International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology – both plant and animal. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research. Articles in this volume address the pathophysiological dynamics of human ovarian surface epithelial cells in epithelial ovarian carcinogenesis; morphodynamics of the secretory pathway; aspects of collagen mineralization in hard tissue frmation; the hypoxia-inducible factor and tumor progression along the angiogenic pathway; multidrug resistance in yeast candida; intracellular coupling of interstitial cells of cajal in the digestive tract; and chromatin organization in the mammalian nucleus.