The Functional Integration of Cells in Animal Tissues - Rilegato

 
9780521241991: The Functional Integration of Cells in Animal Tissues

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A multi-author study of the mechanisms which coordinate and control the proliferation and activities of the component cells of animal tissue and which result in the characteristic properties of that tissue.

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Contenuti

Preface John D. Pitts and Malcolm E. Finbow; Part I. Background: 1. A review of junctional mediated intercellular communication Malcolm E. Finbow; 2. Extracellular molecular messengers at the cell and tissue level: hypotheses and speculations G. J. Dockray and C. R. Hopkins; 3. Cell interactions in plants - a comparative survey A. W. Robards; 4. Studies on invertebrate cell interactions - advantages and limitations of the morphological approach N. J. Lane; Part II. Organisation of Cells in Adult Tissues: 5. Functional organisation of cells in exocrine gland acini O. H. Petersen, I. Findlay, M. Daoud and R. C. Collins; 6. Endocrine cell interactions in the islets of Langerhans P. Meda, A. Perrelet and L. Orci; 7. The functional integration of cells in ovarian follicles R. M. Moor and J. C. Osborn; Part III. Cell Interactions in Early Embryos: 8. The origins of cell diversity in the early mouse embryo C. A. Ziomek, H. P. M. Pratt and M. H. Johnson; 9. Gap junctional communication compartments and development C. W. Lo; 10. Cellular organisation in the early molluscan embryo J. A. M. Van Den Biggelaar and A. W. C. Dorresteijn; 11. Interactions of teratocarcinoma-derived cells in culture - a useful model? M. L. Hooper; Part IV. The Role of Matrix Molecules in Cell Interactions: 12. Interactions at basement membranes M. A. England; 13. The role of the extracellular matrix in cell movement and guidance C. C. Wylie, Alma P. Swan and Janet Heasman; Part V. Growth and Migration Factors in Tissue Organisation: 14. Growth and migration in endothelial regeneration R. R. Bürk; 15. Junctional communication in the peripheral vasculature J. D. Sheridan and D. M. Larson; Part VI. Intercellular Control of Growth: 16. Spatial inter-relationships in surface epithelia: their significance in proliferation control C. S. Potten, S. Chwalinski and M. T. Khokhar; 17. Metabolic cooperation in tumour promotion and carcinogenesis R. F. Newbold; 18. Tissue organisation and neoplasms C. Rowlatt; 19. Tumour formation: the concept of tissue (stroma-epithelium) regulatory dysfunction G. M. Hodges; Index.

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368p cloth with orange dustjacket, pages clean and unmarked, binding firm, index, near fine condition

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