Front Cover; International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Contributors; Chapter 1. Intracellular Actions of Vitamin A; I. Introduction; II. Mechanistic Actions of Vitamin A; III. Transport and Uptake; IV. Antioxidant Properties; V. Effects on Membranes; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Cell Biology of the Subcommissural Organ; I. Introduction; II. General Structure; III. Ultrastructure; IV. The Secretory Process; V. Sites of Release of the Secretory Products; VI. Reissner's Fiber; VII. Origin of Reissner's Fiber Material

VIII. Machanism(s) Controlling the Secratory Activity of the SCOIX. Ontogenetic Development of the SCO; X. Phylogenetic Development of the SCO; XI. Location of Immunoreactive Reissner's Fiber Material in Areas Different from the SCO-RF Complex; XII. Reactivity of the SCO to Neuronal and Glial Markers; XIII. Experimental Studies of the SCO; XIV. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 3. Cerebellar Lectins; I. Introduction; II. Detection of Carbohydrate-Binding Sites in the Cerebellum; III. The ß-Galactoside-Binding Lectins; IV. Glycosaminoglycan-Binding Proteins; V. Laminin and CAMs

VI. Mannose-Binding LectinsVII. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 4. The Role of Jasmonic Acid and Related Compounds in the Regulation of Plant Development; I. Introduction; II. Ubiquitous Presence of Jasmonic Acid-Related Compounds in Higher Plants; III. Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Jasmonic Acid-Related Compounds; IV. Stereochemistry of Jasmonic Acid-Related Compounds; V. Isolation and Quantitative Analysis; VI. Physiological Roles of Jasmonic Acid-Related Compounds; VII. Concluding Remarks; References

Chapter 5. Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Plant Genomes and Its Application to Plant BreedingI. Introduction; II. RFLP-Marker-Based Selection in Plant Breeding; Ill. RFLP Analysis of Plant Genomes; IV. Measurement of Genetic Distances with RFLP; V. Fingerprinting with RFLPs; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Regulatory Functions of Soluble Auxin-Binding Proteins; I. Introduction; II. Problems in the Isolation of Auxin-Binding Protein; III. Soluble Auxin-Binding Proteins; IV. Effects of Indole-3-Acetic Acid on RNA Synthesis in Isolated Nuclei and Chromatin

V. Factors Which Mediate Auxin ActionVI. Stimulation of RNA Synthesis by Proteins Retained on a 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid-Linked Sepharose Column; VII. Stimulation of RNA Synthesis by Auxin-Binding Proteins; VIII. Auxin-Binding Proteins Modulation of Gene Expression in Isolated Nuclei by; IX. Interaction of Auxin-Binding Proteins and RNA Polymerase II; X. Binding of Auxin-Binding Protein I to DNA; XI. Auxin-Regulated Genes; XII. Summary; References; Chapter 7. Subcellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Bile Secretion; I. Introduction; II. Structure of the Bile Secretory Apparatus