Published December, 2010
By Paul Okunieff, Jacqueline P. Williams and Yuhchyau Chen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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The International Society of Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) was founded in 1973 to provide a forum for bioengineers, basic scientists, physiologists, and physicians to discuss new data, original theories, new interpretations of old data, and new technologies for the measurement of oxygen.

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Published December, 2010
By Katharina Mader, R. Chadwick, S. Henson, B. Moseley, G. Koenen, M. Liakopoulos, C. Midden, A. Palou, G. Rechkemmer, D. Schröder, A. von Wright and D. Schroeder
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment
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The Europiiische Akademie is concerned with the study of scientific and technolog ical advances for the individual, society and the natural environment. It is the result of the Europiiische Akademie's working group "Functional Foods" which worked from January 2001 to June 2003.

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Published December, 2010
By Tally Naveh-Many
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
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The recent intro duction of PTH as a major therapeutic agent in osteoporosis has directed renewed interest in this important hormone and in the physiology of the parathyroid gland.

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Published December, 2010
By Nigel G. Laing
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Although best known for its role in heart disease, the sarcomere--the fundamental unit of muscle contraction--is also involved in skeletal muscle diseases.

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Published December, 2010
By Coimbatore B. Srikant
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Endocrine Updates
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- Each chapter is written by expert(s) active in somatostatin research (experimental and/or clinical) - It will serve as the only single one-stop source of the most up to date information on the basic and clinical aspects of the biology of somatostatin

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Published December, 2010
By Sirkka Keranen and Jussi Jantti
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Topics in Current Genetics
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This book deals with the molecular mechanisms of membrane trafficking, a central eukaryotic cell biological process. In addition, the role of lipids in vesicle formation and membrane fusion, and some specialized cell biological denovo membrane generation processes are discussed.

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Published December, 2010
By Gerhard Heldmaier, Martin Klingenspor, Susanne Klaus, Lina Martins and Martin F. Bach
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This book contains the proceedings of the 11 'h international symposium dedicated to the understanding of animal "Life in the Cold", held at Jungholz (Austria), August 13-18, 2000. The first symposium on hibernation and life in the cold was held in 1959, and from then on they continued to occur every 3-5 years.

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Published December, 2010
By Richard R. Fay and Bronya J.B. Keats
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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Genetics is fundamental to hearing function, and an understanding of genetics enhances both auditory research and the clinical treatment of the hearing impaired. As a comprehensive review of the genetics of hearing, this book will interest hearing researchers, clinicians and genetic counselors.

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Published December, 2010
By Richard R. Fay and Donata Oertel
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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This volume builds on the information about the anatomy and physiology of the auditory pathway found in volumes 1 and 2 of the SHAR series. While the first two volumes describe the structure and function of auditory pathways, this one explains how these pathways lead to an animal's ability to localize and interpret sounds.

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Published December, 2010
By Martin Beckerman
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Cellular Signaling in Health and Disease summarizes our current understanding of these regulatory networks in the healthy and diseased states, showing which molecular components might be prime targets for drug interventions.

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