Published February, 2013
By Oded Sperling
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Major contributions to the knowledge of normal purine metabolism in man have derived from the study of inborn errors in patients with purine disorders, specifically complete and partial hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency.

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Published February, 2013
By Derek LeRoith and Mohan K. Raizada
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Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Initially, this family consisted of ligands (insulin, IGF-I and IGF-m and receptors (the insulin receptor, the type I or IGF-I receptor and the type II or IGF-IYM-6-P receptor).

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Published February, 2013
By Abdeslem El Idrissi and William J. L'Amoreaux
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Taurine 8 represents the combined efforts of investigators on the roles of the amino acid taurine on human health and disease. As a potential neurotransmitter, taurine is known to work via the GABAergic system, but current research presented at this meeting suggest that taurine may interact with glutamate and serotonin receptors as well.

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Published February, 2013
By Joe G. Hollyfield, Matthew M. Lavail and Robert E. Anderson
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Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Published February, 2013
By Abdeslem El Idrissi and William J. L'Amoreaux
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This book covers the following topics: Taurine in Nutrition and Metabolism, the Protective Role of Taurine, and the Role of Taurine in Reproduction, Development, and Differentiation.

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Published February, 2013
By Abdeslem El Idrissi and William J. L'Amoreaux
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This book covers the following topics: Taurine in the Nervous System, Taurine in the Immune System, Taurine and Diabetes, and Taurine and the Cardiovascular System.

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Published February, 2013
By Ulf Schmitz, Olaf Wolkenhauer and Julio Vera
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This edited reflects the current state of knowledge about the role of microRNAs in the formation and progression of solid tumours. Bioinformaticians and modellers are provided with a general perspective on microRNA biology in cancer, and the state-of-the-art in computational microRNA biology.

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Published February, 2013
By Dariusz Leszczynski
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Methods of proteomics have been shown to be powerful tools in search of target proteins - proteins that respond in cells to an internal or an external stimulus. This book, by presenting the current status of the use of proteomics in radiation biology, will help to attract attention to the field of radiation proteomics.

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Published January, 2013
By David Wallach, Andrew Kovalenko and Marc Feldmann
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The biennial TNF-family conferences have been held over the past 20 years, from the time that TNF was cloned.

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Published January, 2013
By Adam Finn, Andrew J. Pollard and Nigel Curtis
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Course covers topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious disease trainees, trainers, and all those who manage children with infections.

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