Research Catalog

Title

The lymphatic continuum : lymphatic biology and disease / editor, Stanley G. Rockson.

Publication

New York, N.Y. : New York Academy of Sciences, 2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

Rockson, Stanley G.

Description

x, 235 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.

Series Statement

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 0077-8923 ; v. 979

Subject

• Lymphatics > Physiology > Congresses
• Lymphatics > Pathophysiology > Congresses

Note

• "This volume is the result of a conference entitled The Lymphatic Continuum, sponsored by the Lymphatic Research Foundation and held on May 3-4, 2002 in Bethesda."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The lymphatic continuum: the past, present and exciting future of lymphatic research / by Stanley G. Rockson -- The role of the National Center for Research Resources at the NIH: infrastructure to forge a new road for lymphatic biology and therapeutics / by Anthony Hayward -- An overview of the pathology and approaches to tissue engineering / by Erin R. Ochoa and Joseph P. Vacanti -- Tissue engineering of the lymphatic system / by Laura Niklason, Jennifer Joh, and Amy Solan -- New tools for lymphatic investigation: panel discussion -- Research perspectives in inherited lymphatic disease / by Robert Ferrell -- Contractility patterns of normal and pathologically changed human lymphatics / by Waldemar L. Olszewski -- Preclinical models of lymphatic disease: the potential for growth factor and gene therapy / by Stanley G. Rockson -- Biological principles: panel discussion -- Placental growth factor (PLGF) and its receptor FLT-1 (VEGFR-1): novel therapeutic targets for angiogenic disorders / by Aernout Luttun, Marc Tjwa, and Peter Carmeliet -- Insights into the molecular pathogenesis and targeted treatment of lymphedema / by Anne Saaristo, Marika J. Karkkainen, and Kari Alitalo -- Lymphangiogenesis: new mechanisms / by Lynn Chang, Aria Kaipainen, and Judah Folkman -- Lymphatic vessel activation in cancer / by Melanie Cassella and Mihaela Skobe -- The pathogenesis of filarial lymphedema: is it the worm or the host? / by Patrick J. Lammie, Karen T. Cuenco, and George A. Punkosdy -- The molecular control of adipogenesis, with special reference to lymphatic pathology / by Evan D. Rosen -- A stepwise model of the development of lymphatic vasculature / by Guillermo Oliver and Natasha Harvey -- De novo lymph node formation in chronic inflammation of the human leg / by Waldemar L. Olszewski -- Physiologic aspects of lymphatic contractile function: current perspectives / by Anatoliy A. Gashev -- Aspects of lymphatic biology and disease: panel discussion -- The role of interstitial stress in lymphatic function and lymphangiogenesis / by Melody A. Swartz and Kendrick C. Boardman, Jr. -- Proteomic technologies to study diseases of the lymphatic vascular system / by Lee V. Leak ... [et al.] -- New horizons: panel discussion.

Call Number

JSE 03-466

ISBN

• 1573314145 (cloth :alk. paper)
• 1573314153 (paper : alk. paper)

LCCN

2002153061

OCLC

50959588

Title

The lymphatic continuum : lymphatic biology and disease / editor, Stanley G. Rockson.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : New York Academy of Sciences, 2002.

Series

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 0077-8923 ; v. 979

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Rockson, Stanley G.

Research Call Number

JSE 03-466