Humana imprint: 863 books
Neurosteroids
A New Regulatory Function in the Nervous System
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 1999
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Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2003
In recent years, significant gains have been made in the cloning and identification of numerous genes that produce neurobehavioral disorders, as well as in the ability of neuropsychological tests to accurately assess and evaluate cognitive deficits and behavioral dysfunction. In Genetics and Genomics...
Autism
Current Theories and Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2008
Creative thinking and collaborative scientific research have advanced our understanding of autism, and we are now beginning to synthesize the data into evidence and theories. Autism: Current Theories and Evidence presents current theories about autism and the evidence that supports them. The goal...
New Strategies in Stroke Intervention
Ionic Transporters, Pumps, and New Channels
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
Ischemic brain damage represents a major source of morbidity and mortality in westernized society and poses a significant financial burden on the health care system. To date, few effective therapies have been realized. Recent evidence, however, suggests that channels, pumps, and ionic exchangers are...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
Denis Noble Nearly a decade after completion of the first draft of the entire Human Genome sequence we are in a better position to assess the nature and the consequences of that heroic achievement, which can be seen as the culmination of the molecular biological revolution of the second half of the...
Highly Selective Neurotoxins
Basic and Clinical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 1997
Expert researchers critically review and evaluate the most common and important neurotoxins used today in neuroscience research. Each informative chapter thoroughly describes the significant mechanisms of action of a neurotoxin, as well as fully discussing the limits on their use and their clinical...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
This new edition covers the latest knowledge on opiate receptors and related receptor subtypes. It discusses many topics pertaining to the unique integrated approach of correlating the biochemical, physiological and pharmacological aspects of opiate reaction.
CNS Cancer
Models, Markers, Prognostic Factors, Targets, and Therapeutic Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Cancers of the central nervous system are among the most lethal of human neoplasms. They are recalcitrant to even intensive multimodality therapies that include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Moreover, especially in children, the consequences of these therapies can itself be devastating...
Hormesis
A Revolution in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Hormesis is a poorly understood phenomenon affecting all forms of life on earth. This groundbreaking book summarizes and analyzes the various positives of hormesis in an attempt to reveal hormesis as a fundamental principle of biomedical sciences as a whole.
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Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
The striatum is the principal input structure of the basal ganglia. Numerically, the great majority of neurons in the striatum are spiny projection neurons, which produce the inhibitory output of the striatum to the globus pallidum and substantia nigra. The major glutamatergic afferents to the striatum...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2001
As the average life expectancy of many populations throughout the world increases, so to does the incidence of such age-related neurodegenerative disorders as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. Rapid advances in our understanding of the molecular genetics and environmental factors...
Neurotherapeutics
Emerging Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 1995
Neuroscience's inherent complexity and rapid growth mean that no one can keep abreast of all the changes across the field. We each bring a necessarily narrow perspective. Neurotherapeutics: Emerg ing Strategies is an attempt to provide some diverse perspectives within the hunt for new drugs to treat...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections covers common bacterial pathogenic agents, with the most effective methods for their identification and classification in the light of their specific epidemiology. The book will be a valuable resource for molecular typing of infectious diseases agents encountered...
Translational Stem Cell Research
Issues Beyond the Debate on the Moral Status of the Human Embryo
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2010
For many years, the ethical discussion surrounding human embryonic stem cell research has focused on the moral status of the embryo. This text takes a wider moral berth and focuses on numerous ethical, legal and social aspects involved in translating the results of stem cell research into diagnostic...