DESCRIPTION: Written by international experts, this outstanding collection of papers is based on the First International Symposium on the Biological Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species in Skin, held in Kyoto, Japan in May 1986. One of the more fascinating topics in biology and medicine today, reactive... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Structural Biology, Volume 4 - book by Malhotra, S.K.

DESCRIPTION: The present volume continues the trend established in previous volumes in this series on Advances in Structural Biology. As in the past, diverse topics of current importance relevant to the theme of the series are included in the fourth volume.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Contents. List of Con... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Structural Biology, Volume 3 - book by Malhotra, S.K.

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Advances in Structural Biology, Volume 1 - book by Malhotra, S.K.

DESCRIPTION: The topics selected for inclusion in Volume 1 cover some of the rapidly evolving areas in structural biology. This includes an informative range of topics belonging to cell biology, neurobiology, developmental biology, immunobiology, and pathobiology. Although emphasis is placed on corr... view more info and the price of this book.

Isolated Hepatocytes - book by Berry, M.N.;Barritt, G.J.;Edwards, A.M.

DESCRIPTION: This book sets out clearly and effectively the preparation and working methods of laboratory techniques involving isolated hepatocytes and will make life easier for every laboratory worker concerned with these techniques.

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The Renal Circulation - book by Anderson, W.P.;Evans, R.G.;Stevenson, K.M.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Contents. List of Contributors. Introduction: Significance of the Renal Circulation (W.P. Anderson, r.G. Evans, and K.M. Stevenson). Structure of the Renal Circulation (J.F. Bertram). Development of the Renal Vasculature (D. Alcom). Cell Physiology of Vascular Smoo... view more info and the price of this book.

Dynamic Cells: Cell Biology of the 21st Century - book by Yagihashi, S.;Kachi, T.;Wakui, M.

DESCRIPTION: International Congress Series 1166"Dynamic Cells: Cell Biology of the 21st Century" is the proceedings from the 1st Hirosaki International Forum of Medical Science. In this volume, contributions from world renowned scientist include useful and valuable sources of modern knowledge of cel... view more info and the price of this book.

Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use 1 - book by Ikada, Y.;Yamaoka, Y.

DESCRIPTION: This volume is the proceedings of the first in a series of meetings based on the Restoration Medical Engineering Program. The first meeting was an overview of the results of a project related to tissue engineering for organ regeneration. Functional failure of a main organ introduces dea... view more info and the price of this book.

Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use 2 - book by Ikada, Y.;Enomoto, S.

DESCRIPTION: Tissue engineering aims at regenerating new tissues as well as substituting lost organs by making use of autogeneic or heterogeneic cells in combination with biomaterials, a newly emerging biomedical engineering field. The proceedings of the Second International Symposium of Tissue Engi... view more info and the price of this book.

Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use 3 - book by Ikada, Y.;Okano, T.

DESCRIPTION: This publication is the 3rd proceedings of a series of Symposia on Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use. Held on September 1998 in Tokyo, Japan, biologists, material scientists, and clinicians from all over the world gathered together with one purpose...to review and discuss the late... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Structural Biology, Volume 5 - book by Malhotra, S.K.;Tuszynski, J.A.

DESCRIPTION: Volume 5 in the series Advances in Structural Biology is based upon a selection of articles presented at the Workshop on Molecular Bio-physics of the Cytoskeleton: Microtubule Formation, Structure, Function, and Interactions (August 18-22 1997 at the Banff Conference Centre in Banff, Al... view more info and the price of this book.

A Functional View of Smooth Muscle - book by Barr, L.;Christ, G.

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Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use 4 - book by Ikada, Y.;Shimizu, Y.

DESCRIPTION: This publication is the fourth proceedings volume in a series of Symposia on Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use, sponsored by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS). The previous three volumes have all been published as part of the ICS series. The successful growth of ... view more info and the price of this book.

Heart Metabolism in Failure - book by Altschuld, R.A.;Haworth, R.A.

DESCRIPTION: Heart failure continues to be a major public health problem in the United States with close to half a million new cases diagnosed each year. Moreover, deaths from heart failure are on the increase, in part because of advances in the treatment of other fatal diseases, and in part from th... view more info and the price of this book.

Signal Transduction through Growth Factor Receptors - book by Kitagawa, Y.;Sasaki, R.

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Membrane Traffic in Protozoa, Part A - book by Plattner, H.

DESCRIPTION: Membranes are highly dynamic and operate not only as inert boundaries, but the packages they carry around in a cell are well addressed fro appropriate delivery. This holds for a variety of endomembrane systems engaged in exo- and endocytosis, for organelles along the biosynthetic pathwa... view more info and the price of this book.

Endosomes and Lysosomes: A Dynamic Relationship - book by Storrie, B.;Murphy, R.F.

DESCRIPTION: The intent in initiating this volume was to bring together a series of essays which would define our present understanding of the endosome and lysosome and their interrelationship. The editors deliberately encouraged the contributors to be speculative; to strive to put order to the "rea... view more info and the price of this book.

Phagocytosis: Microbial Invasion - book by Gordon, S.

