Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences

A good sport scientist and coach must understand both the underlying mechanisms and the practical application of training principles.

Women's healthcare regarding polycystic ovarian syndrome remains challenging.

Originally published in 1972, Homo Sapiens examines how humans emerged from among the millions of other species and achieved our unique position within the animal kingdom.

A clever blend of serious science, professional insight and disarming humour, The Members Club is a fascinating expert exploration of the penis.

This third of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5-volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development.

This volume looks at the latest methods used to study imaging techniques, metabolic tracing, and deep muscle phenotyping.

Leading workers in the field of human reproduction provideboth basic knowledge and useful practical information inthis book about the most critical phase in the developmentof a new human being: the first twelve weeks of life.

This book elucidates how advances in genomics research are being applied in connection with heart diseases.

This book deals with pathophysiology and pharmacology of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and describes new trends in SHR research from hemodynamic characteristics to immunological views.

Venous Ulcers, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive synthesis of evidence-based recommendations and the highest level of expertise from a leading group of doctors, which is a fundamental constituent for the appropriate management of nonhealing venous wounds in everyday practice.

Brings together new research demonstrating how evidence based on genetic phenomena should end any lingering controversy over human evolution.

Both the number of pediatric surgeons using minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and the number of operations involving MIS are increasing.

This book is a practical guide to the performance of ultrasonography in women of reproductive age for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility.

This new volume of Methods in Enzymology continues the legacy of this premier serial by containing quality chapters authored by leaders in the field.

Essential new textbook for senior undergraduates taking an introductory course in biomechanics and/or biomechanical engineering.

The 5th edition of this successful Glossary has been completely revised, updated and supplemented by up-to-date terms used in genetic engineering and molecular genetics.

Talks About Germs, How The Immune System Fights Germs, Preventing The Spread Of Germs, And How To Stay Healthy.

The present edition of The Human Central Nervous System differs considerably from its predecessors.

This detailed volume describes a spectrum of methods and protocols that can be used for the bench-to-bedside development and evaluation of retinal gene therapy.

Written by biomedical scientists and clinicians, with the purpose of disseminating the fundamental scientific principles that underpin medicine, this new edition of the Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences provides a clear, easily digestible account of basic cell physiology and biochemistry.

The surface modification of biomaterials plays a significant role in determining the outcome of biological-material interactions.

In three Volumes this mini book series presents current knowledge and new perspectives on cartilage as a specialized yet versatile tissue.

The rumen is an object of study for many types of biological scientist, from anatomists to microbiologists, and more recently even mathematicians.

This book provides a highly accessible introduction to anatomy and physiology.

Written by leading experts in the field as part of an interdisciplinary pan-European research program funded by the EU, the results provided in this booklet provide a unique and comprehensive overview of how microarray technology can be used in safely tracking the most highly dangerous pathogens.

Cardiac cell biology has come of age.

Pharmacogenomics supports personalized medicine by translating genome-based knowledge into clinical practice, offering enhanced benefit for patients and health-care systems at large.

Volume 2 has focused on aspects of the pituitary gland both anterior (growth hormone and prolactin receptors, and GH action) and posterior (vasopressin) pituitary.

Glomerular flltration represents one of the basic mechanisms in the function of an organism.

Forensic scientists working with human skeletal remains must be able to differentiate between human and non-human bones.

These proceedings showcase the best papers selected from more than 500 submissions, and introduce readers to the hottest research topics and the latest developmental trends in the theory and application of MMESE.

The book provides an intensive overview on exercise for cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment, from basic research to clinical practice.

The rise of the neutral theory of molecular evolution seems to have aroused a renewed interest in mathematical population genetics among biologists, who are primarily experimenters rather than theoreticians.

This book illustrates the importance and significance of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of various human diseases.

Von Willebrand Disease: Basic and Clinical Aspects provides an insight into all aspects of the condition.

This informative book discusses the latest research on the risk factors and therapeutics in dementia.

To celebrate the Center for Perinatal Biology's 40th Anniversary, an illustrious group gathered at Loma Linda University in February 2013.

Calcium-Binding Proteins in Health and Disease includes the papers prepared by the invited speakers as well as many of the free communications.

What do you know about the sense of taste?

An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology provides the student with the key concepts of cardiovascular physiology, from the fundamentals of how the cardiovascular system works in both health and disease, through to a consideration of more complex physiological mechanisms.

The definitive guide to genetic bone disorders, now revised and expanded with glossy photographs and radiographs"e;Brilliantly written and produced and deserves to be on the shelves of all pediatric radiologists.