Published October, 2012
By Gerald Litwack
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Receptor Purification
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Published October, 2012
By Sudhir Paul
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Immunology
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The authoritative experts writing here explore the mechanistic aspects of such autoimmune diseases as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and autoimmune thyroid disease, and where possible delineate how malfunctioning immunological mechanisms can lead to clinical symptoms.

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Published October, 2012
By Ronald Watson and Roland R. Watson
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews
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Alcohol and other drugs of abuse are major contributing factors to liver disease and its pathology. A better understanding of the mechanisms of liver pathology will significantly aid basic researchers and physicians in treating and preventing liver damage.

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Published October, 2012
By Ronald Watson and Roland R. Watson
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews
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Alcohol and other drugs of abuse cause significant physi ological changes, especially during development. Clearly, understanding of the role women must take in modifying their alcohol and drug use during pregnancy will facilitate changes in our cultural and educational practices that will help reduce fetal trauma from alcohol.

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Published October, 2012
By Eyal Raz
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Leading researchers review the activation of the mammalian immune system by bacterial DNA and its immunostimulatory sequences (ISS), and consider the applications of ISS in clinical medicine.

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Published October, 2012
By Aristidis Veves
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Leading medical specialists critically review for the general practitioner the latest techniques for the clinical management of diabetic neuropathy. They also include concise discussions of the causes of diabetic neuropathy and highlight the relatively unknown features of neuropathy that can significantly impact a patient's life.

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Published October, 2012
By Robert A. Maxwell and Shohreh B. Eckhardt
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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This treatise had its origins in the authors' strong opinion that the discovery of new drugs, especially of innovative therapeutic agents, really does not happen as a spontaneous sequel to investiga tive research, no matter how penetrating such research may be.

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Published October, 2012
By Jerrold Winter
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Dr. Winter brings order to our understanding of nutrition, exercise, and how these factors work together in health and illness. Many diseases-cancer, heart attack, and stroke, for example-are discussed in detail. It is not a fad book-just pure facts and good sense.

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Published October, 2012
By Ivan Damjanov and Emanuel Rubin
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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Published October, 2012
By Raymond P. Roos
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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In all three, increasing knowledge about the molecular structure of surface receptors, how in tracellular messages are transmitted, and how diversity is regulated genetically is provided, along with the techniques of molecular biology.

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