Developmental Biology of Peripheral Lymphoid Organs

1. Introduction: Evolution of Peripheral Lymphoid Organs
Péter Balogh

2. Cellular Partners in the Embryonic Induction of Lymphoid Territories: Origins and Transcriptional Regulation
Péter Balogh

3. Lymphotoxin/Tumour Necrosis Factor Family Members as Morphogenic Factors
Péter Balogh

4. NF-κB Signalling and Lymphoid Tissue Organogenesis
Cecile Benezech, Emma Mader, Falk Weih, Jorge Caamaño

5. Homeostatic Chemokines, Cytokines and Their Receptors in Peripheral Lymphoid Organ Development
Péter Balogh

6. Developmental Relationship and Convergence Between the Formation of Lymphoid Organs and Lymphatic Vasculature
Péter Balogh

7. Development and Structure of Lymph Nodes in Humans and Mice
Tom Cupedo, Mark C. Coles, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes

8. Development of Lymph Node Circulation and Homing Mechanisms
Ann Ager, Mark C. Coles, Jens V. Stein

9. Structure and Development of Peyer’s Patches in Humans and Mice
Tom Cupedo, Mark C. Coles, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes

10. Cryptopatches and Isolated Lymphoid Follicles: Aspects of Development, Homeostasis and Function
Heike Herbrand, Oliver Pabst

11. Structural Evolution of the Spleen in Man and Mouse
Péter Balogh, Árpád Lábadi

12. Formation and Function of White Pulp Lymphocyte Rich Areas of Spleen
Peter J. L. Lane, Fiona M McConnell, David Withers

13. Age-Associated Decline in Peripheral Lymphoid Organ Functions
Rania M. El Sayed, John G. Tew, Andras K. Szakal

Keywords: Biomedicine, Immunology, Developmental Biology, Human Physiology