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Current topics in developmental biology. Volume 80 /
This serial provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. These volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier Academic Press,
�2008.
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| Colección: | Current topics in developmental biology ;
v. 80. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Similarities Between Angiogenesis and Neural Development: What Small Animal Models Can Tell Us; I. Introduction; II. Small Animal Models to Study Blood and Vessel Guidance; A. Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode Worm); B.D. melanogaster (Fruit Fly); C. Zebrafish; D. Xenopus; III. Vascular and Neural Cell-Fate Specification; IV. Molecular Links Between Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis; V. Similarities in the Organization of Vascular and Neural Boundaries; VI. Molecular Cues Involved in Nerve and Vessel Guidance
- A. Axon Growth Cones and Endothelial Tip CellsB. Common Signals for Axon and Blood Vessel Wiring; VII. Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Junction Restructuring and Spermatogenesis: The Biology, Regulation, and Implication in Male Contraceptive Development; I. Introduction; II. Anchoring Junctions in the Testes: An Update; A. Actin-Based Adherencs Junctions; B. Testis-Specific AJs: ES and TBC; C. Intermediate Filament-Based Anchoring Junctions; III. Roles of ECM Proteins in Junction Dynamics in the Testes; A. Collagens; B. Laminins; C. Laminin Receptors
- IV. Role of Androgens in Junction Dynamics in TestesA. Introduction; B. Models to Study the Role of Androgen in Spermatogenesis; V. Regulation of Junction Turnover by Protein Endocytosis and Recycling; A. An Overview; B. Recent Advances on Studies Investigating the Role of Endocytosis in Junction Dynamics in the Testis; VI. Regulation of Junction Dynamics by Myoid Cells; VII. Environmental Toxicants: Are They Targeting the Tight and/or Anchoring Junction?; VIII. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References
- Chapter 3: Substrates of the Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase System and Their Physiological RelevanceI. Introduction; A. Msr System; II. Regulated Substrates; A. Alpha1-Antitrypsin; B. Calmodulin; C. High-Density Lipoprotein; D. Inhibitor of Kappa B-Alpha; E. Potassium Channels; F. Thrombomodulin; G. Tissue Plasminogen Activator; III. Scavenging Substrates; A. Blood Clotting Cascade/Fibrinolysis; B. Cytokines; C. Enzymes; D. Heat Shock Proteins; E. Hormones; F. Mucus Protease Inhibitor; IV. Modified Substrates with ""Damaged"" Effects; A. Enzymes; B. Heme Proteins; C. Hormones
- D. Neurodegenerative Disease AssociatedE. Serine Protease Inhibitors (Serpins); F. Snake Venom Toxins; G. Miscellaneous Substrates; V. Discussion; References; Chapter 4: Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptides at the Blood-Brain and Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid Barriers; I. Introduction; II. BBB Structure and Function; III. BCSFB Structure and Function; IV. The OATP/Oatp Superfamily; V. Molecular Architecture of the Oatp Superfamily; VI. Oatp Substrate Structural Features; VII. OATP/Oatp Expression and Action at the BBB and BCSFB; VIII. Specific Oatps/Oatps Expressed at BBB and BCSFB; A. Oatp1a1