Cellular biology (cytology)

Infections caused by parasites are still a major global health problem.

This book provides information regarding three major aspects of A metabolism: generation from its precursor, degradation within the brain, and transport out of the brain.

Somatostatin is a peptide isolated originally from the hypothalamus and considered as an inhibitor of growth hormone secretion.

Substantial proportions of the genome of most eukaryotes, including those of metazoan parasites, are comprised of repetitive sequences.

This handbook is a therapeutic manual designed as a quick, practical guide and reference for house officers, fellows, pharmacists and nurses on the bone marrow transplant unit.

This book discusses the principles, applications, benefits, and pitfalls of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery, and provides information on the surgical strategies adopted and the anesthetic management considerations for patient undergoing OPCAB surgery.

The attraction of plastic surgery is its tremendous scope, and the multitude of approaches for every clinical situation.

This handbook is a ready reference guide for organ procurement and preservation.

The tumor necrosis factor/receptor [TNF/TNFR] superfamily consists of more than 20 transmembrane proteins with conserved N-terminal cysteine-rich domains [CRDs] in the extracellular ligand binding region.

This book highlights proteasome structures and how they are related to different aspects of proteasome function.

This book represents the first compilation of the major research findings regarding Maspin a mammary serpin (or serine) protease inhibitor.

This volume is a timely and comprehensive description of the many facets of DNA and RNA modification-editing processes and to some extent repair mechanisms.

Using as a theme the encounter between protozoan parasites and macrophages, this volume brings together cell biologists, immunologists and protozoologists to review current developments in this broad and dynamic research area.

This book addresses one of the largest unmet needs in transplantation, the need to reduce late allograft loss.

Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal genetic disorder that was first identified almost 62 years ago by Alfred Cockayne and was named after him.

This book contains core Emergency Medicine information in an abbreviated, succinct form, useful to house staff and medical students.

The safety, effectiveness, and utility of medical nanorobotic devices will critically depend upon their biocompatibility with human organs, tissues, cells, and biochemical systems.

Miniaturization in the fields of chemistry and molecular biology has resulted in the "e;lab-on-a-chip.

This book on ancient fishes unites the work of many specialists coming from different areas of biology.

T cells play a vital role mediating adaptive immunity, a specific acquired resistance to an infectious agent produced by the introduction of an antigen.

The scope of the book is to highlight the diverse roles of cilia in human development and disease.

This book discusses glycobiology and various forms of human diseases.

This book focuses on four of the hallmarks of aging: aspartic acid racemization, advanced glycation end products, telomere shortening and mitochondrial mutations; describing their role in aging and diseases; and their application to age-at-death estimation in forensic sciences in greater depth, displaying the interconnecting pathways among these processes.

This book discusses the different regulatory pathways for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products implemented by national agencies in North and South America, Europe and Asia and by international bodies in the effort of international harmonization.

Manny and Me tells the story of a chance encounter between a praying mantis and a young boy that develops into an enduring summer friendship.

This book provides a resource of current understandings about various aspects of the biology of spermatogonia in mammals.

This detailed collection gathers both established and recent technical procedures to study the Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT) complexes in a wide range of biological systems: Archaea, A.

This book provides a resource of current understandings about various aspects of the biology of spermatogonia in mammals.

The interactions of cells with their surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a pivotal role in driving normal cell behavior, from development to tissue differentiation and function.

This book will cover the cutting-edge developments in molecular and cellular mechanobiology to date.

This book aims to bridge the gap in understanding how protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), which carry out the reverse reaction of tyrosine phosphorylation, feature in cancer cell biology.

This volume examines the role of mitochondria in different types of cell death, including apoptotic and necrotic cell deaths.

This book explores the regenerative properties of fetal stem cells, from feto-maternal cell traffic through perinatal stem cells, with a discussion of key topics including stem cell banking, drug screening, in utero stem cell transplantation and ethical considerations.

This book sheds new light on the physiology, molecular biology and pathophysiology of epithelial ion channels and transporters.

This book covers recent developments in the non-standard asymptotics of the mathematical narrow escape problem in stochastic theory, as well as applications of the narrow escape problem in cell biology.

Over 98% of the human genome contains non-coding DNA sequences.

The aim of the book is to discuss the application of molecular pathology in cancer research, and its contribution in the classification of different tumors and identification of potential molecular targets, as well as how this knowledge may be translated into clinical practice, and the huge impact this field is likely to have in the next 5 to 10 years.

This book offers physiology teachers a new approach to teaching their subject that will lead to increased student understanding and retention of the most important ideas.

Hemoglobin defects, specifically sickle cell disease & thalassemia, combined, constitute the most common monogenic disorders in the world.

This book surveys healthy and diseased vascular systems in a multitude of model organisms and systems.

This volume addresses the structural and functional roles of the cytoskeleton and its dysfunctions which often lead to disease.

This volume describes chemical approaches to assess ion channel structure, function and pharmacology.

Abiotic stresses such as high temperature, low-temperature, drought, and salinity limit crop productivity worldwide.

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The book considers signaling events from the zygote embryo through to the blastocyst with relevant data from embryonic stem (ES) cells, including dialogue with the extracellular environment and with the maternal tract during the implantation process.

This book consists of 23 essays about prominent people and events in the history of respiratory physiology.

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Receptor Tyrosine Kinase: Structure, Functions and Role in Human Disease, for the first time, systematically covers the shared structural and functional features of the RTK family.

This book provides a theoretical background of branching processes and discusses their biological applications.

This authoritative volume examines immunohistochemical methods aimed at investigating the toxicologic pathology of rodent, non-human primate and aquatic animal tissues.