Vegf in Development

ISBN-13: 9780387786315 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 106 str.

Ruhrberg, Christiana

Opis

'VEGF in Development' is devoted to vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF or VEGFA), a secreted signalling protein of great significance for development and disease in vertebrates.

Spis treści

1. The Biology of Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor Isoforms

Yin-Shan Ng

2. VEGF Receptor Signalling in Vertebrate Development

Joaquim Miguel Vieira, Christiana Ruhrberg and Quenten Schwarz

3. VEGF Gene Regulation

Marcus Fruttiger

4. Embryonic Vasculogenesis and Hematopoietic Specification

Lauren C. Goldie, Melissa K. Nix and Karen K. Hirschi

5. Role of VEGF in Organogenesis

Jody J. Haigh

6. VEGF and Endothelial Guidance in Angiogenic Sprouting

Holger Gerhardt

7. Vascular and Nonvascular Roles of VEGF in Bone Development

Christa Maes and Geert Carmeliet

8. VEGF in the Nervous System

Jeffrey M. Rosenstein, Janette M. Krum and Christiana Ruhrberg