International review of cytology : a survey of cell biology. Volume 235 /

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology - both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Jeon, Kwang W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: San Diego ; London : Academic Press, ©2004.
Series:International review of cytology ; v. 235.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Thymus Cell-Cell Interactions; I. Introduction; II. Thymus Cells; III. Structural Differences Between Human and Rodent Thymus; IV. Cell-Cell Interactions in Thymic Lymphopoiesis; V. Cell-Cell Interactions in Thymic Organogenesis and Organization; VI. General and Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Bauplan of Urmetazoa. Basis for Genetic Complexity of Metazoa; I. Introduction; II. Siliceous Sponges: Living Fossils; III. Structural Features of the Sponge Bauplan; IV. Evolutionary Novelties of the Urmetazoa: The Molecules
  • v. Basic Functional Requirements Present in Urmetazoa: The ModelsVI. The Bauplan of Urmetazoa. Molecular Evidence; VII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Macromolecular Transport and Signaling Through Plasmodesmata; I. Introduction; II. Structure of Plasmodesmata; III. Transport of Macromolecules Through Plasmodesmata; IV. Movement Proteins in Macromolecular Transport Through Plasmodesmata; V. Intercellular Transport of RNA Molecules; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Cell-Surface Peptidases; I. Introduction; II. Classification and General Properties of Cell-Surface Peptidases
  • III. Physiological Functions and Pharmacological Importance of Cell-Surface PeptidasesIV. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 5. Proliferation and Differentiation Processes in the Heart Muscle Elements in Different Phylogenetic Groups; I. Introduction; II. Histogenetic Features of the Muscle Tissue of Pulsative Organs; III. Regulatory Mechanisms; IV. Secretory Function of Propulsatory Organs; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Cumulus-Oocyte Complex Interactions During Oocyte Maturation; I. Introduction
  • II. Morphological Changes of Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes During Oocyte MaturationIII. Follicle Factors Inducing Cumulus Expansion; IV. Role of Cumulus Expansion in Oocyte Maturation; V. Cytoplasmic Regulators of Oocyte Maturation; VI. Possible Roles of Cumulus Expansion; VII. Concluding Remarks; References; Index