Biochemistry category: 2807 books
Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2009
Coronary artery disease is the most commonly encountered problem in adult cardiology in the world. Echocardiography is the most commonly used imaging modality encountered in cardiology practice in the world. Even though there are many Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) reference books and echocardiography...
Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
The second edition of this book is intended as a definitive text on biliary tract and gallbladder cancers. Specifically, it will serve as a single-source reference on the current knowledge base for the multidisciplinary management of such cancers and thus covers epidemiological, surgical, radiotherapy,...
Lung Cancer
Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Management With Special Reference to Radiotherapy
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
At first glance it appears that little has happened in our understanding of bronchogenic carcinoma, since five year survival rates have not changed appreciably over the past ten years. This is partially true, however the depth of our understanding has increased and will continue to do so at a rapid...
Atlas of CT Angiography
Normal and Pathologic Findings
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
This atlas presents normal and pathologic findings observed on CT angiography with 3D reconstruction in a diverse range of clinical applications, including the imaging of cerebral, carotid, thoracic, coronary, abdominal and peripheral vessels. The superb illustrations display the excellent anatomic...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2010
As increasing emphasis is placed on evidence-based medicine and the need to a rapid and clinically effective diagnosis of cardiac disease, so echocardiography is ever-more present at the forefront of cardiology. This book represents the current knowledge in the technique of cardiology and is designed...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Phospholipases generate lipid signaling molecules through their hydrolytic action on phospholipids and are known to regulate function of a variety of cells under normal and diseased conditions. While several physiological, biochemical and molecular techniques have identified key players involved in...
by Ya-Xiong Tao
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2009
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) transduce signals from a diverse array of endogenous ligands, including ions, amino acids, nucleotides, lipids, peptides, and large glycoprotein hormones. They are also responsible for our sensing of exogenous stimuli, including photons and odorants. GPCRs regulate...
Genomics of Pattern Recognition Receptors
Applications in Oncology and Cardiovascular Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
This book offers comprehensive information on the polymorphisms of genes encoding pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). Following a short description of the general role of PRRs in the immune system, the structure and function of Toll-like and NOD-like receptors are examined in detail. The main focus...
Sugar Chains
Decoding the Functions of Glycans
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
This book presents the latest breakthrough results in glycobiology regarding the roles of glycans in relation to quality control and transport of protein, the immune system, viral infection, stem cells, the neural system, and various diseases such as cancer, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary...
by Ali Salajegheh
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
This book is about “Angiogenesis”. A process in which new vasculature is formed from pre-existing capillaries. Angiogenesis process is associated with the proliferation and growth of both physiologically normal and neoplastic tissues, through the formation of vascular supply, essential for delivering...
Myocardium at Risk and Viable Myocardium
Evaluation by SPET
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The clinical use of nuclear cardiology for the assessment of myocardial ischemia continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. Part of the reason for this growth is the technical advances in single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT). SPECT has been shown to provide high contrast images...
Perioperative Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
A Practical Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2011
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable diagnostic modality now routinely used during cardiac surgery and in the intensive care unit. Increasingly, anesthesiologists trained in TEE provide the service in both settings where they face the challenge of integrating numerous current TEE...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Quantitative coronary angiography has become an invaluable tool for the interventional cardiologist, providing objective and reproducible measurements of coronary artery dimensions, which can be used to study progression or regression of coronary atherosclerosis, as well as the immediate and long...
Cardiovascular CT and MR Imaging
From Technique to Clinical Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
The availability and diffusion of high-performance technologies has strengthened the role of CT angiography and MR angiography as simple and reliable techniques for the characterization and treatment planning of the main diseases of the cardiocirculatory system, an understanding of which has become...