International Review Of Cytology (eBook)

front cover 1
copyright 5
table of contents 6
Keratins of the Human Hair Follicle 11
I. Introduction 1 11
II. Human Hair Keratin Family 14
III. Hair Keratins and Hair Follicle Pathologies 28
IV. Regulation of Hair Keratin Expression 36
V. Epithelial Keratins of the Hair Follicle 49
VI. Keratin Pathologies of the ORS, CL–IRS Unit, and Medulla 65
VII. Regulatory Processes in the CL– IRS Unit and Medulla 70
VIII. Concluding Remarks and Outlook 72
Calcium Channels and Ca2+ Fluctuations in Sperm Physiology 89
I. Introduction 2 90
II. General Background 90
III. Calcium and Ca2þ Channels 93
IV. Sperm Motility 119
V. Sperm Capacitation and the Acrosome Reaction 130
VI. Single-Cell Measurements in Sperm Physiology 147
VII. Concluding Remarks 151
Genomic Imprinting: Cis-Acting Sequences and Regional Control 183
I. Introduction 3 183
II. Genomic Imprinting and DNA Methylation 186
III. Regional Control at Imprinted Gene Clusters 195
IV. Concluding Remarks 216
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Signaling in Fish 224
I. Introduction 4 224
II. General Background 225
III. IGFs of Fish 237
IV. IGF Receptors and IGF-Binding Proteins 253
V. Biological Actions of the IGF System in Fish 263
VI. Summary 272
Cell Biology of Cardiac Cushion Development 295
I. Introduction 5 296
II. Cardiac Morphology and Cell Biology 296
III. Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac EMT and Valve Morphogenesis 306
IV. Integration of Molecular Pathways Governing Cardiac EMT 330
V. The Future of Cardiac Cushion Development 331
Index 344