Provide a comprehensive and engaging student-centred approach to Human and Social Biology with an updated textbook aligned to the latest CSEC syllabus for examination from June 2022.
Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology.
Adhesion in Biological Systems summarizes the knowledge of adhesion in the presence of moisture, a condition required in almost all biological systems.
Methods in Cancer Stem Cell Biology: Part A, Volume 170 in the Methods in Cell Biology series highlights advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on timely topics, including Orthotopic brain tumor models derived from glioblastoma stem-like cells, RNA sequencing in hematopoietic stem cells, Generation of inducible pluripotent stem cells from human dermal fibroblasts, In vitro preparation of dental pulp stem cell grafts combined with biocompatible scaffolds for tissue engineering, Gene expression knockdown in chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells, Identification and isolation of slow-cycling GSCs, Assessment of CD133, EpCAM, and much more.
This volume provides an integrated account of our current understanding of the functions of D-type cyclins during development and tumorigenesis, with special emphasis on the kinase-independent functions of these proteins.
This book offers a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to excitation-contraction-coupling in smooth and striated mus- cles, including the myocardium.
Recent studies in human genetics and in silico analyses have revealed that a number of genes are head-head orientated with other genes or non-coding RNAs.
Provides a multidisciplinary approach to the study of energetics of secretion responses by combining the knowledge and expertise of leading authorities from various fields.
A cell is the smallest unit of living matter that is able to function independently, consisting of protoplasm a complex living material -and made up of three basic parts, a nucleus, cytoplasm and a cell membrane.
Several milestones in biology have been achieved since the first publication of the Handbook of Molecular and Cellular Methods in Biology and Medicine.
Hematopoiesis, the latest volume in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology, covers hematopoiesis, with contributions from an international board of authors.
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (MAPKs): Activation, Functions and Regulation opens with a summary of the present knowledge about MAPK, with special emphasis on p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase.
Studies of receptors, ion channels, and other membrane proteins require a solid understanding of the structural principles of these important biomolecules.
Protozoa and Human Disease is a textbook on medically important protozoa and the diseases they cause for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals.
This detailed volume explores the field of bacterial virulence and the effort to understand how microbial interaction with a host results in the pathology of a specific disease.
This volume provides an up-to-date collection of protocols describing some of the key methods to investigate the integrated stress response (ISR), a vital evolutionarily conserved mechanism that enables eukaryotic cells to adapt to stress conditions and alter their gene expression programs.
This book provides an up-to-date overview of key areas of ageing research with a special focus on anti-ageing intervention strategies, which are currently very much at the forefront of ageing studies.
Mitochondria and Bacterial Pathogens, Part B, Volume 375 discusses different pathogenic mechanisms that converge on the ability of bacteria to control the mitochondrial compartment of host cells.
Cell and Tissue Destruction: Mechanisms, Protection, and Disorders provides an overview of the main mechanisms responsible for degradation in human beings and summarizes important strategies to counter these mechanisms.
This book explores the major cytokines, such as IL-1 and IFN-y, with respect to the regulation of their gene expression and protein production in specific immune cell types.
Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms - Part B, Volume 366 in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.