Preface
1. Tissue-specific cell signaling: introduction
2. Beyond the brain signaling
3. Cell signaling within pituitary, the master gland of the endocrine system
4. Cell signaling within endocrine glands: thyroid, parathyroids and adrenal glands
5. Signaling pathways governing activation of innate immune cells
6. Cell activation and signaling in lymphocytes 7. Signaling pathways involved in kidney and urinary tract physiology and pathology
8. More than androgens: hormonal and paracrine signaling in prostate development and homeostasis
9. Testicular signaling: team work in sperm production
10. Sperm signaling specificity: from sperm maturation until oocyte recognition
11. Hormone signaling pathways in the postnatal mammary gland
12. Oogenesis signaling: from development to environmental plasticity and aging
13. Key signaling pathways in the cardiovascular system
14. Growth factor signaling in the maintenance of adult lung homeostasis
15. The signaling pathways involved in the regulation of skeletal muscle plasticity
16. Adipocyte-specific signaling
About the Author: Joana Vieira Silva; Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Portugal; Institute for Innovation and Health Research (i3S), University of Porto, Portugal; Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology, and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal; joanavieirasilva@ua.pt
Maria João Freitas; Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; mariajoao.freitas@kuleuven.be
Margarida Fardilha; Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Institute for research in Biomedicine- iBiMED, Medical Sciences Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; mfardilha@ua.pt