Title: Cell signaling and growth factors in development : from molecules to organogenesis /
Authors: Unsicker, Klaus.; Krieglstein, Kerstin.
Publisher: Wiley-VCH,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Signal Transduction; Embryonic Development; Fetal Development; Growth Substances; Organogenesis; Developmental biology.; Cytology; Growth factors.
Abstract: Combining a comprehensive treatment of both embryogenesis and organ development in one reference work, this handbook is structured according to organ systems. It addresses the functions of all signaling pathways and growth factors important for the development of the embryo and the adult. With its focus on vertebrates, this volume provides an overview of the molecular communication regulating such processes as cell division, migration, and differentiation. Additionally, sections on developmental disorders and related novel therapeutic strategies highlight applications in molecular medicine.
Contents: Stem cells -- Germ cells -- Implantation and placentation -- Cell movements during early vertebrate morphogenesis -- Head induction -- Anterior-posterior patterning of the hindbrain: integrating boundaries and cell segregation with segment formation and identity -- Neurogenesis in the central nervous system -- Generating cell diversity -- The molecular basis of directional cell migration -- Cell dealth in organ development -- Dorso-ventral patterning of the vertebrate central nervous system -- Novel perspectives in research on the neural crest and its derivatives -- Eye development -- Mammalian inner ear development: of mice and man -- Limb development -- Skeletal development -- Musculature and growth factors -- Skin development -- Tooth development -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Cell signaling and growth factors in lung development -- Molecular genetics of liver and pancreas development -- Molecular networks in cardiac development -- Vasculogenesis -- Inductive signaling in kidney morphogenesis -- Molecular and cellular pathways for the morphogenesis of mouse sex organs.