Table of Contents

Chapter 1Similarities Between Angiogenesis and Neural Development: What Small Animal Models Can Tell UsChapter 2Junction restructuring and spermatogenesis: the biology, regulation, and implication in male contraceptive developmentChapter 3Substrates of the Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase System and Their Physiological RelevanceChapter 4Organic anion transporting polypeptides at the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriersChapter 5Mechanisms and evolution of environmental responses in Caenorhabditis elegans Chapter 6Molluscan shell proteins: primary structure, origin and evolution Chapter 7Pathophysiology of the blood-brain barrier: animal models and methodsChapter 8Genetic manipulation of megakaryocytes to study platelet functionChapter 9Genetics and Epigenetics of the Multifunctional Protein CTCF