Organogenesis of the Kidney [Paperback]

This description of a model system for cell differentiation and organogenesis is written by one of the foremost researchers in the area.Although this description of a model system for cell differentation and organogenesis emphasizes the mammalian kidney, detailed coverage is also given to the development of the transient excretory organs.Although this description of a model system for cell differentation and organogenesis emphasizes the mammalian kidney, detailed coverage is also given to the development of the transient excretory organs.This description of a model system for cell differentiation and organogenesis is written by one of the foremost researchers in the area. The main emphasis is on the mammalian kidney, but the book also deals with the development of the transien excretory organs. It includes discussions of induction, proliferation, early cytodifferentiation and morphogenesis and organogenesis. This authoritative account will be valuable to developmental biologists and also to scientists working in paediatric nephrology. As it gives the background of normal development and of control systems, it will also be of use to nephrologists working on abnormalities in the urinary tract.Preface; 1. Ontogenesis of the vertebrate excretory system; 2. Experimental methods to study kidney development; 3. Morphogenetic tissue interactions in the kidney; 4. Experimental tubulogenesis; 5. Vascularization of the nephron; 6. Concluding remarks; References; Author index; Subject index.