Published November, 2010
By Denise L. Doolan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Despite subsequent efforts focused on the epidemiology, cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, and clinical manifestations of malaria and the Plasmodium parasite, there is still no licensed vaccine for the prevention of malaria.

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Published November, 2010
By Luisa A. DiPietro, Aime Burns and Aime L. Burns
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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During the past decade, significant progress in molecular and cellular te- niques has greatly advanced our understanding of the wound healing p- cess.

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Published November, 2010
By Caroline J. Springer
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Suicide Gene Therapy: Methods and Reviews covers gene therapy that targets malignant cells in a treatment that has become known as "suicide gene therapy. Additional trials used multiple gene therapy protocols that also involved suicide gene therapy (83 with 497 patients), indicating that the interest in this area is considerable.

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Published November, 2010
By Harry F. Baker
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Internationally recognized investigators review the latest developments in, and novel approaches to, understanding the prion protein and prion diseases at the molecular level.

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Published November, 2010
By Andrew J.T. George and Catherine E. Urch
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Soon after the first description of monoclonal antibodies in 1976, there was enormous interest in the clinical application of antibodies, especially in the context of cancer.

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Published November, 2010
By Stuart H. Ralston and Miep H. Helfrich
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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To our knowledge this is the first time such a truly practical manual on well-established bone methods has been assembled, and this volume aims to be complementary to and follow on from the more theoretical Methods in Bone Biology, edited by Arnett and Henderson (1).

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Published November, 2010
By Sukriti Nag
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown leading to cerebral edema occurs in many brain diseases-such as trauma, stroke, inflammation, infection, and tumors-and is an important factor in the mortality arising from these con- tions.

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Published November, 2010
By Tanya Parish and Neil G. Stoker
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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The aim of this book is to provide detailed protocols for studying the molecular biology of the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its int- actions with host cells.

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Published November, 2010
By Derek T. O'Hagan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Each chapter carefully reviews a single adjuvant, and suggests why a specific adjuvant might be preferred for a given antigen, depending on what type of immune response is desired. Comprehensive and highly practical, Vaccine Adjuvants: Preparation Methods and Research Protocols provides an effective guide to making and using vaccine adjuvants.

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Published November, 2010
By John Q. Wang
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Drugs of Abuse: Neurological Reviews and Protocols is intended to provide insightful reviews of key current topics and, particularly, state-- the-art methods for examining drug actions in their various neuroanato- cal, neurochemical, neurophysiological, neuropharmacological, and molecular perspectives.

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