Cell Signaling and Growth Factors in Development : From Molecules to Organogenesis

This is the first handbook structured according to organ systems to
cover both embryogenesis and organ development. It addresses the
functions of developmental signaling pathways and growth factors with
a focus on cell division, cell migration, and cell differentiation. A
uniform article structure throughout the book facilitates easy
comparison of data. Applications in molecular medicine are
highlighted with chapters on developmental disorders and related
novel therapeutic strategies.

About the Author
Klaus Unsicker is full professor for anatomy and cell biology at the
University of Heidelberg since 1992. After his exam as MD in 1968 he
continued his career as a postdoc at the Universities of Lund,
Melbourne and at the University College London and as a research
fellow at the University of California, San Diego, and at the
NIH/NCI. He has been professor at the University of Marburg from 1978
to 1992. His current research interests are growth factors in neural
development.
Kerstin Krieglstein obtained her doctorate degree in 1990. Following
postdoctoral research at the University of California, Irvine, she
joined the Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology at Marburg and
Heidelberg University in 1993. She has been appointed as professor
for anatomy at the University of Saarland in 1999 and as director of
the Department for Neuroanatomy at the University of G��ngen since
2001. Her current research interests are the mechanisms and molecules
involved in brain development.