Published February, 2007
By Craig Halberstadt and Dwaine F. Emerich
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The long history of cellular transplantation, or the transfer of cells from one organism or region of the body to another, has been revolutionized by advances in stem cell research and developments in gene therapy. This book provides a foundation of the basic science underpinning this field, and a description of many clinical success stories.

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Published February, 2007
By Donard Dwyer
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Reviews various findings related to the pharmacological aspects of neurogenesis and neuroprotection. This volume covers a range of topics from basic lab bench research to drug discovery efforts and important clinical issues.

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Published February, 2007
By Gregory Makowski and Gregory S. Makowski
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Explores the biochemistry of bilirubin, the end-product of heme metabolism with respect to its potential beneficial role in preventing oxidative changes associated with a variety of pathological conditions including atherosclerosis, cancer, inflammatory, autoimmune and other degenerative diseases.

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Published January, 2007
By Gabrielle Strobel and Sylvia Lindman
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Provides a history of the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience and an assessment of its effectiveness in advancing neuroscience. This book discusses the Fund's early and steady commitment to basic science as well as it's tradition of leveraging relatively modest dollars to make a big difference in careers and the field overall.

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Published January, 2007
By Robert Lanza and Irina Klimanskaya
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Part of the "Methods in Enzymology" series, this third volume focuses on the topic of stem cells. Written by experts from the top laboratories in the world, it provides coverage spanning from derivation/isolation of stem cells, and including differentiation protocols, characterization and maintenance of derivatives and tissue engineering.

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Published January, 2007
By Kwang W. Jeon
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Presents the advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology both plant and animal. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, this work also provides information and directions for future research.

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Published January, 2007
By Karol Sikora, George Klein, George F. Vande Woude and Garrett Hampton
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Focusing on the topic of genomics in cancer drug development, this book includes chapters which represent the information in the field and span such topics as Mass Spectrometry: Uncovering the Cancer Proteome for Diagnostics; and Biomarker Discovery in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Genomic Approaches.

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Published January, 2007
By Robert M. Hodapp, Laraine Masters Glidden and Richard C. Urbano
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Takes a look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes of mental retardation. This book discusses the developmental epidemiology of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. It also explores the methodological, statistical, and theoretical advances within the field.

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Published January, 2007
By James G. Fox, Stephen W. Barthold, Christian E. Newcomer, Abigail Smith, Fred W. Quimby, Muriel Davisson, James Fox, Christian Newcomer and Stephen Barthold
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Part of a four volume set, this title provides information about the history, biology and genomics of the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus), as well as basic information on maintenance and use of mouse stocks. It covers mouse origins and relationships in chapters on history, evolutionary taxonomy and wild mice.

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Published December, 2006
By James G. Fox, Stephen W. Barthold, Christian E. Newcomer, Abigail Smith, Fred W. Quimby, Muriel Davisson and Stephen Barthold
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Presents an overview of laboratory mouse's normative biology, husbandry, and its use as a model in biomedical research. This book covers management, as well as nutrition, gnotobiotics and disease surveillance. It features chapters describing the mouse as a model for the study of aging, eye research, and neurodegenerative diseases.

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