Tissue-Specific Cell Signaling. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joana Vieira Silva, Maria João Freitas, Margarida Fardilha.
• Editors: Silva, Joana Vieira; Freitas, Maria João; Fardilha, Margarida
• Contents: Preface 1. Tissue-specific cell signaling: introduction 2. Beyond the brain signaling 3. Cell signaling within pituitary, the master gland of the endocrine system 4. Cell signaling within endocrine glands: thyroid, parathyroids and adrenal glands 5. Signaling pathways governing activation of innate immune cells 6. Cell activation and signaling in lymphocytes 7. Signaling pathways involved in kidney and urinary tract physiology and pathology 8. More than androgens: hormonal and paracrine signaling in prostate development and homeostasis 9. Testicular signaling: team work in sperm production 10. Sperm signaling specificity: from sperm maturation until oocyte recognition 11. Hormone signaling pathways in the postnatal mammary gland 12. Oogenesis signaling: from development to environmental plasticity and aging 13. Key signaling pathways in the cardiovascular system 14. Growth factor signaling in the maintenance of adult lung homeostasis 15. The signaling pathways involved in the regulation of skeletal muscle plasticity 16. Adipocyte-specific signaling.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (436 pages)
• Subjects: Medicine; Human genetics; Human physiology; Cell biology; Cell physiology; Molecular biology; Medical -- Physiology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Molecular Biology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Cytology; Physiology; Cellular biology (cytology); Medical research; Medical -- Genetics; Medical genetics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030444365
• Related ISBNs: 9783030444358
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