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Contributors p. vii
Life Cycle of Decidual Cells V. M. Mikhailov
I. Introduction p. 2
II. Uterus as the Only Place of Mammalian Development p. 3
III. Structure of Decidual Membranes p. 3
IV. Synthesis and Structure of LDC Nucleic Acids p. 30
V. Functions of Decidual Cells p. 36
VI. Immunoregulatory Function of Endometrial Granulated Cells (eGC) p. 39
VII. Conclusion p. 47
References p. 48
Prostate Development and Carcinogenesis Y. C. Wong and X. H. Wang and M. T. Ling
I. Introduction p. 66
II. Growth and Development of the Prostate Gland p. 66
III. Development and Progression of Prostate Cancer p. 85
IV. Concluding Remarks p. 109
References p. 110
Extracellular Matrix and Sex-Inducing Pheromone in Volvox Armin Hallmann
I. Introduction p. 132
II. Structure of the ECM p. 137
III. ECM Biogenesis, Remodeling, and Lysis p. 157
IV. The Sex-Inducing Pheromone: A Powerful Trigger of Sexual Development p. 165
V. Bridging of ECM Remodeling and Sexual Development p. 173
VI. Concluding Remarks p. 173
References p. 175
Membrane and Cytoskeleton Dynamics During Axonal Elongation and Stabilization Maria Dolores Ledesma and Carlos G. Dotti
I. Introduction p. 183
II. Early Events in Neuronal Differentiation p. 186
III. The Mature Stage: Molecular Sorting p. 196
IV. The Mature Stage: Polarized Transport p. 202
V. The Mature Stage: Maintainance of Polarity p. 204
VI. Concluding Remarks p. 209
References p. 211
Index p. 221