The developing heart is the first functional organ, and its proper formation and function is essential for life. This volume compiles the exciting new advances that have been made in understanding the regulation of heart development, the genes and pathways involved, and the impact these have in heart disease. A stellar collection of scientists tackles an important facet of heart development, providing a comprehensive set of reviews.
1. Cover 2. Table of Contents 3. Series Page 4. Copyright 5. Contributors 6. Preface 7. Chapter one Life Before Nkx2.5 8. Chapter two The Second Heart Field 9. Chapter three An Unauthorized Biography of the Second Heart Field and a Pioneer/Scaffold Model for Cardiac Development 10. Chapter four Development and Evolution of the Ascidian Cardiogenic Mesoderm 11. Chapter five Regulation of GATA4 Transcriptional Activity in Cardiovascular Development and Disease 12. Chapter six Localized and Temporal Gene Regulation in Heart Development 13. Chapter seven Heart Valve Development, Maintenance, and Disease 14. Chapter eight An Epicardial Floor Plan for Building and Rebuilding the Mammalian Heart 15. Chapter nine Transcription Factor Pathways and Congenital Heart Disease 16. Chapter ten MicroRNAs in Heart Development 17. Chapter eleven Cardiac Regeneration 18. Index 19. Contents of previous volume
The developing heart is the first functional organ, and its proper formation and function is essential for life. This volume compiles the exciting new advances that have been made in understanding the regulation of heart development, the genes and pathways involved, and the impact these have in heart disease. A stellar collection of scientists tackles an important facet of heart development, providing a comprehensive set of reviews.
1. Cover 2. Table of Contents 3. Series Page 4. Copyright 5. Contributors 6. Preface 7. Chapter one Life Before Nkx2.5 8. Chapter two The Second Heart Field 9. Chapter three An Unauthorized Biography of the Second Heart Field and a Pioneer/Scaffold Model for Cardiac Development 10. Chapter four Development and Evolution of the Ascidian Cardiogenic Mesoderm 11. Chapter five Regulation of GATA4 Transcriptional Activity in Cardiovascular Development and Disease 12. Chapter six Localized and Temporal Gene Regulation in Heart Development 13. Chapter seven Heart Valve Development, Maintenance, and Disease 14. Chapter eight An Epicardial Floor Plan for Building and Rebuilding the Mammalian Heart 15. Chapter nine Transcription Factor Pathways and Congenital Heart Disease 16. Chapter ten MicroRNAs in Heart Development 17. Chapter eleven Cardiac Regeneration 18. Index 19. Contents of previous volume
