Cellular and Molecular Control of Direct Cell Interactions

Section I.- Cell Encounter: Molecular and Biological Aspects of Initial contacts.- Cellular and Molecular Control of Cell Interactions in Embryogenesis.- Section II.- The Adhesions of Epithelial Cells.- Adhesive Molecules and Their Role During the Ontogeny of the Peripheral Nervous System.- Development of the Peripheral Nervous System from the Neural Crest: Aspects of Cell Line Segregation and Differentiation.- Neuronal Migration in the Hippocampal Lamination Defect (Hld) Mutant Mouse.- Cell Interactions in the Ontogeny of the Hemopoietic System.- Morphological Bases for Cell-to-Cell and Cell-to-Substrate Interaction Studies in Cephalopod Embryos.- Fibronectin, Laminin and Proteolysis in Cellular Interactions.- Cell-Cell and Cell-Substrate Contacts: Investigation by Functionally Active Monoclonal Antibodies.- Mechanisms of Embryonic Limb Bud Intercellular Adhesion: Kinetic Analyses and Characterization of the Molecular Mechanism.- Section III.- Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering and the Formation of the Neuromuscular Junction.- The Interactions between the Cholinergic Receptor, the 43 K (?l) and Cytoskeletal Proteins in the Postsynaptic Domain of Torpedo marmorata Electric Organ.- Cell Surface Components and Differentiation in Neuroblastoma Culture.- Section IV.- The Basics of Electrical Coupling.- Lucifer Dyes as Biological Tracers: A review.- Section V.- The Desmosomal Domain, an Example of Cell-Cell as well as Membrane-Cytoskeleton Interaction.- Membrane Cytoskeleton Interactions, a Model System: the Intestinal Microvilli.- Junctional Communication and Communication Compartments in Development.- Gap Junctional Communication between Cells during Development.- Relation between Structure and Function of Gap Junctions.- Participants Photo.- Participants.- Author Index.