The Kidney

<p>SECTION 1: EMBRYONIC KIDNEYS AND MODELS<br>1. Introduction: the embryonic kidneys and other nephrogenic models <br>2. Development of the Malpighian tubules in Drosophila melanogaster <br>3. Induction, development and physiology of the pronephric tubules <br>4. Formation of the nephric duct <br>5. The pronephric glomus and vasculature<br>6. Development of the mesonephric kidney <br>7. 3-Dimensional anatomy of mammalian mesonephroi<br>8. The Molecular control of pronephros development- an Overview <br>9. Embryological, genetic and molecular tools for investigating embryonic kidney development</p> <p>SECTION 2: THE ADULT KIDNEYS<br>10. Introduction <br>11. Anatomy and Histology of the Human Urinary System<br>12. Development of the Ureteric Bud <br>13. The Fates of the Metanephric Mesenchyme <br>14. The Formation and Development of Nephrons <br>15. Establishment of polarity in epithelial cells of the developing nephron <br>16. Development of the Glomerular Capillary and its Basement Membrane <br>17. The development of kidney blood vessels <br>18. The Development of function in the metanephric kidney <br>19. Experimental methods for studying urogenital development <br>20. Overview: The Molecular Basis of Kidney Development</p> <p>SECTION 3: CONGENITAL DISEASE<br>21. Maldevelopment of the Human Kidney and Lower Urinary Tract: an Overview <br>22. Wilms' Tumor and related disorders <br>23. Pax-2 and Renal-Coloboma Syndrome <br>24. Polycystic Kidney Disease, von Hippel Lindau and Tuberous sclerosis <br>26. Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Human Disease <br>27. The Tubule <br>28. Diseases of the Glomerular Filtration Barrier: Alport Syndrome and Congenital Nephrosis (NPHS1)<br>29. Congenital Kidney Diseases: Prospects for New Therapies </p>