Published March, 2009
By Joanne P. Webster
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Evolutionary theory has a key role to play in the interpretation of host and parasitic dynamics and the design and application of disease control programmes. This title collects articles from scientists from different fields of research and/or disease control, but with a common interest in studying the biology of a variety of parasitic diseases.

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Published March, 2009
By Daniel J. Klionsky and Daniel Klionsky
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Focuses on monitoring autophagy with regard to disease connections, and presents methods that can be used to analyze autophagy in clinical samples. This work provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques involved in studying autophagy in eukaryotes and simple animal systems, mammalian cells and non-human animals and humans.

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Published March, 2009
By Terry Kenakin
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Published March, 2009
By Michael L. Johnson and Ludwig Brand
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The combination of faster, more advanced computers and more quantitatively oriented biomedical researchers has yielded precise methods for the analysis of biomedical data. This title informs biomedical researchers about applications of modern data analysis and simulation methods as applied to biomedical research.

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Published December, 2008
By Richard P. Lifton, Gerhard H. Giebisch, Stefan Somlo and Donald W. Seldin
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Genetic approaches have revolutionized our understanding of the fundamental causes of human disease by permitting the identification of specific genes in which variation causes or contributes to disease. This book offers an insight into the role of genetic abnormalities in the pathogenesis of abnormal kidney function and kidney disease.

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Published December, 2008
By Isaac Bankman
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Presents a compilation of concepts and techniques used for processing and analyzing medical images after they have been generated or digitized. This title includes chapters on: higher order statistics for tissue segmentation; tumor growth modeling in oncological image analysis; and, dynamic mammogram retrieval from web-based image libraries.

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Published December, 2008
By Hanns-Christian Gunga
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Focuses on the life and work of Nathan Zuntz (1847-1920), a German physiologist, who made significant contributions to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine. This book describes Zuntz's contribution to high altitude physiology and aviation medicine. It discusses high altitude physiology and aviation.

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Published December, 2008
By Ajay Singh, Ajay K. Singh and Gordon H. Williams
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A translational reference in the field of nephro-endocrinology, investigating both the endocrine functions of the kidneys and how the kidney acts as a target for hormones from other organ systems. It investigates both the endocrine functions of the kidneys and how the kidney acts as a target for hormones from other organ systems.

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Published December, 2008
By Robert M. Krauss, Robert Krauss and Robert S. Krauss
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Mouse has become the premier mammalian model system for studying such diseases as cancer, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, and glaucoma. This title reviews the research findings and thought on mouse models for such human diseases as diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's, coronary disease, and hypertension.

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Published December, 2008
By Guy Rouleau and Claudia Gaspar
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Ion channel dysfunction in humans leads to impairment of the excitable processes necessary for the normal function of several tissues, such as muscle and brain. This title presents an overview of inherited channelopathies in humans, including clinical, genetic and molecular aspects of these conditions, and genomic and modeling research approaches.

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