Cell Shape. Determinants, Regulation, And Regulatory Role

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xi-xiv, Wilfred D. Stein, Felix Bronner
1 - Tension and Compression as Basic Determinants of Cell Form and Function: Utilization of a Cellular Tensegrity Mechanism, Pages 3-31, Donald E. Ingber, Judah Folkman
2 - Cell Motility and Tissue Morphogenesis, Pages 33-61, George Oster
3 - Ion Channels as Mechanical Transducers, Pages 63-92, Frederick Sachs
4 - Cell Shape and Cell Contacts: Molecular Approaches to Cytoskeleton Expression, Pages 95-119, Avri Ben-Ze'ev
5 - Fibronectin as a Transducer of Tension, Pages 121-146, Donna M. Pesciotta Peters, Deane F. Mosher
6 - Extracellular Matrix Interaction with the Cytoskeleton, Pages 147-172, Elizabeth D. Hay, Kathy K. Svoboda
7 - Cell Shape and Growth Control: Role of Cytoskeleton–Extracellular Matrix Interactions, Pages 173-202, Stephen R. Farmer, Laura E. Dike
8 - Red Cell Shape, Pages 205-246, Theodore L. Steck
9 - Nerve Cell Shape, Pages 247-289, Paul C. Letourneau
10 - Effect of Cell Shape on Cartilage Differentiation, Pages 291-327, Nina C. Zanetti, Michael Solursh
11 - Bone Cell Shape and Function, Pages 329-362, Masahiko Sato, Gideon A. Rodan
12 - Unicellular Morphogenesis, Pages 365-391, Brian C. Goodwin
13 - Cell Shape and Vertebrate Embryogenesis, Pages 393-413, Fiona M. Watt, J.C. Smith
Index, Pages 415-433