The different aspects of muscle development are considered from cellular, molecular and genetic viewpoints, and the text is supported by black/white and color illustrations. The book will appeal to those studying muscle development and muscle biology in any organism.

Inhalt
An Introduction to Muscle Development in Drosophila.- The Muscle Pattern of Drosophila.- Mesoderm Formation in the Drosophila Embryo.- Development of the Cardiac Musculature.- Development of the Somatic Gonad and Fat Bodies.- Development of the Larval Visceral Musculature.- Development of the Larval Somatic Musculature.- Muscle Morphogenesis.- Muscle Attachment Sites.- Neuromuscular Development.- Metamorphosis and the Formation of the Adult Musculature.- Molecular Basis of Muscle Structure.- Whole Genome Approaches to Studying Drosophila Muscle Development.- Comparison of Muscle Development in Drosophila and Vertebrates.