List of contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. I. Growth Facto rs and Cell Signaling. 1. Trafficking the NGF signal: implicati ons for normal and degenerating neurons (J.-D. Delcroix, J. Valletta et al.). 2. The p75 neurotrophin receptor - multiple interactors a nd numerous functions (J.J. Gentry, P.A. Barker, B.D. Carter). 3. The ro le of neurotransmission and the Chopper domain in p75 neurotrophin recep tor death signaling
(E.J. Coulson, K. Reid et al.). 4. The role of NT-3 signaling in Merkel cell development (M. Sieber-Blum , V. Szeder, M. Grim). II. Growth Factors, Progenitor Cells and Cell Survival. 5. Stem cells and nervous tissue repair: from i n vitro to in vivo (L. Calza, M. Fernandez et al.).
6. Pathways of survival induced by NGF and extracellular ATP afte r grown factor deprivation (N. d'Ambrosi, B. Murra et al.). 7. ProNGF: a neurotrophic or an apoptotic molecule?
(M. Fahnesto ck, G. Yu, M.D. Coughlin). 8. NGF deprivation-induced gene expression: a fter ten years, where do we stand? (R.S. Freeman, R.L. Burch et al.<