Front Cover; International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Functional Components of Microtubule-Organizing Centers; I. Introduction and Background; II. Approaches to the Identification of MTOC Components; III. MTOC Components; IV. Summary; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Formation, Hardening, and Breakdown of the Egg Envelope in Fish; I. Introduction; II. Terminology of the Fish Egg Envelope; III. Formation of the Inner Layer of Egg Envelope in Oryzias latipes

IV. Change in Molecular Architecture of Egg Envelope of Oryzias latipes at Fertilization or ActivationV. Breakdown of Egg Envelope in Oryzias latipes; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Ganglia within the Gut, Heart, Urinary Bladder, and Airways: Studies in Tissue Culture; I. Introduction; II. Enteric Ganglia; III. Intracardiac Neurons in Dissociated Cell Culture; IV. Intramural Ganglia of the Urinary Bladder in Dissociated Cell Culture; V. Airway Ganglia in Culture; VI. Summary and Future Directions; References

Chapter 4. The Nuclear Envelope of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeI. Introduction; II. Structural Organization of the Nuclear Envelope; III. Functions of the Nuclear Envelope; IV. Components of the Nuclear Envelope; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. The Specialized Junctions of the Lens; I. Introduction; II. Role of Junctions in Lens Physiology; III. Morphology of Lens Junctions; IV. Chemical Composition of Lens Junctions; V. Structure of Fiber Cell Junctions; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Colloidal Gold and Its Application in Cell Biology; I. Introduction

II. Preparation of Gold ProbesIII. Properties of Gold Probes; IV. Technical Applications of Gold Probes; V. Applications in Cell Biology; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. Tracheary Element Formation as a Model System of Cell Differentiation; I. Introduction; II. Experimental Systems; III. Induction of Differentiation; IV. Early Stages of Differentiation; V. Late Stages of Differentiation; VI. Conclusions; References; Index