Biochemistry

Focused extensively on the toxic effect of chemicals on the cardiovascular system, Cardiovascular Toxicology, Fourth Edition is comprised of several key sections beyond cardio and vascular toxicity, such as principles of myocardial cell injury and key methods of assessing cardiovascular function.

Provides practical guidance on antibodies for immunohistology, including sources, preparation, key uses and pitfalls in a unique A-Z guide.

This fully revised and expanded volume is an effort to blend the common approaches to pharmacokinetics and toxicokinetics.

Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed review coverage of progress in the major areas of chemical research.

This volume of Methods in Enzymology covers the current methodology for the detection and assessment of constitutively active proteins.

Milestones in Immunology: Based on Collected Papers contains scientific milestones relating to the history of medicine over the past two centuries.

This book delivers current state-of-the-science knowledge of tree ecophysiology, with particular emphasis on adaptation to a novel future physical and chemical environment.

Understanding the biological role of the diverse oligosaccharides of glycoproteins and glycolipids has been a major challenge in cell biology.

Chemistry and Biochemistry of Flavoenzymes summarizes the present knowledge of the chemical and physical properties of free flavin, modified flavins occurring in nature, and deazaflavin.

This 43rd volume of RAP includes a total of seven articles based on talks presented at the 50th Anniversary meeting of the PSNA, which was held at the Fairmont Orchid, in Waikoloa, Hawai'i, USA.

The functional characterization of a key enzyme in the phosphatidylinositol (PI) signaling pathway in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana is the focus of the research summarised in this thesis.

Using real cases and examples, this book provides an understanding of the science of DNA typing and challenges common misconceptions.

This book focuses on the context dependency of cell signaling by showing how the endosomal system helps to structure and regulate signaling pathways.

The present book, Bioremediation for Sustainable Environmental Cleanup, has a compilation of seventeen chapters comprehensively describing the state-of-the-art on emerging bioremediation approaches employed for sustainable environmental clean-up of diverse environmental pollutants such as metal(loid)s, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dyes, pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, etc.

Green pesticides, also called ecological pesticides, are pesticides derived from organic sources which are considered environmentally friendly and are causing less harm to human and animal health and to habitats and the ecosystem.

In this volume, a detailed description of cutting-edge computational methods applied to protein modeling as well as specific applications are presented.

The first comprehensive and authoritative introductory work on biophotonics Biophotonics involves the use of photonics, the technology of generating and harnessing light and other radiant energy, for biological purposes.

Ecological biochemistry concerns the biochemistry of interactions between animals, plants and the environment, and includes such diverse subjects as plant adaptations to soil pollutants and the effects of plant toxins on herbivores.

This book comprehensively reviews the application of nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The book uniquely covers all aspects of anaerobic biodegradation of the environmentally important hydrocarbons.

The concept of "e;vital amines"e; as essential nutrients was introduced over a century ago by Dr Casimir Funk.

The almost universal presence of water in our everyday lives and the very `common' nature of its presence and properties possibly deflects attention from the fact that it has a number of very unusual characteristics which, furthermore, are found to be extremely sensitive to physical parameters, chemical environment and other influences.

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has many applications across various disciplines.

Protein Interactions as Targets in Drug Discovery, Volume 121, is dedicated to the design of therapeutics, both experimental and computational, that target protein interactions.

Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology is a seminal series in the field of biochemistry, offering researchers access to authoritative reviews of the latest discoveries in all areas of enzymology and molecular biology.

Derived from an unprecedented research effort covering over 70 field years of field data in a series of studies, Trophic Organization in Coastal Systems represents an alternative approach to coastal research that has been successfully applied to coastal resource management issues.

The International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) was founded in 1973 "e;to facilitate the exchange of scientific information among those interested in any aspect of the transport and/or utilization of oxygen in tissues"e;.

Volume 3 covers recent research with expanded coverage on this important area of remediation.

Methods for Obtaining X-Ray Diffraction Patterns from Drosophila 198 Diffraction Patterns from Drosophila IFM 203 Concluding Remarks 211 Note Added in Proof 211 17.

Genetically Engineered Organisms in Bioremediation provides comprehensive coverage of biotechnological applications of genetically engineered microorganisms for the bioremediation of polluted environments.

The second edition of this popular title presents the most exciting approaches for engineering biologically active nanostructures.

Non-conventional synthetic methods may provide new and green methods for the preparation of bioactive heterocycles.

This detailed volume examines classical and cutting-edge methods involving double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), specifically regarding isolation, visualization, characterization, production, and application.

This book presents an exploratory analysis based on proteomic and ionomics studies comparing the blood serum of patients with bipolar disorder (BD), healthy controls, patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), and patients with other disorders (OD) in order to identify biomarkers of BD.

Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 83, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists.

Throughout human history, we have long encountered the combination of promise, risk, and uncertainty that accompanies emerging technologies.

Transport Phenomena of Foods and Biological Materials provides comprehensive coverage of transport phenomena modeling in foods and other biological materials.

Genetic transformation is a key technology, in which genes are transferred from one organism to another in order to improve agronomic traits and ultimately help humans.

This monograph is the first easy-to-read-and-understand book on prion proteins' molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and on prions' molecular modelling (MM) constructions.

The Extremophiles Handbook brings together the rapidly growing and often scattered information on microbial life in the whole range of extreme environments.

'The mind unlearns with difficulty what has long been impressed upon it.

The Complement FactsBook, Second Edition, provides in-depth insights and an overview of the components of the complement system.

Following its predecessor, the second edition of Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition presents exhaustive coverage of amino acids in the nutrition, metabolism and health of humans and other animals.

Bacteria and plants produce powerful toxins that can cause a variety of diseases, some of which are lethal for many animal species.

Extending the range of enzymatic catalysis by using non-aqueous media has now developed into a powerful approach in biochemistry and biotechnology.

Useful throughout history for their medical as well as other benefits, plant-derived compounds have gained particular importance recently, due to environmental factors.

Handbook of Cell Signaling, Three-Volume Set, 2e, is a comprehensive work covering all aspects of intracellular signal processing, including extra/intracellular membrane receptors, signal transduction, gene expression/translation, and cellular/organotypic signal responses.