1st Edition

Epithelial Morphogenesis in Development and Disease

By Walter Birchmeier Copyright 1999

    Bringing together a series of articles on the structural, functional, and developmental characteristics of epithelia, this volume represents a timely and valuable contribution to a growing field of study.

    (I) a. Structural and Functional Characteristics of Epithelia b. Molecular Dissection of Tight Junction c. Hemidesmosomes d. Epithelial Polarity and Sorting e. Epithelial Gene Regulation f. Development of Epithelial Cell Polarity in Drosophila g. Molecular Aspects of Early Mesoderm Development in Amphibian Embryos h. The Role of Ret Receptor Tyrosine Kinaseand Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Development of the Excretory and Peripheral Nervous Systems i. Epithelial-Mesenchymal

    Biography

    Walter Birchmeier