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This volume contains papers that were presented and discussed at The 1996 Interna­ tional Symposium on Programmed Cell Death, which was held in the Shanghai Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on September 8-12, 1996. Apoptosis has attracted great attention in the past several years....

Respiratory System, 2nd Edition provides a concise and highly visual approach to the basic sciences and clinical pathology of this body system. This volume in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations (the CIBA "Green Books") has been expanded and revised by Dr. David Kaminsky to cover...

Suicide Risk Management: A Manual for Health Professionals is a short, clearly written book that provides practical guidance on how to manage the suicidal or potentially suicidal patient. Written by two expert teachers, the book has been used in courses for trainee psychiatrists and for health professionals...

L'œil est l'organe de la vision (cf.  vision -Neurophysiologie); récepteur des phénomènes lumineux, l'œil les focalise pour projeter l'image sur la rétine qu'il renferme . Celle-ci, à son tour, analyse cette image, commence à la coder et, par l'intermédiaire du nerf optique puis des voies optiques...

L'importance biologique du foie humain est attestée par son volume et par sa densité cellulaire; il pèse environ 1,5 kg chez l'adulte et représente le 1/50 du poids du corps, formant ainsi la masse viscérale la plus volumineuse de l'organisme, avec près de trois cents milliards de cellules...

Since the late 1960s, there has been an acceleration of research focused on understanding how the efferent ducts, the epididymis, and the vas deferens function with respect to the maturation and storage of spermatozoa and as hormone dependent tissues. Another major interest in the epididymis is that...

The Aging Skeleton is a comprehensive and timely book on all aspects of the skeleton as it ages, including basic mechanisms and pathways as well as pathobiology. Chapters cover general aspects and models of aging, determinants and maintenance of peak bone mass, mechanisms of age-related bone loss,...

Der Autor ist ein Anatom, dem so mancherlei durch den Kopf geht, und eh' er es vergisst, schreibt er's auf. Oft sind es melancholische Gedanken, manchmal garstige, und manchmal welche, die er erheiternd findet. Versuchen Sie, die Geschichten als "Miniaturen" zu lesen. Filigrane, oft ein...

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Research into the 3D Physiological Human is a very active field focusing on the creation of patient-specific computer models for personalised healthcare. Reporting on how these models can simulate and provide a better understanding of human physiology and pathology, this book also looks at how the...

The muscular system is an intricate biological work  that consists of interrelated molecular, cellular, histological, and  organ activities. Each muscular function is determined by the type, form, and size of the muscular tissues. Without these intricate systemic functions, the muscular...

Histochemistry deals with the activities of chemical components in cells, and immunohistochemistry addresses the function of cell types in tissue or organs, such as those leading to acceptance or rejection of grafts or organs. This book is a methods volume focusing on antigen retrieval, particularly...