Medical equipment and techniques

This volume not only discusses various common biobanking topics, it also delves into less-discussed subjects such as what is needed to start a biobank, training of new biobanking personnel, and ethnic representation in biospecimen research.

Combined modularized therapies for metastatic cancer are pointing to central problems of communication among 'systems participators'.

Handbook of Studies on Depression is a collection of papers on the research and general overview of studies on depression from many countries of the world.

The Mouse in Biomedical Research, Volume II: Diseases is a compilation of papers detailing infectious diseases of the mouse.

Although phosphorylation of proteins on tyrosine is relatively rare compared to phosphorylation on serine or threonine residues, the past two decades of research into PTP function have led to a great appreciation of the critical role PTPs have in regulating basic cellular processes.

Pharmaceutical companies are spending increasing amounts of money on drug discovery and development.

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation: Signal Transduction in Inflammatory Cells, Part A is a collection of papers that discusses the mechanisms of the transduction of signals linking stimulated receptors and cellular function.

This volume collects the lecture notes (ordered alphabetically according to the first author surname) of the talks delivered by the main speakers at the Erice 2007 International School of Crystallography, generously selected by NATO as an Advanced Study Institute (# 982582).

This volume covers the topics presented at the 3rd International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment and Cellular Stress by an international community of researchers.

PREFACE The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture is involved in agricultural research and development and assists Member States of FAO and IAEA in improving strategies to ensure food security through the use of nuclear techniques and related biotechnologies, where such techniques have a valuable and often unique role.

Genetic Counseling Research: A Practical Guide is the first text devoted to research methodology in genetic counseling.

Cancer Clinical Trials: Current and Controversial Issues in Design and Analysis provides statisticians with an understanding of the critical challenges currently encountered in oncology trials.

Carl Edward Sagan's (1934-1996) one of the famous quotation was "e;Who are we?

This volume demonstrates advanced strategies in biomedical sciences and healthcare focused on suboptimal health conditions in the framework of Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (3PM/PPPM).

This book is the result of thousands of encounters with tube-fed infants and their families over the past four decades.

Finding the new remedy for a certain disease: an inspired goal.

This book focuses on nanorobotic agents and stem cells for biomedical applications.

Recent introduction of HPV vaccines has raised hopes for immunization against cervical cancer and for the first time in the history of humanity for eradication of one malignant disease.

Medical students and junior and senior doctors are frequently called upon to give research presentations, write reports, and answer exam questions on specific areas of medical research.

This textbook introduces the basics of protein structure and logically explains how to use online software to explore the information in protein structure databases.

Differential Oral Diagnosis in Systemic Disease focuses on oral manifestations of systemic disease, including glomerulonephritis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, and lung infection.

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been established as promising biomolecular targets for novel drug design and discovery against numerous major disease conditions including various cancers, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, inflammatory diseases, and more.

The book explains how to understand cognition in terms of brain anatomy, physiology and chemistry, using an approach adapted from techniques for understanding complex electronic systems.

The book provides a fascinating overview about current and sophisticated developments in applied entomology that are powered by molecular biology and that can be summarized under a novel term: insect biotechnology.

This issue of International Review of Neurobiology brings together cutting-edge research on tissue engineering of the peripheral nerve.

This edited book focuses on the role and use of VR for healthcare professions in both health and rehabilitation settings.

Volume 63 in the internationally acclaimed Advances in Clinical Chemistry contains chapters authored by world renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists.

In recent years, there has been an explosion of research focused on using technology in healthcare, including web- and mobile- health assessment and intervention tools, as well as smartphone sensors and smart environments for monitoring and promoting health behavior.

This book delves into the various aspects of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and its role in cardiovascular disorders.

This book fills in a gap in the NO literature.

At its present rate of growth, atherosclerosis will be the major cause of death from disease by the year 2020.

This volume of Advances in Cancer Research begins with a "e;Foundations in Cancer Research"e; articles by Harold Varmus.

As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile.

The development of more effective treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders requires scientific progress on a broad front.

The work presented in this monograph marks a new era, we believe, both in the development of quantitative anatomy of the lung, and in the correlation of anatomy with physiology.

This second edition of a pioneering technical work in biomedical informatics provides a very readable treatment of the deep computational ideas at the foundation of the field.

This book discusses unique ion channels and transporters that are located within epithelial tissues of various organs including the kidney, intestine, pancreas and respiratory tract.

This unique book provides a comprehensive description of fluorescence probes and the methodology for the study and diagnostics of oncology.

Asceptic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing II explores the sophisticated technology, developments, and applications that allow aseptic processing to approach the sterility levels achieved with terminal sterilization.

This book provides an overview of the drug discovery process from natural sources such as plants and microbes.

Updated edition of this bestselling book, now extended to include quality and risk management in the ART clinic.

Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: For Practitioners and Students, Fourth Edition provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of the diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.

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Mammalian spermatozoa have complex structures.