Development, Differentiation and Disease of the Para-Alimentary Tract

Understanding how digestive organs develop, their physiology and structure is important for determining new therapies to combat diseases of the digestive organs. This volume reviews the latest research and developments in this field.

* Discusses new discoveries, approaches, and ideas * Contributions from leading scholars and industry experts * Reference guide for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields

1. Transcriptional Control of Acinar Development and Homeostasis Raymond J. MacDonald, Galvin H. Swift, and Francisco X. Real
2. Molecular Biology of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Progression:Aberrant Activation of Developmental Pathways Andrew D. Rhim and Ben Z. Stanger
3. Transcriptional Control of Hepatocyte Differentiation Masato Nagaoka and Stephen A. Duncan
4. Molecular Mechanisms of Biliary Development Frédéric P. Lemaigre
5. Molecular determinants of liver zonation Cyril Torre, Christine Perret, and Sabine Colnot
6. Fibrosis in the Liver: acute protection and chronic disease Youngmin Lee and Scott L. Friedman
7. Hierarchies of transcriptional regulation during liver regeneration Svitlana Kurinna and Michelle Craig Barton
8. Biology of the Adult Hepatic Progenitor Cell: "Ghosts in the Machine" Houda Darwiche and Bryon E. Petersen
9. Signaling networks in human hepatocarcinogenesis - novel aspects and therapeutic options K. Breuhahn, P. Schirmacher