Haematology

TQM AND TAYLORISM; HOW THEY COMPARE H.

These Proceedings contain the contributions of the partIcIpants of the Third International Symposium on Dendritic Cells that was held in Annecy, France, from June 19 to June 24, 1994.

Scintigraphic imaging with radiolabeled blood elements has continued to be a useful diagnostic modality.

th It is a great pleasure for me to open the jubilee 25 International Symposium on Blood Transfusion here in Groningen.

There should be, and in the best of cases there is, a synergy between basic research and patient care.

Progress in Basic and Clinical Immunology is a result of the 14th European Immunology Meeting - EFIS 2000, held in Poznan, Poland, on 23-27 September 2000.

The idea to compile recent results on the ectoenzymes aminopeptidase N/CD13 and dipeptidylpeptidase IV/CD26 arose from the great interest given by readers world-wide to the two proceedings volumes edited by us in 1997 and 2000 (Ansorge and Langner, 1997; Langner and Ansorge, 2000).

Within the last few years, iron research has yielded exciting new insights into the under- standing of normal iron homeostasis.

There have been many changes in the field of coagulation during the past decade.

This is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and biology of multiple myeloma and related plasma disorders.

Soft tissue tumors are a large and heterogeneous group of tumors and pseudotumors with a spectrum of behavior from benign to frankly malignant.

Stem cells are the building blocks for all other cells in an organism.

Molecular Genetic Pathology, Second Edition presents up-to-date material containing fundamental information relevant to the clinical practice of molecular genetic pathology.

Typically, manuals of pediatric hematology-oncology are written by specialists from high-income countries, and usually target an audience with a sub-specialist level of training, often assisted by cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment facilities.

Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood integrates the history, epidemiology, pathology, pathophysiology, and therapeutics of modern neoplastic hematopathology.

Experimental Hematology Today - 1989 comprises selected papers presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Experimental Hematology, July 16-20, 1989, Paris, France.

Experimental Hematology Today - 1988 presents the latest results of research reflecting the diverse interests of basic and clinical hematologists.

The International Workshop - Conference on Atherosclerosis was held at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, September 1 - 3, 1975.

Plasma fractionation and blood transfusion are inherently linked.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE BLOOD BANK H.

In 1628 William Harvey published his discovery of the existence of the microcirculation which he deduced from careful anatomical and physiological study.

As a clinical discipline blood transfusion encompasses enormous vista, vary- ing from biotechnology to molecular biology, from plasma products, cell biology and growth factors to interleukines.

This symposium is devoted to Biotechnology in Blood Transfusion; there are 22 experts discussing the state of the art in the application of monoclonal anti- bodies, recombinant DNA technologies and heterologous expression systems to the improvement and sometimes replacement of blood products, charac- terization of blood constituents, and the effect of these developments on blood transfusion procedures.

Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy?

The theme of this 14th International Symposium on Blood Transfusion is closely related to the work and scientific contributions of the Dutch cryobiology pioneer Dr.

Bone marrow transplantation has emerged as a major form of treatment for a broad range of human diseases.

It is an honour and a pleasure to welcome you all at this 20th annual International Symposium on Blood Transfusion in the Netherlands.

This volume presents the proceedings of the Fourth Annual Symposium on the Molecular Biology of Hemopoiesis, held in Reno, Nevada, November 1 and 2, 1988.

Cytokines are cellular growth factors which also provide communication between cells and their milieu.

This volume reports the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Workshop held at Cameron House Hotel, Loch Lomond, Scotland, from May 2 - 5, 1994.

This volume presents a practical approach for clinicians who work with patients afflicted with diseases of the lymphoid system and bone marrow.

The rapid and continuous upsurge of interesting data in the subject of tumor immunology necessitates the publication of an annual series to furnish the updated materials to the students, researchers, and clinicians in this rapidly advancing field.

Age is a nonreversible risk factor for atherosclerosis.

In 1868, Ernst Neumann recognized that blood cells re- quire continuous replenishment during postnata1life.

This book is not a "e;proceedings"e; volume.

David Kuter and a host of leading international researchers summarize in one volume all the knowledge of thrombopoietins (TPO) available today.

Siegmund J.

This volume documents our growing understanding of the human major histocompatibility complex.

During the past decade, there have been numerous direct and indirect scientific contributions to both the etiology and therapy of aplastic anemia and related bone marrow failure syndromes.

All medical specialists who must contend with the possibility of thrombosis will be interested in Anticoagulation.

Authoritative experts in transfusion medicine describe in critical detail the most important procedures for obtaining, selecting, and transfusing red blood cells to patients.

This book describes the search for a safer blood for transfusion by implementing a pathogen reduction step during blood processing, as told by a participant in this quest.