Mechanisms of Angiogenesis (Experientia Supplementum)
Contributors: Matthias Clauss (Editor); Georg Breier (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: February 24, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9783764364595
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Physiology; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science; Biochemistry; Internal Medicine; Angiogenesis; Non-Classifiable; Science / Biology; Chemistry - General; Neovascularization
First sentence: The vasculature of vertebrates displays an intriguing variety of vascular patterns.
Description: Presents a thorough reconsideration of our current knowledge of factors and principles involved in angiogenic processes. It proceeds from a "macroscopic " perspective through cellular and physical mechanisms to the molecular level . In the first part, angiogenesis in physiological as well as pathological processes is described with a focus on embryogenesis, the reproductive system and the growing heart. The second part deals with cellular and physical mechanisms leading to angiogenesis, and the last part presents a deeper insight into molecular mechanisms of blood vessel growth, including knockout studies of essential angiogenic molecules, the identification of signaling steps in angiogenesis and the importance of cellular junctions.