Developmental Biology of Peripheral Lymphoid Organs

By Péter Balogh

Book Overview

Introduction: Evolution of peripheral lymphoid organs Common themes in lymphoid organ development Cellular partners in the embryonic induction of lymphoid territories: origins and transcriptional regulation Lymphotoxin/TNF and related molecules as morphogenic factors NF-kB signaling and lymphoid organ Homeostatic chemokines, cytokines and their receptors in peripheral lymphoid organ development Development of lymph nodes in humans and rodents Cellular and molecular determinants of lymphatic system development: Programmed and inflammation-induced differentiation Development of lymph nodes in humans and mice Development of lymph node circulation and homing mechanism 4Programmed and nascent gut-associated organized lymphoid tissues. Development of Peyer's patches Cryptopatches and Isolated Lymphoid Follicles: Aspects of development, homeostasis and function Single complexity: the spleen Developmental and structural characteristics of the spleen in humans and rodents Formation and maintenance of different lymphoid territories in spleen Age-associated decline in peripheral lymphoid organ functions

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642444318
• ISBN13: 9783642444319
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"