microscope"

Week 2: Sea Urchin II. Chromosome effects on early development
Read Johnson Laboratory2

Week 3: Sea Urchin III. Gastrulation

Week 4: Zebrafish I. Early development

Read section from The Zebrafish Book

Week 5: Zebrafish II. Segmentation

Week 6: Well deserved day off
Read Johnson laboratories 3 and 4

Week7: Fall break

Week 8: Amphibians. embryo surgery
Read Johnson Laboratory 5

Week 9: Chick I. Embryonic development and in vitro culture.
Read Johnson Laboratories 9 and 10

Week 10: Chick II. Chorioallantoic membrane grafting, limb development
Read Johnson Laboratories 11 and 12

Weeks 11: Chick III. In vitro heart cultures and In vitro chondrogenesis

Week 12: Thanksgiving

Week 13: Mammals I. Hair follicle organ culture and embryo dissection
Reserve reading Carlson Ch. 6 and Ch. 10 (pp153-163)

Week 14: Mammals II. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and germ cells
Reserve reading Carlson Ch. 15, Moore and Persaud Ch. 9

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