Current Topics in Developmental Biology

ISBN-13: 9780121531751 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 304 str.

Gerald P. Schatten

Opis

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The 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 series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology.

• Includes many descriptive figures
• Topics covered include neurodegenerative diseases, extracellular matrix proteins, fibrillins and more
• Latest volume in the series that covers seven reviews in 288 pages

Spis treści

Chapter 1
Dynamics of Assembly and Reorganization of Extracellular Matrix Proteins

Chapter 2
Selective Neuronal Degeneration in Huntington's Disease

Chapter 3
RNAi Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Chapter 4
Fibrillins: from biogenesis of microfibrils to signaling functions

Chapter 5
Proteasomes from Structure to Function: Perspectives from Archaea

Chapter 6
The cytomatrix as a cooperative system of macromolecular and water networks.

Chapter 7
Intracellular Targeting of Phosphodiesterase-4 underpins compartmentalised cAMP Signalling