Heart Development

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-12-387786-4
Verlag: Academic Press

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 900 g

The developing heart is the first functional organ, and its proper formation and function is essential for life. This volume compiles the exciting new advances that have been made in understanding the regulation of heart development, the genes and pathways involved, and the impact these have in heart disease. A stellar collection of scientists tackles an important facet of heart development, providing a comprehensive set of reviews.

Cutting edge science, authority of contributors, exciting field of research.

Zielgruppe

Researchers in cell, developmental, and molecular biology; genetics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bruneau G., Benoit

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Life Before Nkx2.5 - Cardiovascular Progenitor Cells: Embryonic Origins and Development 2. The second heart field 3. An unauthorized biography of the second heart field and new pioneer/scaffold model for early cardiac development 4. Development and Evolution of the Ascidian Cardiogenic Mesoderm 5. Regulation of GATA4 transcriptional activity in cardiovascular development and disease 6. Localized and temporal gene regulation in heart development 7. Heart Valve Development, Maintenance and Disease: The Role of Endothelial Cells 8. An epicardial floor plan for building and rebuilding the mammalian heart 9. Transcription Factor Pathways and Congenital Heart Disease 10. MicroRNAs in Heart Development 11. Cardiac Regeneration