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  • Chemokines, Part A

    The understanding of chemokines, the proteins that control the migration of cells, and their receptors, is critical to the study of causes and therapies for a wide range of human diseases and infections, including certain types of cancer, inflammatory diseases, HIV, and malaria. This volume, focusing on chemokines as potential targets for disease intervention, and its companion volume (Methods in ... Read more

    $173.99 USD

  • Service-User Research in Health and Social Care

    This book represents a major contribution to the development and increasingly accepted importance of involving service users in research. It argues that this development is neither a fad nor a cure-all, and highlights the strengths, weaknesses, benefits and costs of the approach.It is the first text to analyze the involvement of service users from the conception of a research idea to the finish of ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Research Methods for Health Care Practice

    Many health professionals want to investigate their health care practice and how it could be improved to benefit their patients. This book introduces the range of research approaches available, and explains what can be achieved with different methods and how they can compliment each other.Research Methods for Health Care Practice guides the researcher through their journey, giving detailed, step ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • Chemokines, Part B

    The understanding of chemokines, the proteins that control the migration of cells, and their receptors, is critical to the study of causes and therapies for a wide range of human diseases and infections, including certain types of cancer, inflammatory diseases, HIV, and malaria. This volume, focusing on chemokine structure and function, as well as signaling, and its companion volume (Methods in ... Read more

    $173.99 USD

  • Encyclopedia of Basic Epilepsy Research

    As a truly translational area of biomedical investigation, epilepsy research spans an extraordinary breadth of subjects and involves virtually every tool that modern neuroscience has at its disposal. The Encyclopedia of Basic Epilepsy Research provides an up to date, comprehensive reference for all epilepsy researchers. With an expert list of authors, the encyclopedia covers the full spectrum of ... Read more

    $1,327.99 USD

  • Cellular Signaling in Health and Disease

    Series series Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
    In today’s world, three great classes of non-infectious diseases – the metabolic syndromes (such as type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis), the cancers, and the neurodegenerative disorders – have risen to the fore. These diseases, all associated with increasing age of an individual, have proven to be remarkably complex and difficult to treat. This is because, in large measure, when the cellular ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • PDQ Evidence-Based Principles and Practice

    PDQ Evidence-Based Principles & Practice provides a foundation to understanding health care research and how best to evaluate and apply new research findings in health. In addition, the book outlines how best to identify important studies in health care published in large bibliographic databases such as MEDLINE. The text helps the reader develop optimal, effective MEDLINE search strategies with ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense

    New and unpredicted technologies are emerging at an unprecedented pace around the world. Communication of those new discoveries is occurring faster than ever, meaning that the unique ownership of a piece of new technology is no longer a sufficient position, if not impossible. In today’s world, recognition of the potential applications of a technology and a sense of purpose in exploiting it are far ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Visualizing Immunity

    Series Book 334 - Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
    Researchers have used a variety of techniques over the past century to gain fun- mental insights in the field of immunology and, as technology has advanced, so too has the ability of researchers to delve deeper into the biological mechanics of immunity. The immune system is exceedingly complex and must patrol the entire body to protect us from foreign invaders. This requires the immune system to ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Statistics and Informatics in Molecular Cancer Research

    Molecular understanding of cancer and cancer progression is at the forefront of many research programs today. High-throughput array technologies and other modern molecular techniques produce a wealth of molecular data about the structure, and function of cells, tissues, and organisms. Correctly analyzed and interpreted these data hold the promise of bringing new markers for prognostic and ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Biological Interactions on Materials Surfaces

    Understanding and Controlling Protein, Cell, and Tissue Responses

    Edited by David A. Puleo, Rena Bizios ...
    Success or failure of biomaterials, whether tissue engineered constructs, joint and dental implants, vascular grafts, or heart valves, depends on molecular-level events that determine subsequent responses of cells and tissues. This book presents the latest developments and state-of-the-art knowledge regarding protein, cell, and tissue interactions with both conventional and nanophase materials. ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Drug-related problems in the elderly

    Drug-related problems in the elderly is intended to serve as a source of information and clinical support in geriatric pharmacotherapy for students as well as all health care professionals, e.g. physicians, nurses and pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy is of great importance to all mankind. Drugs are however powerful and must be handled appropriately. This is especially important for elderly patients. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Single Subject Designs in Biomedicine

    Single Subject Designs in Biomedicine draws upon the rich history of single case research within the educational and behavioral research settings and extends the application to the field of biomedicine. Biomedical illustrations are used to demonstrate the processes of designing, implementing, and evaluating a single subject design. Strengths and limitations of various methodologies are presented, ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Neuroendocrine Leydig Cells and their Stem Cell Progenitors, the Pericytes

