Published July, 2010
By Se-Kwon Kim
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Biopolymers found in marine animals and plants offer tremendous, largely untapped pharmaceutical potential. This book covers the key aspects of these therapeutically valuable biopolymers and their derivatives, namely, their properties, sources, production, and applications in food science and technology as well as biological and biomedical fields.

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Published July, 2010
By Donald C. Lo and Robert E. Hughes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
Series: Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Highlighting advances in the discovery and development of new drug therapies for neurodegenerative disorders, this title focuses on the many aspects of the research on drugs to treat Huntington's disease. It also examines the practical realities of preclinical testing, clinical testing strategies, and, ultimately, clinical usage.

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Published June, 2010
By Gordon M. Cragg, Joseph M. Betz, Joel Moss, Marc R. Blackman, Paul M. Coates, Mark Levine and Jeffrey D. White
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Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements

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Published June, 2010
By David R. Katerere and Dibungi Luseba
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Despite the undoubted success of a scientific approach to pharmaceuticals, the last few decades have witnessed a spectacular rise in interest in herbal medicinal products. This book provides techniques to evaluate the efficacy of plants used in animal health care and addresses the challenges faced by researchers and practitioners in the field.

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Published June, 2010
By Bruno Burlando, Luisella Verotta, Laura Cornara and Elisa Bottini-Massa
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Demonstrates the science behind herbal compounds in skincare. Beginning with background in anatomy and physiology of the skin and the classification, mechanisms, and application of herbal compounds, this book provides monographs complete with therapeutic properties, specific action and dermatologic properties, toxicities, pictures, and references.

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Published June, 2010
By Richard Owusu-Apenten
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Summarizes the applications, and benefits of bioactive peptides used to mitigate major metabolic derangements that arise from chronic illnesses and result in unwanted weight loss. This title reviews the theories explaining Muscle Loss and Accretion During Illness & Infection.

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Published June, 2010
By Gregory Bennett
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Covering exercises, training curricula, and cost-effective recommendations, this manual prepares first responders to face multiple threats from multiple sources. Applying the concept of cross-training to round out skill-sets, it prepares these diverse outfits to assist each other and overcome traditional philosophical and logistical boundaries.

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Published June, 2010
By Carl E. Stafstrom, Jong M. Rho, Raman Sankar and Jong Rho
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Offers an overview of the basic anatomic and functional substrates of seizure genesis and considers novel pathogenic concepts that have both emerged and been validated experimentally. This title looks at the state of surgical treatments for epilepsy and discusses advances in the fields of structural and functional neuroimaging.

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Published June, 2010
By William J. Rea and Kalpana Patel
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The clinical approaches to the chronic degenerative diseases that drain our resources, and compromise our well-being, have become almost exclusively symptom-focused. This book demonstrates that one aspect common to chronic diseases is the disruption of systemic and cellular homeostasis.

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Published June, 2010
By Murugan Ramalingam, Seeram Ramakrishna, T.S. Sampath Kumar, Winston O. Soboyejo and T .S. Sampath Kumar
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Provides a discussion of biomaterials and an extrapolation of likely scenarios in which nanotechnology could play a significant role. This book introduces and examines basic concepts, processing methodologies, and techniques involved in the preparation and characterization of nanobiomaterials that are specific to biomedical applications.

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