Several model systems have been used to understand the cellular and
molecular mechanisms of differentiation of mammalian nerve cells.
Each model system has unique advantages and disadvantages and is
suited for the study of only certain aspects of differentiation. In
this book, the techniques of these models and the usefulness and
limita tion of each model system are discussed. An awareness of the
use and misuse of each model system is important for a rational
interpretation of data and for a reasonable comparison of data
obtained from different model systems. With the use of clonal lines
of neuronal cells and hybrid neural cells (neural cells x nonneural
cells), many new concepts have emerged con cerning the regulation
of differentiated functions, the relationship between the
expressions of individual differentiated functions, and the
relationship between differentiation and malignancy. Some of these
concepts have already proved to be relevant to regulation of
differentiation in vivo. These new emerging concepts are discussed
extensively in this book. Many new agents (physiological and
nonphysiological) which induce or increase the expression of one or
more differentiated functions have been identified. These agents
will be useful biological tools for further studies of the
regulation of differentiation in mamma lian nerve cells. This book
describes the role of each agent in d- vii viii PREFACE
ferentiation of nerve cells by focusing on different model systems
and provides a rational basis for selecting the particular
differentiating agents for specific problems of differentiation
processes."
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