Front Matter

Introduction

Contents

Chapter 1: Bioelectrical Control of Growth: A Retrospective Look—Stephen D. Smith

Chapter 2: Tissue Interactions in Mammalian Regeneration—Richard J. Goss

Chapter 3: The Regeneration and Transplantation of Entire Skeletal Muscles in Mammals—Bruce M. Carlson

Chapter 4: Trophic Factors Directed to Nerve Cells—Silvio Varon, Ruben Adler, & Stephen D. Skaper

Chapter 5: Protein Metabolism in the Urodele Regenerating Appendage—Anthony J. Schmidt

Chapter 6: The Role of Ependyma in Spinal Cord Regrowth—Margaret Egar & Marcus Singer

Chapter 7: Injury, Ionic Current, and Regeneration—Richard B. Borgens

Chapter 8: Modulation of Newt Limb Regeneration by Electromagnetically Induced Low Level Pulsating Current—Stephen D. Smith & Arthur A. Pilla

Chapter 9: Disruption of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interface of the Regenerating Newt Limb with Salt and Studies on Salt-Separated Tissues—Laura G. Jasch

Chapter 10: Molecular Changes in Hard Tissue Cells in Response to Bioelectric Proliferative Signals—Louis A. Norton, Lizebeth A. Bourret, & Gideon A. Rodan

Chapter 11: Piezoelectricity of Bone and Osteogenesis by Piezoelectric Films—Eiichi Fukada

Chapter 12: The Rate Modulation of Cell and Tissue Function via Electrochemical Information Transfer—Arthur A. Pilla

Chapter 13: Modulation of Rat Radial Osteotomy Repair Using Electromagnetic Current Induction—P. Christel, G. Cerf, & A.A. Pilla

Chapter 14: The Effects of Direct and Inductively Coupled Current, and Nerve Growth Factor, on Nerve Generation In Vitro—Betty F. Sisken, James F. Lafferty, & Darrell Acree

Chapter 15: Composite Bone Grafts—David J. Simmons

Chapter 16: The Potential for Spinal Cord Regeneration in the Rhesus Monkey—Carrie L. Walters, Ayub K. Ommaya, Don Rigamonti, Lawrence Mononen, & Mark Braford

Chapter 17: New Comparative Aspects of Myocardial Regeneration with Special Reference to Cardiomyocyte Proliferative Behavior—Pavel P. Rumyantsev

Chapter 18: Cardiac Muscle and its Potential for Regeneration in the Adult Newt Heart—John O, Oberpriller, Jean C. Oberpriller, David M. Bader, & Timothy M. McDonnell

Chapter 19: Preliminary Observations of Cellular Reactions Following Partial Resection of Newt Cardiac Ventricle—Philip Person, Delbert E. Philpott, & Richard M. Libbin

Chapter 20: Spontaneous Reconstitution of the Intestinal Tract Following Complete Transection—Allen E. Dumont, Amalia B. Martelli, Henry Iliescu, & Michael Baron

Chapter 21: New Bone Formation Induced in Postfetal Life by Bone Morphogenic Protein—Marshall R. Urist

Chapter 22: Matrix-Induced Endochondral Bone Differentiation: A Model for Regenerative Growth Control by Extracellular Matrix—A.H. Reddi

Chapter 23: Innate and Induced Regenerative Response of the Forelimb of the Rat—Richard M. Libbin & Philip Person

Chapter 24: Neural-epidermal Juxtaposition and Its Effect on Limb Regeneration—James M. Cullen & Robert O. Becker