The biology of vascular endothelial cell growth factor isoforms / Yin-Shan Ng -- VEGF receptor signalling in vertebrate development / Joaquim Miguel Vieira, Christiana Ruhrberg, and Quenten Schwarz -- VEGF gene regulation / Marcus Fruttiger -- Embryonic vasculogenesis and hematopoietic specification / Lauren C. Goldie, Melissa K. Nix, and Karen K. Hirschi -- Role of VEGF in organogenesis / Jody J. Haigh -- VEGF and endothelial guidance in angiogenic sprouting / Holger Gerhardt -- Vascular and nonvascular roles of VEGF in bone development / Christa Maes and Geert Carmeliet -- VEGF in the nervous system / Jeffrey M. Rosenstein, Janette M. Krum, and Christiana Ruhrberg