Summarizing research progress achieved in 32 areas of cell biology covered in this series, this volume places special emphasis on the following topics: recognition in parasitic and symbiotic systems - the molecular biology and genetics of susceptibility and resistance of plants and animals to pathogens, parasites and symbionts - the cell to cell recognition and differentiation - the most challenging problems in developmental biology of plants and animals - the plasticity in cell to cell communication which plays a major role in cell differentiation and function.

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Recognition in Parasitic and Symbiontic Systems.- Phytotoxins and Plant Pathogenesis.- Recent Advances in Plant-Microbe Interactions.- Signalling Between Plants and Viruses.- Recognition and Cell Signals in Mutualistic Symbioses.- Cell to Cell Recognition and Differentiation.- Parallels in Cell to Cell Communication in Plants and Animals.- Mechanism of Fertilization: Plants to Humans.- Signals for Cell Separation in Plants Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.- Detection and Coding of Chemical Signals: A Comparison Between Artificial and Biological Systems.- Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Erythropoietin and Erythropoiesis From 1986 to.- Cellular and Molecular Basis of Synaptic Transmission.- Cellular and Molecular Biology of Myelination.- Plasticity in Cell to Cell Communication.- Exploring Natures Roulette Wheel: Chaos in Biological Systems.- Phytochrome Properties and Biological Action.- Modulation of Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Nervous Systems.- Gangliosides and Modulation of Neuronal Functions.- Regulatory Mechanisms of Neuron to Vessel Communication in the Brain.- The Aging Brain.- Molecular Action of Steroids and Growth Factors in Human Breast Tumour Cells.- Plasticity, Recognition and Differentiation in Cellular Systems.- Theoretical Models for Cell to Cell Signalling.- Plant Hormone Receptors.- Movements and Morphogenetic Changes in Response to Signal Reception in Higher Plants.- The Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor Family.- Glial-Neuronal Communication in Development and Regeneration.- Amino Acid Availability and Brain Function in Health and Disease.