The Vertebrate Organizer

Early Steps Leading to the Formation of the Organizer.- 1 Maternal VegT and ?-Catenin: Patterning the Xenopus Blastula.- 2 Short-Versus Long-Range Effects of Spemann's Organizer.- 3 Formation of the Endoderm in Xenopus.- 4 Role of Fox Genes During Xenopus Embryogenesis.- The Role of the Organizer.- 5 The Molecular Nature of Spemann's Organizer.- 6 The Community Effect in Xenopus Development.- 7 Regulation of Spemann's Organizer Formation.- 8 Transcriptional Repression in Spemann's Organizer and the Formation of Dorsal Mesoderm.- 9 Wnt Signals and Antagonists: The Molecular Nature of Spemann's Head Organizer.- 10 Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proneural Genes and Neurogenesis in Xenopus Embryos.- 11 Organizer Activities Mediated by Retinoic Acid Signaling.- 12 Wnt Signalling and Regulation of Gastrulation Movements.- The Organizer and Pattern Formation.- 13 How Cell--Cell Adhesion Contributes to Early Embryonic Development.- 14 Patterning Non-neural Ectoderm by Organizer-Modulated Homeodomain Factors.- Axis Formation and Organogenesis.- 15 Embryonic Organogenesis and Body Formation in Amphibian Development.- 16 Organizing the Eye.- 17 A Critical Role for Retinoid Receptors in Axial Patterning and Neuronal Differentiation.- 18 Molecular Patterning of the Embryonic Brain.- 19 Epidermal, Neuronal and Glial Cell Fate Choice in the Embryo.- 20 Downstream of the Organizer: The Xenopus Cement Gland as a Model for Organ Positioning and Differentiation.- Organizer Formation in Different Vertebrates.- 21 The Organizer in Amphibians with Large Eggs: Problems and Perspectives.- 22 Formation and Functions of the Gastrula Organizer in Zebrafish.- 23 Hensen's Node: The Embryonic Organizer of the Chick.- 24 Formation and Function of the Mouse Organizer.