Development, Differentiation and Disease of the Para-Alimentary Tract

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Copyright
Page iv

Contributors
Pages ix-x

Preface
Pages xi-xii
Klaus H. Kaestner

Chapter 1 - Transcriptional Control of Acinar Development and Homeostasis
Pages 1-40
Raymond J. MacDonald, Galvin H. Swift, Francisco X. Real

Chapter 2 - Molecular Biology of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Progression: Aberrant Activation of Developmental Pathways
Pages 41-78
Andrew D. Rhim, Ben Z. Stanger

Chapter 3 - Transcriptional Control of Hepatocyte Differentiation
Pages 79-101
Masato Nagaoka, Stephen A. Duncan

Chapter 4 - Molecular Mechanisms of Biliary Development
Pages 103-126
Frédéric P. Lemaigre

Chapter 5 - Molecular Determinants of Liver Zonation
Pages 127-150
Cyril Torre, Christine Perret, Sabine Colnot

Chapter 6 - Fibrosis in the Liver: Acute Protection and Chronic Disease
Pages 151-200
Youngmin Lee, Scott L. Friedman

Chapter 7 - Hierarchies of Transcriptional Regulation During Liver Regeneration
Pages 201-227
Svitlana Kurinna, Michelle Craig Barton

Chapter 8 - Biology of the Adult Hepatic Progenitor Cell: “Ghosts in the Machine”
Pages 229-249
Houda Darwiche, Bryon E. Petersen

Chapter 9 - Signaling Networks in Human Hepatocarcinogenesis—Novel Aspects and Therapeutic Options
Pages 251-277
K. Breuhahn, P. Schirmacher

Index
Pages 279-286