The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 43 > Issue 5 (Special Issue)

Cover Vol. 43 N. 5

Nephrogenesis

Edited by: Hannu Sariola, Eero Lehtonen and Lennart Philipson

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TUNEL-labeled apoptotic cells (green) in a kidney explant. The branches of the ureteric bud are visualized with antibodies to cytokeratin (yellow/red). (Courtesy of Dr. Anne Raatikainen-Ahokas, University of Helsinki).

Special issue on nephrogenesis dedicated to Chancellor Lauri Saxén.

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 366-478

Introductory papers

Clifford Grobstein (1916-1998) and the developing kidney.

L Saxén

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 369-370

Inductive tissue interactions. An interview with Chancellor Lauri Saxén.

Eero Lehtonen

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 371-376

What is needed for kidney differentiation and how do we find it?

L Saxén

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 377-380

Special Review

Towards a molecular anatomy of the Xenopus pronephric kidney.

A W Brändli

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 381-395

Contributions

A bioinformatics approach to investigating developmental pathways in the kidney and other tissues.

J B Bard

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 397-403

Role of BMP family members during kidney development.

R E Godin, E J Robertson and A T Dudley

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 405-411

GDNF and its receptors in the regulation of the ureteric branching.

H Sariola and M Saarma

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 413-418

Wnts as kidney tubule inducing factors.

S J Vainio, P V Itäranta, J P Peräsaari and M S Uusitalo

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 419-423

Vesicular transport and kidney development.

S Lehtonen, E Lehtonen and V M Olkkonen

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 425-433

Mesonephric kidney--a stem cell factory?

K Sainio and A Raatikainen-Ahokas

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 435-439

Dopamine in the developing kidney.

J Svennilson and A Aperia

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 441-443

Discovery of the congenital nephrotic syndrome gene discloses the structure of the mysterious molecular sieve of the kidney.

K Tryggvason, V Ruotsalainen and J Wartiovaara

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 445-451

Influence of fetal environment on kidney development.

C Merlet-Bénichou

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 453-456

Cellular pathophysiology of cystic kidney disease: insight into future therapies.

E D Avner, R P Woychik, K M Dell and W E Sweeney

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 457-461

Pax2 in development and renal disease.

G R Dressler and A S Woolf

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 463-468

Renal cancer genetics: von Hippel Lindau and other syndromes.

S Fleming

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 469-471

Mechanisms of epithelial development and neoplasia in the metanephric kidney.

J A Davies, A D Perera and C L Walker

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (1999) 43: 473-478