Published September, 2012
By Benhur Lee and Paul A. Rota
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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it will be useful to basic and animal virologists, ecologists, epidemiologists, physicians, and others interested in emerging infectious viral diseases, as it showcases the multidisciplinary efforts required to understand the genesis, spread and hopefully, control, of a group of lethal emerging zoonotic pathogens.

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Published September, 2012
By Patrick C. Hallenbeck
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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ISPP2009, the 13th International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes, was held in Montreal, Canada, from August 9 to August 14. Both established researchers and newcomers to this eld gave oral presentations in a large number (80) of plenary and parallel symposia sessions which proved to have active audience participation and lively discussions.

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Published September, 2012
By Peter J. Quinn and Xiaoyuan Wang
Publisher: Springer
Series: Subcellular Biochemistry
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Endotoxins are potentially toxic compounds produced by Gram-negative bacteria including some pathogens.The way endotoxins interact with the host cells is fundamental to understanding the mechanism of sepsis, and recent research on these aspects of endotoxins has served to illuminate previously undescribed functions of the innate immune system.

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Published September, 2012
By Alicia Ponte-Sucre, Emilia Diaz and Maritza Padron-Nieves
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
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One of the main problems concerning therapeutic tools for the treatment of parasitic diseases, including leishmaniasis, is that some field parasites are naturally resistant to the classical drugs;

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Published September, 2012
By Marc Diederich and Karoline Noworyta
Publisher: Springer
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This book reviews cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties in cancer, inflammatory and cardio-vascular diseases, and the uses of natural products in cell death-inducing mechanisms, anti-proliferation, angiogenesis, cell cycle control and more.

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Published August, 2012
By M. Zouhair Atassi, Howard L. Bachrach and Zouhair Atassi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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The main symposia topics of the fourth symposium were: T-cell recognition of proteins, structure and function of the T-cell receptor, presentation of protein antigens, recycling and activation of membrane receptor molecules, Ir-gene control of T-cell responses and methods of cell separation.

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Published August, 2012
By Rohit K. Katial and Rohit Katial
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Provides a comprehensive review of the state of biomarkers and their role in the asthma diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.

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Published August, 2012
By Qing Yan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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As with its stable mates in the Methods in Molecular Biology series, this new book offers reproducible laboratory protocols and expert tips in the field of developing integrative and individualized therapeutics, with applications from drugs to behaviors.

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Published August, 2012
By Andras Perl
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Continued refinement of wide-spread access to transgenic technology has allowed for new animal models have been developed that exhibit features of autoimmune disease have been developed that exhibit features of autoimmune disease.

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Published August, 2012
By Sandra Amor and Hans van Noort
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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Multiple Sclerosis: The Facts addresses the most frequently asked questions on MS, and provides answers in an easy to read and accessible format including an explanation of the disease process, symptoms and diagnosis, and how drugs and alternative approaches work.

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