Published November, 2014
By M.R. Wilkins, R.D. Appel, K.L. Williams, D.F. Hochstrasser, M R Wilkins, R D Appel, K L Williams and D. F. Hochstrasser
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Principles and Practice
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This book provides a clear conceptual description of each facet of proteomics, describes recent advances in technology and thinking in each area, and provides details of how these have been applied to a variety of biological problems.

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Published November, 2014
By Khusru Asadullah, R Numerof, Professor Charles A Dinarello, Charles A. Dinarello and Robert Numerof
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings
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Cytokines and cytokine receptors remain an area of great interest for the development of targeted therapies for cutaneous inflammatory diseases. In addition to therapeutics that target cytokines directly, strategies that target cytokine signaling pathways are in development.

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Published November, 2014
By Shelley L. Berger, O. Nakanishi, and Bernhard Haendler
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings
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Methylation of DNA at cytosine residues as well as post-translational modifications of histones, including phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation and ubiquitylation, contribute to the epigenetic information carried by chromatin.

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Published November, 2014
By Jacques Zimmer
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Natural killer (NK) cells have been at the forefront of immunology for two decades. This book describes in detail current knowledge about NK cells and covers a broad range of NK cell-related topics, including those that are not frequently reviewed, e.g. NK cells and allergy or NK cells and skin diseases.

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Published November, 2014
By M. Soledad Cortina, Jose de la Cruz and Maria Cortina
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This book covers the field of keratoprosthesis in detail and focuses specifically on the Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis (KPro), which is the device most widely used today. In addition, essential basic science concepts relevant to keratoprosthesis surgery are explained and other keratoprostheses in use around the world are considered.

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Published November, 2014
By Charles L. Sanders
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Current radiation protection standards are based upon the application of the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption, which considers that even very low doses of ionizing radiation can cause cancer. The radiation hormesis hypothesis, by contrast, proposes that low-dose ionizing radiation is beneficial.

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Published November, 2014
By Barbara Schmidt
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Ein mutiges Buch, das den Leser aus psychologischer Sicht klar und verstandlich in das Reich der Machtspiele des taglichen Berufsalltags einfuhrt und durch Alltagsbeispiele so manchen zum Schmunzeln und Nachdenken bringt.

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Published November, 2014
By Hans Grossniklaus, Steffen Heegaard, teffen hh and Hans E. Grossniklaus
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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In the case of tumors, the wide variety of neoplasms that occur in the eyelid, conjunctiva, retina, uveal tract, lacrimal gland and sac, orbit, and optic nerve are comprehensively reviewed, and the most recent knowledge on the relation between genetics and prognosis is presented.

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Published November, 2014
By Hongyu Zhao and Shili Lin
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This handbook offers guidance on selections of appropriate computational methods and software packages for specific genetic problems. Wherever possible, comparisons among competing methods and software are made to highlight the relative advantages and disadvantage of the approaches.

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Published November, 2014
By M.A. Lewis, Manfred Dietel, Peter Scriba, W.K. Raff, M. A. Lewis, M. Dietel, P. Scriba and W. K. Raff
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings
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This volume contains an advanced level discussion on the appropriateness of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in modern postmenopausal women on the basis of evidence provided by recent epidemiological studies. It focuses, however, on cancer risk and on risk of breast cancer in particular.

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