    Series Book 205 - Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
    cells, and the testicular localization of the intermediate filament protein nestin, known to be expressed in neural stem cells, by our group was the first step to define mural cells (pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells) of the testis microvascu- ture as the stem/progenitor cells of the adult Leydig cells. In summary, we were able to demonstrate specific proliferation of vascular progenitors ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • English for Biomedical Scientists

    Biomedical scientists are the most likely health care professionals to actually move to an English-speaking country to continue professional training and career-development. This book should help to apply for jobs, write résumés, face job interviews and settle into a new working environment in English. The practical approach of the units will boost the readers' self-confidence in their own English ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Therapeutic Ribonucleic Acids in Brain Tumors

    In the past few years nucleic acids technologies have grown into a powerful analytical and also increasingly therapeutic tool. It has been applied not only to the uncovering of gene functions in many organisms, but also to pathogenetic analysis and recently also for the treatment of human diseases. The book discusses in depth the potential of these innovative methods in the broad field of central ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Cell Line Development

    Edited by Mohamed Al-Rubeai ...
    Series Book 6 - Cell Engineering
    Mammalian cell lines command an effective monopoly for the production of therapeutic proteins that require post-translational modifications. This unique advantage outweighs the costs associated with mammalian cell culture, which are far grater in terms of development time and manufacturing when compared to microbial culture. The development of cell lines has undergone several advances over the ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Animal Cell Technology: Basic & Applied Aspects

    Proceedings of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for Animal Cell Technology (JAACT), Kyoto, Japan, September 25-28, 2006

    Series Book 15 - Animal Cell Technology: Basic & Applied Aspects
    Animal cell technology is a growing discipline of cell biology which aims not only to understand structures, functions and behaviors of differentiated animal cells, but also to ascertain their abilities to be used for industrial and medical purposes. The goal of animal cell technology includes the clonal expansion of differentiated cells, the optimization of their culture conditions, modulation of ... Read more

    $287.99 USD

  • So You Want to be a Scientist?

    What does it take to be a scientist? Equally important, what does it take to be happy as a scientist? Drawing on thirty years of experience, Philip Schwartzkroin offers the budding scientist an invaluable glimpse into the day-to-day life of the researcher, filling a huge hole in the education of most would-be scientists--whether undergraduates or high school seniors. As Schwartzkroin points out, ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Uncultivated Microorganisms

    Edited by Slava S. Epstein ...
    Series Book 10 - Microbiology Monographs
    In 1898, an Austrian microbiologist Heinrich Winterberg made a curious observation: the number of microbial cells in his samples did not match the number of colonies formed on nutrient media (Winterberg 1898). About a decade later, J. Amann qu- tified this mismatch, which turned out to be surprisingly large, with non-growing cells outnumbering the cultivable ones almost 150 times (Amann 1911). ... Read more

    $215.99 USD

  • Doing Science

    Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research

    by Ivan Valiela ...
    Doing Science, second edition, offers a rare compendium of practical advice based on how working scientists pursue their craft. It covers each stage of research, from formulating questions and gathering data to developing experiments and analyzing results and finally to the many ways for presenting results. Drawing on his extensive experience both as a researcher and a research mentor, Ivan ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Synthetic Biology

    the technoscience and its societal consequences

    Synthetic biology is becoming one of the most dynamic new fields of biology, with the potential to revolutionize the way we do biotechnology today. By applying the toolbox of engineering disciplines to biology, a whole set of potential applications become possible ranging very widely across scientific and engineering disciplines. Some of the potential benefits of synthetic biology, such as the ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Pharmacology and Abuse of Cocaine, Amphetamines, Ecstasy and Related Designer Drugs

    A comprehensive review on their mode of action, treatment of abuse and intoxication

    Finally - a book that covers all aspects of the illicit use of cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy and/or designer drugs such as GHB, written by two experts in their field. The use of these drugs remains a continuous threat in health and medical care delivery, and this book will be an essential asset to the physician who may have to face the evaluation of patients whose use of these drugs compromises ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Engineering of Stem Cells

    Edited by Ulrich Martin ...
    Series Book 114 - Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
    I am very pleased to present this volume on engineering stem cells in Advances in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. This volume stays abreast of recent developments in stem cell biology and the high expectations concerning the dev- opment of stem cell based regenerative therapies. Regenerative medicine is the focus of current biomedical research, with unique challenges related to ... Read more

    $395.99 USD