Pathology

It has been well recognized that following an ischemicinsult many nerve cells of the brain are not killedoutright, but may suffer a "e;delayed neuronal death"e; or evenrecover.

Band 3 der Reihe Ökosystem Darm befaßt sich mit den Abwehrmechanismen im Magen-Darm-Trakt.

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

The examination of excavated human bone finds is mainly the domain of anthropologists and forensic pathologists, the former working with ancient and historical specimens, the latter with modern finds.

ADP-ribosylating toxins have been the focus of intensive research for more than 30 years.

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

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.

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

Diese Monographie gibt auf der Grundlage umfangreicher eigener Untersuchungen einen aktuellen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Immunhistochemie in der klinischen und experimentellen Neuroonkologie.

The present volume contains 17 lectures of the 41 st Mosbach Colloquium of the Gesellschaft fiir Biologische Chemie, held from April 5-7, 1990 on the topic "e;The Molecular Basis of Bacterial Metabolism"e;.

In contrast to dementia of the Alzheimer type, the subject of dementia subsequent to cerebral ischemia has been discussed rather rarely.

Ökosystem Darm II setzt den interdisziplinären Dialog fort, der mit dem vor einem Jahr erschienenen Band "Ökosystem Darm: Morphologie, Mikrobiologie, Immunologie - Klinik und Therapie akuter und chronischer entzündlicher Darmerkrankungen" begonnen wurde.

and the development of resistance such recommenda- The aim of this atlas is to provide clear guidance and a source of quick and easy reference for all physicians tions can, of course, only be of a general nature in an dealing with patients suffering from exotic skin diseases atlas such as this.

Our current understanding of a/~ T cell receptor (TCR) ex- pressing T cells advanced from function and specificity to the molecular organization ofthe TCR.

An integrated retrovirus effectively becomes part of the cellular genome, but with the difference that the virus to a large extent retains control over its own expression through nontranslated sequences in the long terminal repeat (L TR).

This is the ninth volume in a series dealing with induced lesions in laboratory animals.

In spite of a long history of intense investigation the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies remain a poorly understood family of neurodegenerative diseases.

The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) was established in 1978 to stimulate and support scientific research and educational programs related to nutrition, toxicology, and food safety, and to encourage cooper- ation in these programs among scientists in universities, industry, and government agencies to assist in the resolu- tion of health and safety issues.

The book provides a comprehensive account of ticks andtick-borne diseases occurring in tropical and subtropicalareas.

During the past ten years numerous new findings have been documented in the field of gynecological pathology, especially in respect of neoplasms.

PCR, developed at Cetus Corporation/USA by Henry A.

The eighth workshop in this series on Mechanisms in B-Cell Neoplasia 1990 was held in Wilson Hall at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland on March 28-30.

This volume forms part of a prestigious series and covers the latest advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of asthma.

Ersticken - sei es mit Todesfolge oder mit Überleben des Opfers - gehört zu den häufigsten Formen mechanischer Gewalteinwirkung und zu den zentralen Themen in der forensischen Pathologie.

Rarely have the many mechanisms that might underlie neural plasticity been examined as explicitly as they are in this broad, lavishly illustrated treatment of plasticity in the somatosensory system.

This two-volume treatise, the collected effort of more than 50 authors, represents the first comprehensive survey of the chemistry and biology of the set of molecules known as peptide growth factors.

Eine der häufigsten Todesursachen bei AIDS ist die Infektion mit Pneumocystis carinii Pneumoni.

Helieobaeter pylori has recently been recognized as a new genus according to specific taxonomic criteria; the "e;popular"e; name Campylobaeter pylori has been corrected by scientific progress.

Candida, which was discovered more than a century ago as a causative organism of oral thrush, is now thought to potentially infect almost every tissue of the human body.

Bluetongue viruses (BTV) cause diseases that have serious economic consequences in ruminants (sheep, cattle) in many parts of the world.

Although immunologists know rather a lot about the manif- estation of immunological memory, an understanding of the mechanism of memory at cellular and biochemical levels eludes us.

Der vorliegende Band vermittelt einen interdisziplinären und deshalb auf seine Art ungewöhnlichen Überblick über neueste wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse, Störfaktoren und die praktisch-therapeutische Beeinflußbarkeit des Ökosystems Darm.

It has been said that the development of vaccines against a variety of infectious diseases is among the greatest triumphs of immunology.

The third component of complement, C3, is one of the most versatile proteins and an important participant in immune surveillance and immune response pathways.

This volume contains papers presented at the international conference on "e;Transgenic Mice and Mutants in MHC Research"e;, held in Bar Harbor, Maine, in June, 1989.

Fungal diseases have been with us from antiquity; interest in the chemo- therapy of fungal disease has exploded in the past decade.

The clinical and experimental effects of cytokines have been realized for a long time.

Due to the topology and structure of the lymph nodes, their role in the pathogenesis and development of diseases is a very special one.