Humana Press: 634 books
Drug Development
Molecular Targets for GI Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999
The application of molecular techniques to gastroenterology continues to yield important advances in the development of drugs to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Important new drugs have emerged through the collaborative and complementary efforts of basic scientists, clinicians, and clinical researchers...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2000
A team of expert investigators and clinical researchers comprehensively review complement's basic biology, its role in disease, methods to measure its activity, and strategies for its inhibition in patients. Each chapter focuses on a specific area of basic and applied complement biology, spelling...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
In the summer of 1988, my developmental biology professor announced to the class that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) had finally been purified. Somehow, I never forgot the professor’s words. When I started working in Dr. Irv Weissman’s labo- tory at Stanford as a postdoctoral fellow, I realized...
From Local Invasion to Metastatic Cancer
Involvement of Distant Sites Through the Lymphovascular System
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
In human solid tumors, nodal status is the most important prognostic indicator for patient outcome. Recent developments in the sentinel lymph node concept have resulted in new procedures to define the first draining node as the primary gateway through which the cancer will spread. In From Local Invasion...
Pediatric Neoplasia
Advances in Molecular Pathology and Translational Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Pediatric Neoplasia: Advances in Molecular Pathology and Translational Medicine presents many of the major, relevant advances in molecular pathology that are occurring in the field of pediatric oncology and will serve as a useful overview for resident and attending physicians as well as scientists...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2008
As research has progressed, the cannabinoid CB 1 and CB 2 receptors have expanded significantly in importance within the neuroscience mainstream. In The Cannabinoid Receptors, leading experts introduce newcomers to the cannabinoid field with chapters covering cannabinoid ligand synthesis and structure...
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.
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.