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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Renato V. Iozzo (Thomas Jefferson University)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.725kg ISBN: 9780824703349ISBN 10: 0824703340 Pages: 438 Publication Date: 05 April 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introductory Remarks and Overview 2. Structure and Biosynthesis of Chondroitin Sulfate and Hyaluronan 3. Heparan Sulfate: Molecular Structure and Interactions with Growth Factors and Morphogens 4. Hyaluronan 5. Catabolism of Proteoglycans 6. Syndecans 7. Signaling Through the Syndecan Proteoglycans 8. Glypicans 9. Serglycin Proteoglycans: The Family of Proteoglycans Stored in the Secretory Granules of Certain Effector Cells of the Immune System 10. Small Leucine-Rich Proteoglycans 11. Corneal Proteoglycans 12. Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Basement Membranes: Perlecan, Agrin, and Collagen XVIII 13. Versican 14. Aggrecan 15. Chrondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans in the Nervous SystemReviews... this first-rate volume does a commendable job in summarizing, in a clear, lucid, and understandable manner, the current knowledge in the field of proteoglycans. The editor and the 31 authors of this excellent volume deserve congratulations....chapters cover all major proteoglycans with clear and up-to-date information on their chemical structure, biosynthesis, catabolism, interactions with the extracellular matrix, cell membranes, cytokines, and the myriad of biologic functions possessed by these fascinating molecules. There are abundant diagrams that help clarify points and solidify information.... ...enthusiastically recommended, not only to those interested in proteoglycans, but also to all concerned with the extracellular matrix and cell biology. In particular it would be helpful to pathologists and may, perhaps, help to stamp out the old term mucosubstances. ---Modern Pathology, 2000 ...""this first-rate volume does a commendable job in summarizing, in a clear, lucid, and understandable manner, the current knowledge in the field of proteoglycans. The editor and the 31 authors of this excellent volume deserve congratulations....chapters cover all major proteoglycans with clear and up-to-date information on their chemical structure, biosynthesis, catabolism, interactions with the extracellular matrix, cell membranes, cytokines, and the myriad of biologic functions possessed by these fascinating molecules. There are abundant diagrams that help clarify points and solidify information.... ...enthusiastically recommended, not only to those interested in proteoglycans, but also to all concerned with the extracellular matrix and cell biology. In particular it would be helpful to pathologists and may, perhaps, help to stamp out the old term mucosubstances."" ---Modern Pathology, 2000 Author InformationIozzo\, Renato V. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |