Front Cover; International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Biology of the Anococcygeus Muscle; I. Introduction; II. Anatomy and Ultrastructure; III. Innervation; IV. Nonneuronal Influences on Muscle Function; V. Cellular Mechanisms of Contraction and Relaxation; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Growth and Neurotrophic Factors Regulating Development and Maintenance of Sympathetic Preganglionic Neurons; I. Introduction; II. Anatomy and Physiology of the Sympathetic Preganglionic Outflow from the Spinal Cord

III. Growth and Neurotrophic Factors for Sympathetic Preganglionic NeuronsIV. Experiments Revealing the Physiological Significance of Growth Factors; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Factors Controlling Axonal and Dendritic Arbors; I. Introduction; II. Factors Regulating Axonal Arborization; III. Factors Regulating Dendritic Arborization; IV. Transduction Mechanisms in the Control of Axonal Arborization; V. Transduction Mechanisms in the Control of Dendritic Arborization; VI. Concluding Remarks; References

Chapter 4. Endoplasmic Reticulum of Animal Cells and Its Organization into Structural and Functional DomainsI. Introduction; II. Structural Organization of the ER; III. Organization of the ER into Functional Subregions; IV. Dynamics of the ER Network; V. Mechanisms Involved with the Motility of ER Membranes and with the Organization of the ER into Subregions; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Apoptosis and Syncytial Fusion in Human Placental Trophoblast and Skeletal Muscle; I. Introduction; II. Summary of the Apoptosis Cascade; III. Syncytial Fusion and Apoptosis

IV. Concluding RemarksReferences; Index