Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-385) and index.
Lens / Michael L. Robinson and Frank J. Lovicu -- Lens induction and determination / Marilyn Fisher and Robert M. Grainger -- Transcription factors in early lens development / Guy Goudreau, Nicole Baumer, and Peter Gruss -- Structure of the vertebrate lens / Jer R. Kuszak and M. Joseph Costello -- Lens crystallins / Melinda K. Duncan [and others] -- Lens cell membranes / Joerg Kistler, Reiner Eckert, and Paul Donaldson -- Lens cell cytoskeleton / Roy Quinlan and Alan Prescott -- Lens cell proliferation / Anne E. Griep and Pumin Zhang -- Lens fiber differentiation / Steven Bassnett and David Beebe -- Role of matrix and cell adhesion molecules in lens differentiation / A. Sue Menko and Janice L. Walker -- Growth factors in lens development / Richard A. Lang and John W. Mcavoy -- Lens regeneration / Katia Del Rio-Tsonis and Goro Eguchi.