A survey of cell biology /

Table Of Contents:
Contributors ix
The Thrombospondin Type 1 Repeat (TSR) and Neuronal Differentiation: Roles of SCO-Spondin Oligopeptides on Neuronal Cell Types and Cell Lines

Annie Meiniel, Robert Meiniel, Nicolas Gon莽alves-Mendes, Isabelle Creveaux, Robert Didier, and Bernard Dastugue

I. Introduction 2(1)

II. Features of SCO-Spondin 3(12)

III. Proteins of the TSR Superfamily in the Nervous System 15(4)

IV. Functions of SCO-Spondin in Primary Cell Cultures 19(5)

V. Mechanism of Neurite Outgrowth in Cell Line Cultures 24(6)

VI. Conclusions and Prospects 30(3)

References 33(9)
Transendothelial Transport and Migration in Vessels of the Apparatus Lymphaticus Periphericus Absorbers (ALPA)

Giacomo Azzali

I. Introduction 42(2)

II. Lymphatic Vessels 44(26)

III. Lymphatic Endothelium 70(5)

IV. Concluding Remarks and Prospects 75(2)

References 77(13)
Survey of the Adrenal Homolog in Teleosts

Valentina Patrizia Gallo and Annalena Civinini

I. Introduction 90(1)

II. Anatomy of the Adrenal Gland and Its Homologs 90(10)

III. Components of the Adrenal Homolog in Teleosts 100(53)

IV. Nerve Control of Adrenal Homolog 153(7)

V. Development 160(6)

VI. Concluding Remarks 166(1)

References 167(22)
G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Invertebrates: A State of the Art

Tom Meeusen, Inge Mertens, Arnold De Loof, and Liliane Schoofs

I. Introduction 189(3)

II. G Protein-Coupled Receptors 192(12)

III. Methods of Procedures 204(10)

IV. Functionally Characterized Receptors in Drosophlla 214(21)

V. Neuropeptide Receptors in Other Invertebrate Species 235(9)

VI. Concluding Remarks 244(2)

References 246(18)
Up-Regulation of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in Response to Retinal Injury: Its Potential Role in Glial Remodeling and a Comparison to Vimentin Expression

Geoffrey P. Lewis and Steven K. Fisher

I. Introduction 264(3)

II. Intermediate Filaments in the Retina 267(11)

III. Regulation of Intermediate Filament Protein Expression 278(3)

IV. Consequences of Guiai Scar Formation in the Retina 281(2)

V. Summary 283(1)

References 283(8)
Index 291