Developmental Aspects of the Lymphatic Vascular System

1. Introductory Remarks
Friedemann Kiefer, Stefan Schulte-Merker

2. Transcriptional Control of Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Type Specification
Ying Yang, Guillermo Oliver

3. Mechanosensing in Developing Lymphatic Vessels
Lara Planas-Paz, Eckhard Lammert

4. Plasticity of Airway Lymphatics in Development and Disease
Li-Chin Yao, Donald M. McDonald

5. Regulation of Lymphatic Vasculature by Extracellular Matrix
Sophie Lutter, Taija Makinen

6. Interplay of Mechanotransduction, FOXC2, Connexins, and Calcineurin Signaling in Lymphatic Valve Formation
Amélie Sabine, Tatiana V. Petrova

7. Development of Secondary Lymphoid Organs in Relation to Lymphatic Vasculature
Serge A. Pavert, Reina E. Mebius

8. Platelets in Lymph Vessel Development and Integrity
Steve P. Watson, Kate Lowe, Brenda A. Finney

9. Interactions of Immune Cells and Lymphatic Vessels
Raghu P. Kataru, Yulia G. Lee, Gou Young Koh

10. Lymphatic Vessels in the Development of Tissue and Organ Rejection
Deniz Hos, Claus Cursiefen

11. The Role of Neuropilin-1/Semaphorin 3A Signaling in Lymphatic Vessel Development and Maturation
Alexandra M. Ochsenbein, Sinem Karaman, Giorgia Jurisic, Michael Detmar

12. A Fisheye View on Lymphangiogenesis
Andreas Impel, Stefan Schulte-Merker

13. Visualization of Lymphatic Vessel Development, Growth, and Function
Cathrin Pollmann, René Hägerling, Friedemann Kiefer

14. Clinical Disorders of Primary Malfunctioning of the Lymphatic System
Carlo Bellini, Raoul CM Hennekam

Keywords: Biomedicine, Human Physiology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Developmental Biology