Extracellular Matrix and Egg Coats Current Topics in Developmental Biology Series

Extracellular Matrix and Egg Coats, Volume 130, the latest release in theCurrent Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on The Human Egg?s Zona Pellucida, the Structure of Zona Pellucida Module Proteins, The Fish Egg?s Zona Pellucidam The Chicken Egg?s Zona Pellucidam The Marsupial Egg?s Zona Pellucida, the Evolution of Zona Pellucida Proteins, The Mouse Egg?s Zona Pellucida, Aspects of ECM, ECM and Morphogenesis, Collagen fibril assembly and function, The Ear's Tectorial Membrane, ECM and Cell Fate, and the Aspects of ECM.

1. The Physical and Biochemical Properties of the Extracellular Matrix Regulate Cell Fate Jonathon M. Muncie and Valerie M. Weaver 2. Matricellular Proteins: Functional Insights From Non-mammalian Animal Models Josephine C. Adams 3. Collagen Fibril Assembly and Function David F. Holmes, Yinhui Lu, Tobias Starborg and Karl E. Kadler 4. Basement Membranes in Development and Disease Rei Sekiguchi and Kenneth M. Yamada 5. Extracellular Determinants of Arterial Morphogenesis, Growth, and Homeostasis Robert P. Mecham and Francesco Ramirez 6. Structure, Function, and Development of the Tectorial Membrane: An Extracellular Matrix Essential for Hearing Richard J. Goodyear and Guy P. Richardson 7. Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and the Sculpting of Embryonic Tissues Bette J. Dzamba and Douglas W. DeSimone 8. The Fish Egg’s Zona Pellucida Eveline S. Litscher and Paul M. Wassarman 9. Egg-Coat and Zona Pellucida Proteins of Chicken as a Typical Species of Aves Shunsuke Nishio, Hiroki Okumura and Tsukasa Matsuda 10. The Mouse Egg’s Zona Pellucida Paul M. Wassarman and Eveline S. Litscher 11. Conceptus Coats of Marsupials and Monotremes Stephen Frankenberg and Marilyn B. Renfree 12. The Human Egg’s Zona Pellucida Satish K. Gupta 13. Structure of Zona Pellucida Module Proteins Marcel Bokhove and Luca Jovine 14. Egg Coat Proteins Across Metazoan Evolution Emily E. Killingbeck and Willie J. Swanson

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