Chapter 1. Development of the Human Kidney: Morphological Events
Gavino Faa, Vassilios Fanos, Giuseppe Floris, Rossano Ambu, and Guido Monga
Chapter 2. Molecular Regulation of Kidney Development
Clara Gerosa, Daniela Fanni, Sonia Nemolato, and Gavino Faa
Chapter 3. Development of the the Human Kidney: Immunohistochemical Findings
Daniela Fanni, Peter Van Eyken, Yukio Gibo, and Gavino Faa
Chapter 4. Kidney Development: New Insights on Transmission Electron Microscopy
Marco Piludu, Cristina Mocci, Monica Piras, Giancarlo Senes, and Terenzio Congiu
Chapter 5. The Human Kidney at Birth: Structure and Function in Transition
Robert L. Chevalier and Jennifer R. Charlton
Chapter 6. Perinatal Asphyxia and Kidney Development
Vassilios Fanos, Angelica Dessì, Melania Puddu, and Giovanni Ottonello
Chapter 7. Lessons on Kidney Development from Experimental Studies
Athanasios Chalkias, Angeliki Syggelou, Vassilios Fanos, Theodoros Xanthos, and Nicoletta Iacovidou
Chapter 8. Do β-Thymosins Play a Role in Human Nephrogenesis?
Sonia Nemolato, Tiziana Cabras, Irene Messana, Massimo Castagnola, Clara Gerosa, and Gavino Faa
Chapter 9. Malnutrition and Renal Function
Martina Bertin, Vassilios Fanos, and Vincenzo Zanardo
About the Author: Gavino Faa, MD
Institute of Pathology, AOU Cagliari and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Vassilios Fanos, MD
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Pathology, Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, AOU Cagliari and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 