Human biology

This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography.

An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevityand explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burdenOur ability to live for decades may seem like a modern luxury made possible by clean water and advances in medicine.

Questa guida approfondita sulla vitamina D offre una panoramica dettagliata sull'integrazione di colecalciferolo 10.

It is rocket science!

Discover the dynamic secrets of the explosive science of chemistry.

Discover the secrets of biology, from the simplest life forms through the astonishing variety of animal and plant life.

Elements with style!

The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural eraOver the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens.

A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal societyIn recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health-and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society.

Our ability to walk on two legs is not only a characteristic human trait but one of the things that made us human in the first place.

Découvrez un guide détaillé sur la vitamine D3, souvent appelée 'vitamine soleil', et son rôle essentiel dans notre organisme.

Our ability to walk on two legs is not only a characteristic human trait but one of the things that made us human in the first place.

Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Human Traits will address the science student human genetics market.

Human Blood Plasma Proteins gives an overview of the proteins found in human blood plasma, with special emphasis on their structure and function and relationship to pathological states and disease.

The Emergence of Humans is an accessible, informative introduction to the scientific study of human evolution.

This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of use and raising awareness of its limitations.

The evolution of the human brain and cognitive ability is one of the central themes of physical/biological anthropology.

Amyloid fibrils are associated with a range of pathological disorders including Alzheimer's Disease, Down's syndrome, diabetes, cardiomyopathies, and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Many different pathological conditions are currently under investigation as therapeutic targets of purines including cancer, cardiovascular conditions, behavioural disorders, inflammation, immunoregulation, and neuroendocrine function.

The mapping of human genes is proceeding rapidly.

T cells are a specialized population of immune cells that aid the immune system in combating various types of invading pathogens.

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.

Prominent clinicians and researchers from diverse disciplines discuss the basic cell and molecular biology of steroid action and sex steroids' effects on the nervous and immune systems.

Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory.

Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory.

This fascinating book draws it subject matter from a range of relevant disciplines that extend from molecular nutrition, nutritional sciences, and nutrition dietetics through to genetics, genomics, and anthropology.

O brave new world, That has such people in t!

An essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years.

Una inusual aproximación a nuestro cuerpo para entender cómo y por qué es así, a partir del relato de los cientos de millones de años de evolución que nos han hecho ser como somos.

Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Third Edition presents the methodology for biological aging studies.

The Plasma Proteins: Structure, Function, and Genetic Control is a systematic account of the structure, function, and genetic control of plasma proteins.

The Red Blood Cell, Second Edition, Volume I provides information pertinent to red blood cells, which is the most intensely studied human tissue.

The Plasma Proteins: Structure, Function, and Genetic Control, Second Edition, Volume III is an eight-chapter treatise that describes the plasma proteins in a systematic integrated manner.

Methods of Hormone Radioimmunoassay, Second Edition is a compilation of radioimmunoassay techniques for the quantification of hormones.

Neural Control of Circulation presents an in-depth view of specialized areas in the neural regulation of the circulatory system that have been the subject of intensive research, the historical basis and theory from which those investigations evolved, and directions for future studies.

Cognitive Processing in the Right Hemisphere discusses different theories and concepts involved in the cognitive function of the right hemisphere.

The Breast: Morphology, Physiology, and Lactation covers the mammary morphology and function related to endocrine physiology, as well as the pathophysiologic disorders, such as galactorrhea.

Microcirculation as Related to Shock contains the proceedings of the 1967 Conference on the Microcirculation as Related to Shock held at Boston University.

Advances in Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Volume 5, presents three papers that cover the different physiological and chemical aspects of biology, from functional morphology at one end to behavior at the other end of the spectrum.

Coagulation: Current Research and Clinical Applications presents the proceedings of a symposium on Current Topics in Coagulation, held in Seattle, Washington on May 18-19, 1972.

Functions of the Right Cerebral Hemisphere discusses the studies of the different functions served by the right hemisphere in light of knowledge as well as normal and clinical studies on the subject.

Angiotensin and Blood Pressure Regulation examines the role of angiotensin in blood pressure regulation, with emphasis on its ability to influence the inotropic state directly via activation of myocardial receptors and indirectly by potentiating the release of catecholamines from sympathetic nerve terminals.

Neurotransmitter Release: The Neuromuscular Junction is a collection of papers presented at a small meeting organized in the University of Milan to honor Bruno Ceccarelli.

Lipoprotein(a) presents the proceedings of the International Symposium, held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 2-3, 1988.

An Introduction to Microcirculation is written in response to the need for a book containing the most basic information about microcirculation.

Dimensions in Health Research: Search for the Medicines of Tomorrow is a collection of papers presented at the 1977 Symposium on Dimensions in Health Research: Search for the Medicines of Tomorrow, held in Basel, Switzerland, sponsored by the Roche Research Foundation for Scientific Exchange and Biomedical Collaboration.

Idiotypes and Lymphocytes reviews the progress made in the study of the idiotypes of lymphocytes, particularly the discovery that a vast spectrum of possible relationships between cells and antibodies and communications between various subsets of T- and B-lymphocytes exist within the immune system.

Inactivity: Physiological Effects describes the physiological deconditioning inherent in inactivity and immobilization.

Vascular Smooth Muscle: Metabolic, Ionic, and Contractile Mechanisms addresses the vascular smooth muscle function by describing plasma lipoprotein structure, synthesis, and transport in relation to the concepts of altered vascular smooth muscle lipid metabolism leading to the genesis of atherosclerotic disease.

Brainstem Control of Spinal Cord Function summarizes the research findings on major bulbospinal control systems.