This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of research on the effect of elevated temperature on developmental programs and on the possible roles of heat shock proteins in normal development in animals and plants.
This volume contains the main proceedings of the fourth international conference on "e;Cancer Prevention 2006,"e; which was held during February 16-18, 2006, in St.
The broad field of neuro-ophthalmology encompasses lesions of both the afferent and efferent pathways, which can result from various etiologies: tumoral, paraneoplastic, vascular, inflammatory, infectious, or hereditary, just to name a few.
Clinical management and signs are the focus of this practical cardiogenetic reference for those who are involved in the care for cardiac patients with a genetic disease.
Recent advances in genetics and brain biochemistry point to the Abeta peptide as the major culprit in causing neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
Modern biology is moving away from reductionist approaches towards holistic studies that encompass whole genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes.
The book aims to be a handy compendium to the very voluminous texts of gastroenterology and hepatology existing in the knowledge market and provides the reader with an easy understanding of the bench knowledge (basic sciences) as they apply to bedside practice (clinical gastroenterology).
Now in its second edition, this concise textbook provides an overview of the field of nutrigenomics, a topic at the intersection of nutrition and genetics that explores how dietary molecules interact with our genome and epigenome to influence health and disease.
This book examines the toxicological and health implications of environmental epigenetics and provides knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach.
The skeleton is involved to a significant extent in more than 500 genetic and congenital syndromes and although the majority of these are individually rare, collectively they are not uncommon.
Profound progress has been made in the fields of chronobiology and psychobiology within the past decade, in theory, experiment and clinical application.
A decade after the publication of The Man Behind the Syndrome, which was warmly received, particularly by medical geneticists, syndromologists and those doctors from many different dis- ciplines with an interest in medical history, Peter and Greta Beighton now present the second volume of their work, promised ten years ago.
After 10 years, this second edition is extensively rewritten and updated and provides a source of information concerning all aspects of medullary thyroid carcinoma, including comprehensive actual references for interested scientists.
This book provides a practical guide to the use of biomarkers in the clinical decision-making process and the subsequent effect that they can have in the management of patients with a range of dermatological conditions.
Translational mitochondrial medicine applies the knowledge of experimental medicine in clinical practice, it is a prospective direction of the development of mitochondrial medicine.
Neurofibromatoses in Clinical Practice provides a succinct, accessible guide to the neurofibromatoses including diagnosis, management protocols and indications for referral to specialist centers.
The book aims to be a handy compendium to the very voluminous texts of gastroenterology and hepatology existing in the knowledge market and provides the reader with an easy understanding of the bench knowledge (basic sciences) as they apply to bedside practice (clinical gastroenterology).
This book deals with the research and use of embryonic stem cells to combat a number of diseases and the legal limitations, arising mostly from bioethical concerns regarding human life.
By consistently dedicating efforts to multi-omic and other high-throughput technologies, it is expected that RNA therapies will have a vital role in future personalized medicine approaches for cancer therapy.
This edition, like the previous editions of this successful text, tries to summarize the controversies and discuss the scientific basis for various causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in depth and to clarify the various treatment modalities.
This textbook introduces fundamental knowledge and the latest developments in genomics and explains their relevance to nursing practice, using case studies and activities to help readers to apply their learning.
This textbook introduces fundamental knowledge and the latest developments in genomics and explains their relevance to nursing practice, using case studies and activities to help readers to apply their learning.
This edition, like the previous editions of this successful text, tries to summarize the controversies and discuss the scientific basis for various causes of recurrent pregnancy loss in depth and to clarify the various treatment modalities.
