In diesem fesselnden Buch "Das Wunder der Aminosäuren" wird ein faszinierender Einblick in die vielseitige Welt der Aminosäuren gegeben und ihre erstaunlichen Auswirkungen auf unser Wohlbefinden und Verhalten beleuchtet.
Every day, we are beset by millions of sounds-ambient ones like the rumble of the train and the hum of air conditioner, as well as more pronounced sounds, such as human speech, music, and sirens.
Features that characterize the aging process include the gradual accumulation of cell damage after prolonged exposure to oxidative and inflammatory events over a lifetime.
Explores How Our Skeletons And Muscles Are Made, How They Are Held Together, How Model Skeletons Help Us Learn And Understand Our Bodies, And The Importance Of Muscles.
Brain Hypoxia and Ischemia explores the various aspects of cell death and survival that are crucial for understanding the basic mechanisms underlying brain hypoxia and ischemia.
Continuing progress has been made in understanding the brain at the molecular, anatomic, and physiological levels in the years following the "e;Decade of the Brain,"e; with the results providing insight into the underlying basis of many neurological disease processes.
Functional selectivity refers to the ability of different ligands acting at one receptor subtype to activate multiple signaling pathways in unique combinations; that is, one drug can be an agonist at pathway A and an antagonist or partial agonist at pathway B, and another drug can have the reverse profile.
As sites of action for drugs used to treat schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease, dopamine receptors are among the most validated drug targets for neuropsychiatric disorders.
Novel Approaches into the Origins of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Fetal Physiology Foundation Over the past two decades, autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder that is defined by behavior and was once believed to be rare, became recognized in increasing numbers of children and recently received distinction as an "e;epidemic"e; [1].
Connexins: A Guide is a practical and valuable reference and text covering a wide scope of information about the connexin family of membrane channel proteins.
Nearly ten years after they published the first book devoted entirely to the Leydig cell, Matthew Hardy and Anita Payne have collaborated again to provide a comprehensive study of this fascinating and important cell type.
The aim of Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease is to provide comprehensive information regarding adipose tissue, its physiological functions and its role in disease.
It has been over 40 years since the original report by Salmon and Daughaday demon- strating that the ability of GH to stimulate sulfation of cartilage was mediated by a "e;sulfation factor.
There is a perception in the scientific community that the discipline of Physiology is in crisis, or at least, in a phase of profound transition and change.
No matter when you make changes in your life, you can still reap the benefits of bolstering your gut, reinvigorating its digestive and immune capabilities, and boosting your overall health.
Patients with mental and substance use disorders have shown higher rates of morbidity and mortality from medical illnesses than the general population, and physicians are also increasingly aware of adverse effects of psychiatric medications on metabolic and cardiovascular health.
Nearly 100 of the world's leading medical researchers and clinicians share their expertise on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of people with diabetes mellitus.