Neural Cell Specification

'An excellent summary for neurobiologists interested in neural development and regeneration and a starting point for researchers interested in entering the areas.' Journal of Chemical

• Pattern Formation In The Vertebrate Cns.- Hox Gene Function and the Development of the Head.- Genetic Mechanisms Responsible for Pattern Formation in the Vertebrate Hindbrain: Regulation of Hoxb-1.- Pax Genes as Pleiotropic Regulators of Embryonic Development.- Induction and the Generation of Regional and Cellular Diversity in the Developing Mammalian Brain.- Genetic Determinants of Neural Cell Fate.- Potential Role of Homeobox Genes in Neural Cell Differentiation.- Pou Domain Transcription Factors in the Neuroendocrine System.- Multiple Roles for Proneural Genes in Drosophila Neurogenesis.- Genetic Analysis of Neuronal Migration in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.- Induction and Differentiation of Motor Neurons.- Neural Cell Differentiation.- Neuronal Development in the Rat Sympathoadrenal Lineage.- Specification of Cell Fate in the Vertebrate Retina.- Neurotrophins and Trk Receptors in Hippocampal Development.- From Precursor Cell Biology to Tissue Repair in the O-2A Lineage.- Neuronal Cell Specification from CNS Stem Cells.- Community Living in Forebrain: Neural Precursors Modify their Regional Specificity after Heterotopic Transplantation within the Telencephalon.- Targeted Neocortical Cell Death Guides the Fate of Transplanted Neural Precursors.- Neurodegeneration Induced by Deregulation of Neurofilament Gene Expression in Transgenic Mice.- Strategies for Neural Cell Replacement in Neurodegenerative Disorders.- Co-Grafts in Dopamine-Depleted Primates: Preliminary Results and Theoretical Issues Related to Human Applications for Parkinson’s Disease.- Using Fetal Mesencephalic Grafts to Treat MPTP-Induced Parkinsonism.- Incorporation of Cells into Adult Fibre Tracts.- Characteristics of Intraspinal Grafts and Locomotor Function after Spinal Cord Injury.- Role ofTarget-Derived Neurotrophins in the Maintenance of Developing and Adult Basal Forebrain Neurons.- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a Target Disease for Gene Therapy Using the Encapsulation Technology.- Modulation of Cell Death in Neural Cell Lines and Transplants.- Abstracts.- Contributors.