Clinical and internal medicine

As a result of the molecular genetic analysis of development similar mechanisms for the regulation of gene expression are found in a wide range of organisms.

Provided here is an easily accessible introduction to themechanisms of DNA replication, regulation and thebiochemistry of cell cycle control.

In this volume a comprehensive review of membrane proteinsthat regulate complement and perforin-mediated cytolysis ispresented.

Many RNA viruses have been known for decades to be genetically and biologically quite variable.

Immunology is largely a science of observation and experimentation, and these approaches have lead to great increases in our knowledge of the genes, molecules and cells of the immune system.

Closely geared to general practice yet without neglecting basic theory, this book has retained so much appeal among readers .

Over the past 15 years, a multitude of new transluminal techniques have been developed, all designed to broaden the range of indications and improve the results of angioplasty.

Although prostaglandin El (PGE ) has been clinically available for a long 1 time, only in recent years has its effectiveness in peripheral arterial occlusive disease been confirmed in controlled studies.

Cardiovascular diseases are the principal cause of mortality in many developed countries and are increasing in importance in developing countries where communicable diseases are being brought under control.

Based on the results of the latest congress of the EuropeanAssociation for the Study of the Liver (EASL), this volumemakes excellent reading since it explores in detail therole of free radical reactions in liver diseases.

That pain is a serious clinical problem, which requiresconsiderable effortsby physicians and the nursing staff,has been stressed in numerous publications.

Diabetes Guide adopts a novel "e;non-textual"e; approach to thedissemination ofcomprehensive, up-to-date information onthe theory and practice of diabetology.

In diesem Buch wird die aktuelle Diagnostik des lokalisierten Prostatakarzinoms durch den Pathologen und den Urologen dargestellt, wobei besondere Beachtung der Immunhistochemie, dem prostataspezifischen Antigen und bildgebenden Verfahren geschenkt wird.

Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) cannot be cured bysurgery alone.

Increasingly, pathologists are being confronted with the effects of a number of complex devices on the body.

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the mostrecent trends in human leukemia, as presented at the NinthWilsede Meeting.

Dermatology is a complex and puzzling world of itching bumps, pim- ples, and rashes.

The last few years have witnessed major developments in molecular biology which have had a significant impact on biomedical knowledge.

Canine parvovirus (CPV), a new virus of the Canidae firstappeared during the 1970s, but disease caused by this viruswas not reported until 1978.

Since the establishment of magnetic resonance imaging theclinical diagnostic of the head and neck has improvedsubstantially and, therefore, in many cases this techniqueis used in the first place of radiological diagnosis.

A great deal of new information has been obtained during thepast four years, and this monograph provides a clear andwell reviewed update on biochemical mechanisms and theresults of important new clinical studies using theinterferons.

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for informa- tion, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Molecular recognition undoubtedly governs any aspect ofcellular interaction.

In this book current knowledge of the pathophysiology of shock, sepsis and multi organ failure is presented.

Im Verlaufe der arteriellen Hypertonie sind funktionelle und strukturelle Veränderungen des linken Ventrikels und der Koronargefäße nachweisbar, die unabhängig voneinander zu einer gestörten Pumpfunktion des Herzens führen und deren prognostische Bedeutung und klinische Wertigkeit erst in den letzten Jahren erkannt wurden und hier ausführlich erörtert werden.

On March 27, 1990, the National Cancer Institute sponsored a workshop on the epidemiology of multiple myeloma, held at the National Institutes of Health.

In the last decade there has been a growing interest in the study of the interactions between the heart and the brain, especially in the field of cerebral ischemia.