Published January, 2008
By Michael Otto, Frank DeLeo and Frank R. DeLeo
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Bacterial infections affect world health today as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Written by experts in the field, this invaluable collection includes protocols to study host-pathogen interactions, animal models of infection, and novel approaches to identifying therapeutic targets designed to control infections.

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Published January, 2008
By Joyce Tombran-Tink and Colin J. Barnstable
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Ophthalmology Research
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Focusing on the molecular characteristics, localization, and substrate specificities in various compartments of the eye, this volume discusses how transporters regulate the clarity of the cornea and lens, the movements of fluids across the ciliary epithelium and nutrients across the retinal pigment epithelium.

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Published January, 2008
By Antonia Vlahou
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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In this book, a select group of researchers has contributed their state-of-the-art methodologies on protein profiling and identification of disease biomarkers in tissues, microdissected cells and body fluids. The book integrates biochemistry, pathology, analytical technology, bioinformatics, and proteome informatics.

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Published January, 2008
By George A. Bray and Barbara C. Hansen
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book covers the most important clinical and bench science aspects of metabolic syndrome. It will be of value to all of those seeking a comprehensive update on the metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, it will provide a broad basis for advancing research in the multiple intersecting disciplines encompassed by the metabolic syndrome.

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Published January, 2008
By Maurie Markman and Lorenzo Cohen
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Current Clinical Oncology
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Integrative medicine strives to incorporate the best of complementary and conventional modalities. It examines five prestigious, comprehensive cancer centers based in the US, covering how these centers started their programs, what they are currently doing, and recommendations for starting integrative medicine clinics.

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Published January, 2008
By W. Scott Champney
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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This book examines specific techniques which can be used to explore new drug targets and the effectiveness of new antibiotics.

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Published January, 2008
By Howard L. Kaufman, Scott Wadler and Karen Antman
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
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This book presents an overview of the development of targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer with an emphasis on clinical application. The volume covers the complexity of the rapidly developing area of targeted therapies for the treatment of patients with cancer.

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Published January, 2008
By Laurence E. Holt, Jason Holt, Tom Pelham and Thomas E. Pelham
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Musculoskeletal Medicine
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Here is a definitive guide to flexibility that revises the conceptual framework of the field. From the conceptual foundations of research to the practical applications of stretching techniques in a number of domains, this book provides a fresh perspective on flexibility, one that challenges current thinking and professional practice.

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Published January, 2008
By Hrayr K. Shahinian, M.S. Kabil, R. Jarrahy and M.-P. Thill
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
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To date, more than three thousand brain and skull base tumors, along with various vascular problems, have been treated by using advanced, fully endoscopic, minimally invasive surgical techniques. The step-by-step operating room procedures provide a definitive guide to the difficult yet essential art of skull base surgery.

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Published December, 2007
By Stuart Handwerger, Bruce Aronow and Bruce J. Aronow
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Genomics in Endocrinology focuses on exciting new advances in endocrinology resulting from DNA microarray studies and includes a comprehensive introduction to the use of DNA microarrays in endocrinology. Topics discussed include the methodology of DNA microarrays and general methods for the analysis of microarray data.

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