Ciencias biomédicas

Bone Toxicology

by Smith, Susan Y., Varela, Aurore, Samadfam, Rana

fromMolecular and Integrative Toxicology

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The content of this book is intended to provide the toxicologist in drug development in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with a broad understanding of bone and its interactions with other organ systems in safety assessments. The book is divided into three parts. T…

Diversity and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns: an Integrative Approach

by Nijhout, H. Frederik, Sekimura, Toshio

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This book facilitates an integrative understanding of the development, genetics and evolution of butterfly wing patterns. To develop a deep and realistic understanding of the diversity and evolution of butterfly wing patterns, it is essential and necessary to approach the proble…

Phylogenomics: an Introduction

by Bleidorn, Christoph

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This unique textbook provides a clear and concise overview of the key principles of the complex field of phylogenomics, with a particular focus on sequencing technologies that are crucial to studying and understanding interrelations in evolutionary genomics. It includes chapters…

Genome Analysis and Human Health

by Rawal, Leena, Ali, Sher

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This book highlights selected current data and its relevance in the human health care system, offering a fundamental primer on genetics and human health. With the advent of new high-throughput technologies (for the whole genome including exome sequencing), the conventional focus…

Medical Toxicology: Antidotes and Anecdotes

by Marcus, Steven M

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A collection of challenging and unusual cases from the author's extensive experience as a Medical Toxicologist, these cases demonstrate medical problem solving and differential diagnosis in action from the perspective of an experienced clinician. Written in an engaging style and…

Histamine and Histamine Receptors in Health and Disease

by Seifert, Roland, Hattori, Yuichi

fromHandbook of experimental pharmacology

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This book provides a comprehensive overview on current histamine and histamine receptor research in context of human health and disease and reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the field. While the editors realize that it is almost impossible to cover the field completely wit…

The Geometrical Beauty of Plants

by Gielis, Johan

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This book focuses on the origin of the Gielis curves, surfaces and transformations in the plant sciences. It is shown how these transformations, as a generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem, play an essential role in plant morphology and development. New insights show how plan…

Store-Operated Ca² Entry (SOCE) Pathways: Emerging Signaling Concepts in Human (Patho)physi…

by Groschner, Klaus, Graier, Wolfgang F., Romanin, Christoph

fromAdvances in experimental medicine and biology

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This second edition of the book on Store-operated Ca2+ Entry Pathways has been updated with the newest discoveries that emerged in the field within the last five years. The crystal structure of the Ca2+ signaling core complex is described which adds to a new understanding of th…

Organic Aquaculture: Impacts and Future Developments

by Lembo, Giuseppe, Mente, Elena

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This book addresses, reviews and evaluates key themes in organic aquaculture and is set out to show how these relate to the challenges and bottlenecks for a responsible organic aquaculture production in Europe. The key themes reflect the main challenges facing the organic aquacu…

Biomedical Visualisation: Volume 1

by Rea, Paul M.

fromAdvances in experimental medicine and biology

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This edited volume explores the use of technology to enable us to visualise the life sciences in a more meaningful and engaging way. It will enable those interested in visualisation techniques to gain a better understanding of the applications that can be used in imaging and ana…

Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Agronomic, Molecular and Biotechnological Approac…

by Hasanuzzaman, Mirza, Nahar, Kamrun, Hakeem, Khalid Rehman, Alharby, Hesham F.

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Plants have to manage a series of environmental stresses throughout their entire lifespan. Among these, abiotic stress is the most detrimental; one that is responsible for nearly 50% of crop yield reduction and appears to be a potential threat to global food security in coming d…

Seed Endophytes: Biology and Biotechnology

by Verma, Satish Kumar, White, Jr., James Francis

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This book focuses on the importance and roles of seed microbiomes in sustainable agriculture by exploring the diversity of microbes vectored on and within seeds of both cultivated and non-cultivated plants. It provides essential insights into how seeds can be adapted to enhance …

Brown Adipose Tissue

by Pfeifer, Alexander, Klingenspor, Martin, Herzig, Stephan

fromHandbook of experimental pharmacology

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The main focus of this book is on brown adipose tissue and its metabolic function. The book provides a timely update on the latest research and shows where the field is heading. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) dissipates energy and has received considerable attention in the last few …

Biophysics and Neurophysiology of the Sixth Sense

by Rezaei, Nima, Saghazadeh, Amene

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The book does not aim to constitute definite edges of the sixth sense, but it is to say here that the sixth sense is the result of a break in our present property. The present property is produced from integration of five common senses by the neuro-immuno-endocrine system. There…

Understanding Terrestrial Microbial Communities

by Hurst, Christon J.

fromAdvances in environmental microbiology

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This book presents a summary of terrestrial microbial processes, which are a key factor in supporting healthy life on our planet. The authors explain how microorganisms maintain the soil ecosystem through recycling carbon and nitrogen and then provide insights into how soil micr…

Cancer Stem Cell Resistance to Targeted Therapy

by Ferrone, Soldano, Maccalli, Cristina, Todaro, Matilde

fromResistance to Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapeutics

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This book represents an updated summary of the state of the art of the characterization of cancer stem cell/cancer initiating cell (CSC/CIC) properties. Experts provide an overview of the definition and biological properties of CSCs/CICs as well as the role of these cells in det…

The Pear Genome

by Korban, Schuyler S.

fromCompendium of plant genomes

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Addressing the pear genome, this book covers the current state of knowledge regarding genetic and genomic resources, breeding approaches and strategies, as well as cutting-edge content on how these tools and resources are being / soon will be utilized to pursue genetic improveme…

Pericyte Biology in Different Organs

by Birbrair, Alexander

fromAdvances in experimental medicine and biology

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The present book is an attempt to describe the most recent developments in the area of pericyte biology which is one of the emergent hot topics in the field of molecular and cellular biology today. Here, we present a selected collection of thirteen detailed chapters on what we k…