Syncytia: Origin, Structure, and Functions (eBook)

Malgorzata Kloc, Ahmed Uosef (Herausgeber)

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2023 | 1. Auflage
485 Seiten
Springer-Verlag
9783031379369 (ISBN)

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This book gives a current overview on the development, origin, structure, and functions of germline and somatic cell syncytia during embryogenesis and organogenesis. It also reviews pathogen-induced syncytia and the role of syncytial cells in cancer development.

The book covers the following topics:

• germline syncytia, evolution, function and structure;
• syncytia in embryogenesis and development;
• the role of somatic cell fusion in fungi, specialized somatic tissues, host defense and adaptation;
• syncytia induced by viruses and parasites;
• syncytia and circulating hybrid cells in cancer and other pathological conditions;

It also discusses how the genomic adaptations of microorganisms to extreme habitats can prompt the evolution of mononuclear and multinucleate/syncytial cells.

The book offers a fresh outlook on syncytia's role in various processes: embryogenesis, organogenesis, adaptation, host defense, and development of specialized tissues. It highlights the importance of syncytia under physiological and pathological conditions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.11.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation
• Reihe/Serie: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation
• Zusatzinfo: X, 485 p. 81 illus., 70 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Schlagworte: Book • Cell fusion • Coenocytes • Covid-19 • Embryo • Embryonal Syncytia • Germline Cyst • hybrid cells • Macrophage Fusion • Multinuclear Cells • Muscle cells • Osteoblasts • osteoclast • Parasite Induced Cell Fusion • placenta • SARS-CoV-2 • Syncytia • syncytium • Utricularia • Virally Induced Cell Fusion
• ISBN-13: 9783031379369 / 9783031379369