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Describes the structure and function of important peptides from several different organisms. An exciting development is the use of these peptides or their analogues in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. Considers ways in which these peptides may be...
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Parution : 2008-04-30
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Télécharger le livre :  The Molecular Basis of Smell and Taste Transduction

Recent application of the techniques of molecular biology and patch-clamp physiology has led to rapid advances in understanding the molecular events in chemosensory transduction. In this book, the latest results are presented and discussed by leading scientists. The...
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Télécharger le livre :  Germline Development

Connects classical cellular descriptive studies with more recent work on the molecular and genetic aspects regarding germline development. Prominent scientists discuss research on a range of organisms including insects, worms, birds, fish, amphibia, mammals and green...
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Télécharger le livre :  The Molecular Biology and Pathology of Elastic Tissues

Drawing together contributions from a diverse group of international experts in the field, this collection of papers examines the biology and pathology of elastin at the molecular level. Topics include the structure, ultrastructure and function of elastin; elastin...
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Télécharger le livre :  The Biology of Extracellular Molecular Chaperones

The heat shock, or cell stress, response was first identified in the polytene chromosomes of Drosophila. This was later related to the appearance of novel proteins within stressed cells, and the key signal stimulating this appearance was identified as the presence of...
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Télécharger le livre :  P2 Purinoceptors

Many different pathological conditions are currently under investigation as therapeutic targets of purines including cancer, cardiovascular conditions, behavioural disorders, inflammation, immunoregulation, and neuroendocrine function. This book draws together research...
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Télécharger le livre :  Fatty Acid and Lipotoxicity in Obesity and Diabetes

The potential lipotoxic effect of accumulation of fatty acids in non-adipose tissues is thought to be a major component in the development of insulin resistance. Chronic exposure to high concentrations of free fatty acids in the blood affects pancreatic ß cell function,...
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Parution : 2008-03-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Cortical Development

To understand the brain and its devastating diseases, we need to reveal the mechanisms that produce it and the ways in which it can constantly change throughout a lifetime.  This book features a timely and insightful discussion between developmental neurobiologists and...
Editeur : Wiley-Interscience
Parution : 2008-02-28
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Télécharger le livre :  Mitochondrial Biology

With the recent renaissance in mitochondrial biology and increasing recognition of their role in many diseases, this book provides a timely summary of the current state-of-the-art in mitochondrial research. The book opens with the regulation of mitochondrial replication...
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Parution : 2007-10-22
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Télécharger le livre :  Vascular Development

The formation of blood vessels is an essential aspect of embryogenesis in vertebrates. It is a central feature of numerous post-embryonic processes, including tissue and organ growth and regeneration. It is also part of the pathology of tumour formation and certain...
Editeur : Wiley-Interscience
Parution : 2007-08-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Dietary Supplements and Health

Dietary supplements can contain a wide variety of ingredients, either singly or in combination, including nutrients, botanicals and 'bioactive components' commonly found in foods. They are marketed and used by consumers for a range of reasons: to enhance "well-being",...
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Parution : 2007-08-20
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Télécharger le livre :  Tinkering

Much recent research in evolutionary developmental biology has focused on the origin of new body plans. However, most evolutionary change at the population and species level consists of tinkering: small-scale alterations in developmental pathways within a single body...
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Parution : 2007-06-13
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Télécharger le livre :  Acetaldehyde-Related Pathology

Part of the prestigious Novartis Foundation, this is the first book to review the pathology associated with acetaldehyde, a known toxic agent found in cigarette smoke and other pollutants and derived from ingested alcohol, amongst other sources. In the body,...
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Parution : 2007-04-30
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Télécharger le livre :  Decoding the Genomic Control of Immune Reactions

This book explores existing and potential strategies for using the genome sequences of human, mouse, other vertebrates and human pathogens to solve key problems in the treatment of immunological diseases and chronic infections.  The assembled genome sequences now...
Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2007-04-04
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Télécharger le livre :  Empathy and Fairness

Empathy is the process that allows us to share the feelings and emotions of others, in the absence of any direct emotional stimulation to the self. Humans can feel empathy for other people in a wide array of contexts: for basic emotions and sensation such as anger,...
Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2007-01-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Innate Immunity to Pulmonary Infection

Part of the prestigious Novartis Foundation series, this volume uniquely addresses the use of innate immunity to treat or prevent infectious diseases of the lung. Innate Immunity to Pulmonary Infection: Provides a comprehensive overview of pulmonary infectious...
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Parution : 2007-01-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Heart Failure

Heart failure is the main cause of death and disability in the industrialized world. There is a major need for novel therapeutics for prevention and reversal of cardiac pathology associated with heart failure and cardiac enlargement. Over recent years, dramatic progress...
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Parution : 2006-11-02
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Télécharger le livre :  New Treatment Strategies for Dengue and Other Flaviviral Diseases

Dengue virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family, which includes viruses associated with human diseases such as yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and hepatitis C. Dengue fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, principally Aedes aegypti. There are four serotypes of...
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Parution : 2006-10-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Epithelial Anion Transport in Health and Disease

Cl- absorption and HCO3- secretion are intimately associated processes vital to epithelial function, itself a key physiological activity. Until recently the transporters responsible remained obscure, but a breakthrough occurred with the discovery of the SLC26...
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Parution : 2006-07-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Understanding Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction

Cigarette smoking is estimated to lead to 4.9 million premature deaths per year worldwide. This is predicted to rise to 10 million by 2020. In western countries it kills half of all smokers who fail to stop. The prevailing model for tobacco addiction is that nicotine...
Editeur : Wiley
Parution : 2006-06-14
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