Table of Contents: Preface
Expert Commentary
Cell Growth Measurement and Kinetic Parameters in Cutaneous Melannoma: is MIB-1 Index an Useful Indicator to Predict Patients Ootcome?; pp. 1-3
(Vereecken Pierre, Laporte Marianne, Petein Michel, Departments of Dermatology, CHU-Brugmann/Institut Jules Bordet, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Belgium)
Research and Review Studies
Chapter I - Cell Colonization Control by Physical and Chemical Modification of Materials; pp. 5-56
(L.Bačáková, Department of Growth and Differentiation of Cell Populations, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, V. Švorčík, Department of Solid State Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic)
Chapter II - The Contribution of Cellular Proliferation in the Skeletal Muscle Regenerative Response; pp. 57-88
(Rita Ferreira, CIAFEL, University of Porto, University of Aveiro, ESSVA Health School, Portugal, Maria João Neuparth, CIAFEL, University of Porto, ESSVA Health School, Portugal, Rui Vitorino, CIAFEL, University of Porto, University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Chapter III - On the Biological Significance of Tumor Growth;
pp. 89-121
(Raúl A. Ruggiero, Oscar D. Bustuoabad, Paula Chiarella, División Medicina Experimental, Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Argentina)
Chapter IV - Implication of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Endothelial Cell Growth Process in Atherosclerosis; pp. 123-137
(Seiji Ueda, Kei Fukami, Sho-ichi Yamagishi, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan)
Chapter V - Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Dependent Mitogenic Signaling in Normal and Malignant Mammary Epithelial Cells;
pp. 139-157
(Paul W. Sylvester, Sunitha V. Bachawal, Vikram B. Wali, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, USA)
Chapter VI - Regulation of Endothelial Cell Proliferation by Estrogen in Reproductive Organs; pp. 159-182
(Keiichi Matsubara, Yuko Matsubara, Emiko Abe, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan)
Chapter VII - Influence of Rapid Prototyped Scaffolds’ Pore Volume and Shape on Cartilage Regeneration; pp. 183-201
(Lorenzo Moroni, Joost R. de Wijn, Clemens A. van Blitterswijk, Institute for Biomedical Technology, University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Chapter VIII - Transcriptional Regulation of Neurotrophic Factor in the Process of Neurite Growth; pp. 203-217
(Seyeon Park, Department of Applied Chemistry, Dongduk Women’s University, Korea)
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