Published August, 2011
By James Whisstock and Phillip Bird
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Serpins are a group of proteins with similar structures that were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases. The acronym serpin was originally coined because many serpins inhibit chymotrypsin-like serine proteases. This title covers the subject.

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Published August, 2011
By Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Published August, 2011
By Alison L. Allan
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
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Cancer Stem Cells in Solid Tumors represents a detailed overview of cancer stem cells and their role in solid cancers. Comprised of 24 chapters, this volume provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of this important and evolving field.

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Published August, 2011
By Fahri Saatcioglu
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Androgen Action provides a tool box to study various phases of androgen action, from its entry to the cell, to the phenotypic response that the cell mounts. The text includes up-to-date techniques for biochemists, molecular biologists, cell biologists, geneticists, and pathologists.

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Published August, 2011
By L. Ashley Cowart
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Failure of these tissues to clear excess lipids through either metabolism or sequestration into putatively inert triacylglycerols results in perturbation of bioactive lipid metabolism in cells.

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Published August, 2011
By Georg F Hoffmann, K. Michael Gibson, Johannes Zschocke, Garry Brown and SSIEM
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: JIMD Reports
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JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders. Case reports highlight some unusual or previously unrecorded feature relevant to the disorder, or serve as an important reminder of clinical or biochemical features of a Mendelian disorder.

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Published July, 2011
By Martin Ouwerkerk, Joyce H.D.M. Westerink, Martijn Krans and Joyce Westerink
Publisher: Springer
Series: Philips Research Book Series
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The authors of this book analyze the influence of specific everyday life situations and contexts on the emotional state of people and the ways in which this can impact measurements of user experience.

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Published July, 2011
By Roustem N. Miftahof and Hong Gil Nam
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This book is dedicated to the biomechanical modeling of the gravid human uterus and gives an example of the application of the mechanics of solids and the theory of soft shells to explore medical problems of labor and delivery.

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Published July, 2011
By S. R. Pandi-Perumal, S.R. Pandi-Perumal, Robert W. McCarley, Birendra Nath Mallick, Adrian R. Morrison and Birendra N. Mallick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This volume provides comprehensive coverage of a broad range of topics in REM sleep biology. World renowned researchers are brought together to discuss past and current research developments and to build the foundation for future studies. An invaluable resource, essential reading for all involved in sleep research and clinical practice.

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Published July, 2011
By Gerald S. Berenson
Publisher: Springer
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That precursors of adult coronary artery disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes begin in childhood have been clearly established by the Bogalusa Heart Study.

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