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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Currently, there are tremendous advances being made in understanding the basic science of both the structure and function of botulinum neurotoxins. This knowledge is opening up opportunities in regard to both therapeutic uses and treatment and protection options for civil and bio-defense applications....
by Anthony A. Nash, Robert G. Dalziel, J. Ross Fitzgerald
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2015
Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease is the landmark book in the field of infectious disease. The new, revised edition of this work provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the mechanisms of microbial infection and the pathogenesis of infectious disease. Presented in a clear, accessible...
Gene Therapy of Cancer
Translational Approaches from Preclinical Studies to Clinical Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Gene therapy as a treatment for cancer is at a critical point in its evolution. Exciting new developments in gene targeting and vector technology, coupled with results from the first generation of preclinical and clinical studies have led to the design and testing of new therapeutic approaches. The...
Epigenetics of Aging and Longevity
Translational Epigenetics vol 4
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Epigenetics of Aging and Longevity provides an in-depth analysis of the epigenetic nature of aging and the role of epigenetic factors in mediating the link between early-life experiences and life-course health and aging. Chapters from leading international contributors explore the effect of adverse...
The Science and Business of Drug Discovery
Demystifying the Jargon
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
The Science and Business of Drug Discovery is written for those who want to learn about the biopharmaceutical industry and its products whatever their level of technical knowledge. Its aim is to demystify the jargon used in drug development, but in a way that avoids over simplification and the resulting...
Paraoxonase (PON1) in Health and Disease
Basic and Clinical Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The paraoxonase or PON family of genes resides on human chromosome 7q2t-22 in the order PONt, PON3 and PON2. PONt was one of the early genes identified as an environmentally relevant gene, in that it is important in determining an individual's sensitivity or resistance to exposure from specific organophosphorus...
by Gregory S. Makowski
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 71, is the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series. This latest volume contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians, and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest and most up-to-date technologies...
by G. Lawton, David R. Witty
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
Progress in Medicinal Chemistry provides a review of eclectic developments in medicinal chemistry. This volume continues in the serial's tradition of providing an insight into the skills required of the modern medicinal chemist; in particular, the use of an appropriate selection of the wide range...
by Delphine Felder-Flesch
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Nanomedicine can take advantage of the recent developments in nanobiotechnology research for the creation of platforms with superior drug carrier capabilities, selective responsiveness to the environment, unique contrast enhancement profiles, and improved accumulation at the disease site. This book...
Cardiovascular Physiology Neural Control Mechanisms
Proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Budapest, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Cardiovascular Physiology Neural Control Mechanisms contains the proceedings of the symposia of the 28th International Congress of Physiology held in Budapest between 13 and 19 of July, 1980.
Organized into six parts, this book begins with an elucidation of the integrative role of the autonomic nervous...
Ligand Efficiency Indices for Drug Discovery
Towards an Atlas-Guided Paradigm
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
The purpose of Ligand Efficiency Indices for Drug Discovery: Towards an Atlas-Guided Paradigm is to introduce in a concise and self-contained form the concepts, ideas, applications and examples of efficiency-driven drug discovery to the biomedical community at large. The book emphasizes the use of...
Human Health
The Contribution of Microorganisms
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Human Health: The Contribution of Microorganisms is the first major work to concentrate on probiotics in humans. It presents both new and established data on the origins and importance of commensal floras, the history and characteristics of probiotics, the use of probiotics in clinical situations,...
Improving the Safety and Quality of Milk
Improving Quality in Milk Products
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
Consumers demand quality milk with a reasonable shelf-life, a requirement that can be met more successfully by the milk industry through use of improved processes and technologies. Guaranteeing the production of safe milk also remains of paramount importance. Improving the safety and quality of milk...
Immunology
Volume 1: Immunotoxicology, Immunopathology, and Immunotherapy
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Immunology, Volume 1: Immunotoxicology, Immunopathology, and Immunotherapy discusses the investment of time, effort and finance that go into making progress in preventing and/or curing serious diseases by using standard treatments (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and hormone therapy). The use...