Neural surface antigens : from basic biology towards biomedical applications

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Front Matter,Copyright,Contributors,Foreword,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Fundamentals of Neurogenesis and Neural Stem Cell Development, Pages 1-13, Robert Beattie, Tanzila Mukhtar, Verdon Taylor
Chapter 2 - A Brief Introduction to Neural Flow Cytometry from a Practical Perspective, Pages 15-26, Geoffrey W. Osborne
Chapter 3 - CD36, CD44, and CD83 Expression and Putative Functions in Neural Tissues, Pages 27-40, Isaias Glezer, Serge Rivest, André Machado Xavier
Chapter 4 - Life and Death in the CNS: The Role of CD95, Pages 41-54, Si Chen, Robert Hermann, Enric Llorens-Bobadilla, Ana Martin-Villalba
Chapter 5 - Role of Fundamental Pathways of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Neural Differentiation: Focus on Toll-like Receptors, Complement System, and T-Cell-Related Signaling, Pages 55-64, Hélène Boudin, Antoine Louveau
Chapter 6 - Neuropilins in Development and Disease of the Nervous System, Pages 65-75, Mathew Tata, Miguel Tillo, Christiana Ruhrberg
Chapter 7 - Growth and Neurotrophic Factor Receptors in Neural Differentiation and Phenotype Specification, Pages 77-90, Talita Glaser, Ágatha Oliveira, Laura Sardà-Arroyo, Henning Ulrich
Chapter 8 - Glycolipid Antigens in Neural Stem Cells, Pages 91-102, Yutaka Itokazu, Robert K. Yu
Chapter 9 - NG2 (Cspg4): Cell Surface Proteoglycan on Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells in the Developing and Mature Nervous System, Pages 103-112, Akiko Nishiyama, Aaron Lee, Christopher B. Brunquell
Chapter 10 - Comprehensive Overview of CD133 Biology in Neural Tissues across Species, Pages 113-129, József. Jászai, Denis Corbeil, Christine A. Fargeas
Chapter 11 - Fundamentals of NCAM Expression, Function, and Regulation of Alternative Splicing in Neuronal Differentiation, Pages 131-140, Ana Fiszbein, Ignacio E. Schor, Alberto R. Kornblihtt
Chapter 12 - Role of the Clustered Protocadherins in Promoting Neuronal Diversity and Function, Pages 141-151, Takeshi Yagi
Chapter 13 - β1-Integrin Function and Interplay during Enteric Nervous System Development, Pages 153-166, Sylvie Dufour, Florence Broders-Bondon, Nadège Bondurand
Chapter 14 - Neural Flow Cytometry – A Historical Account from a Personal Perspective, Pages 167-173, Henry J. Klassen
Chapter 15 - Multimarker Flow Cytometric Characterization, Isolation and Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells and Progenitors of the Normal and Injured Mouse Subventricular Zone, Pages 175-186, Krista D. Buono, Matthew T. Goodus, Lisamarie Moore, Amber N. Ziegler, Steven W. Levison
Chapter 16 - Multiparameter Flow Cytometry Applications for Analyzing and Isolating Neural Cell Populations Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Pages 187-198, Nil Emre, Jason G. Vidal, Christopher Boyce, Lissette Wilensky, Mirko Corselli, Christian T. Carson
Chapter 17 - Flow-Cytometric Identification and Characterization of Neural Brain Tumor-Initiating Cells for Pathophysiological Study and Biomedical Applications, Pages 199-211, Sujeivan Mahendram, Minomi K. Subapanditha, Nicole McFarlane, Chitra Venugopal, Sheila K. Singh
Chapter 18 - Using Cell Surface Signatures to Dissect Neoplastic Neural Cell Heterogeneity in Pediatric Brain Tumors, Pages 213-221, Tamra Werbowetski-Ogilvie
Chapter 19 - Synopsis and Epilogue: Neural Surface Antigen Studies in Biology and Biomedicine—What We Have Learned and What the Future May Hold, Pages 223-228
Index, Pages 229-235