Developmental Aspects of the Lymphatic Vascular System

<p>Introduction by Friedemann Kiefer.- Transcriptional control of lymphatic endothelial cell type specification by Ying Yang and Guliermo Oliver.- Mechanosensing in developing lymphatic vessels by Lara Planas-Paz and Eckard Lammert.- Plasticity of airway lymphatics in development and disease by Li-Chin Yao and Donald M. McDonald.- Regulation of lymphatic vasculature by extracellular matrix by Sophie Lutter and Taija Makkinen.- Interplay of mechanotransduction, FOXC2, connexins and calcineurin signaling in lymphatic valve formation by Amélie Sabine and Tatiana V. Petrova.- Development of secondary lymphoid organs in relation to lymphatic vasculature by Serge A. van de Pavert and Reina Mebius.- Platelets in lymph vessel development and integrity by Steve P. Watson, Kate Lowe and Brenda A. Finney.- Interactions of immune cells and lymphatic vessels by Raghu P. Kataru, Yulia G. Lee and Gou-Young Koh.- Lymphatic vessels in the development of tissue and organ rejection by Denis Hos and Claus Cursiefen.- The role of neuropilin-1 / semaphorin 3A signaling in lymphatic vessel development and maturation by Alexandra M. Ochsenbein, Sinem Karaman, Giorgia Jurisic and Michael Detmar.- A fisheye view on lymphangiogenesis by Andreas van Impel and Stefan Schulte-Merker.- Visualization of lymphatic vessel development, growth and function by Cathrin Pollmann, René Hägerling, and Friedemann Kiefer.- Clinical disorders of primary malfunctioning of the lymphatic system by Carlo Bellini and Raoul C.M. Hennekam.- Subject index.</p>