Published December, 2010
By Giuseppe Di Giovanni, Ennio Esposito and Vincenzo Di Matteo
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: The Receptors
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Part of Springer's "The Receptors," series, this text is the first ever overview on the research of 5-HT2c receptors. 5-HT2c is a prominent central serotonin receptor subtype widely expressed within the central and the peripheral nervous system and is thought to play a key role in the regulation of numerous behaviors.

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Published December, 2010
By William E. Paul, Sudhir Gupta and Ralph Steinman
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This volume is edited by Dr. Sudhir Gupta, internationally recognized expert in Immunology, Professor of Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Topics include toll receptors, dendritic cells, NK cells, and complement receptors.

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Published December, 2010
By Donald G. Phinney, Darwin J. Prockop and Bruce A. Bunnell
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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For over forty years, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been scrutinized and studied, garnering much attention due to their broad therapeutic efficacy. In this essential book, leaders in the field were assembled to contribute detailed methodologies for the isolation and characterization of human and rodent MSCs.

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Published December, 2010
By Pascal Laugier and Guillaume Haiat
Publisher: Springer
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Comprehensive in scope and thoroughly up-to-date, this volume presents the most recent experimental results and theoretical concepts in the quantitative ultrasound of bone. The text gives readers an extensive view of the mathematical and numerical models in order to characterize bone strength.

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Published December, 2010
By Alexander Steinkasserer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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Dendritic cells are vital to induce potent anti-viral immune responses. On the one hand they are able to mount potent antiviral immune responses, and on the other hand several viruses, including HIV-1, use DC as a vector to be transferred from the periphery to the lymph nodes where they infect their prime target.

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Published December, 2010
By George A. Bray, Louisiana State University and Donna Ryan
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Endocrine Updates
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This timely book provides an overview of topics related to obesity. These include associated health risks, childhood obesity, genetics, evaluation, treatment, behavioral strategies, and successes and failures in preventing obesity.

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Published December, 2010
By Harri U. Vainio and Eino K. Hietanen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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This volume describes the present state of the art in carcinogenesis, possibilities for cancer prevention, and gives genetic background in cancer development. Attention is given to the host-environment interaction, considering how this interaction may lead to cancer formation and how it can be utilised in cancer prevention.

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Published December, 2010
By Michael Williams and Maria P. Abracchio
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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With contributions by numerous experts

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Published December, 2010
By G.N. Cohen and Georges N. Cohen
Publisher: Springer
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The next fifteen chapters deal with the biosynthesis of the cell building blocks, amino acids, purine and pyrimidine nucleotides and deoxynucleotides, water-soluble vitamins and coenzymes, isoprene and tetrapyrrole derivatives and vitamin B12.

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Published December, 2010
By Richard R. Fay, Fang-Gang Zeng and Fan-Gang Zeng
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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These and other auditory prostheses are discussed in the context of historical treatments, engineering, psychophysics and clinical issues as well as implications for speech, behavior, cognition and long-term effects on people.

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