DESCRIPTION: The present volume focuses on microbial invasion strategies of pathogen uptake. An accompanying volume (Vol. 5) in the series presents the phagocytic process from the viewpiont of the host cell. This field of study is growing rapidly after a somewhat slow start over recent decades. Thi... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Cell Biology, Volume 3 - book by Miller, K.R.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Contents. List of Contributors. The Dictyostelium Discoideum Plasma Membrane: A Model System for the Study of Actin-Membrane Interactions (E.J. Luna, L.J. Wuestehube, H.M. Ingalls, and C.P. Chia). Tektins and Microtubules (R.W. Linck). The Elusive Organization of t... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology, Volume 4 - book by Bittar, E.E

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Contents. List of Contributors. Preface (E.E. Bittar). The Centromere (J.B. Rattner and A.K.C. Wong). The Nuclear Matrix: Structure, Function and DNA Replication (R. Berezney). Functional Aspects of Chromosome Organization: Scaffold Attachment Regions and their Lig... view more info and the price of this book.

Molecular Immunology - book by Miller, K.R.

DESCRIPTION: Immune responses result from the activation of an elaborate network of interacting cells occurring in specific microenvironments. Attention in recent years has been focussed intensively on a number of issues. Included among these are: the developmental pathways of the two major types of... view more info and the price of this book.

Extracellular Matrix - book by Kleinman, H.K.

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Biology of the Cancer Cell - book by Heppner, G.H.

DESCRIPTION: With the current emphasis in cancer research on oncogenes and suppressor genes, and on autocrine factors and their receptors, it is easy to conclude that the "whole story"can be read in the cancer cell per se. No one would deny that the tremendous recent advances in describing the molec... view more info and the price of this book.

Organelles IN VIVO - book by Chen, L.B.

DESCRIPTION: After a decade of dominance by recombinant DNA technology, the field of molecular and cell biology is witnessing a renewed interest in techniques and approaches that are not driven by DNA acrobatics. In hindsight, this is an inevitable outcome. Deoxyribonucleic acid is not the master; i... view more info and the price of this book.

Homing Mechanisms and Cellular Targeting - book by Zetter, B.R.

DESCRIPTION: While some cells divide, live, and die all in the same tissue locale, others travel freely throughout the body, originating in one site and taking up residence at another. Many of these cells are targeted to specific locations. Embryonic cells travel in precise routes as the embryo deve... view more info and the price of this book.

Molecular Processes of Photosynthesis - book by Barber, J.

DESCRIPTION: Research into the basic mechanisms of photosynthesis has a long and distinguished history and has consistently been at the forefront of science. The success of this research, particularly in recent years, suggests that photosynthesis may turn out to be the first complex biological syste... view more info and the price of this book.

Enzymology IN VIVO - book by Brindle, K.M.

DESCRIPTION: This volume describes some of the approaches that have been used to study enzymes in vivo. Metabolic control analysis provides a relatively simple framework with which to relate flux in a metabolic pathway to the kinetic properties of the component enzymes. More importantly it shows us ... view more info and the price of this book.

Cytoskeleton - book by Hesketh, J.

DESCRIPTION: It is now clear from a wide range of research that cytoplasm is not merely a buffered solution of proteins and enzymes but contains a series of complex filamentous structures. The cytoskeleton is the collective term given to these filaments. There is a considerable amount of data availa... view more info and the price of this book.

Cell Cycle - book by Whitaker, M.

DESCRIPTION: There has been an enormous advance in our understanding of the regulation of the cell division cycle in the last five years. The leap in understanding has centered on the cell cycle control protein p34cdc2 and its congeners and on the cyclins. The most important insight to emerge has be... view more info and the price of this book.

Physiological Functions of Cytochrome P450 in Relation to Structure and Regulation - book by Jefcoate, C.R.

DESCRIPTION: Research on the cytochrome P450 family of genes has traditionally been dominated by forms participating in drug metabolism. This has occurred in spite of early discovery of steroid hydroxy lase P450 cytochromes in the adrenal gland. More recently, contributions on the characterization a... view more info and the price of this book.

Phagocytosis: The Host - book by Gordon, S.

DESCRIPTION: An accompanying volume (Volume 6) in this series presents strategies of cellular invasion from the viewpoint of the microbe. This filed of study is growing rapidly after a somewhat slow start over recent decades. This collection of invited chapters attempts to reflect current research, ... view more info and the price of this book.

Protein Export and Membrane Biogenesis - book by Dalbey, R.E.

DESCRIPTION: The incentive for putting together Volume 4 of this series was to review the wealth of new information that has become available in prokaryotic organisms in protein export and membrane biogenesis. Just in the last several years, protein translocation has now been efficiently reconstitut... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Structural Biology, Volume 6 - book by Malhotra, S.K.

DESCRIPTION: In keeping with the broad objectives set for the serial publication of Advances in Structural Biology, Volume 6 contains exhaustive articles from experts in diverse areas of biomedical research. The common thread among the various articles is their relevance to the applications of cell ... view more info and the price of this book.

Myocardial Preservation and Cellular Adaptation - book by Das, D.K.

DESCRIPTION: Living organisms exhibit specific responses when confronted with sudden changes in their environmental conditions. The ability of the cells to acclimate to their new environment is the integral driving force for adaptive modification of the cells. Such adaptation involves a number of ce... view more info and the price of this book.

Molecular and Cellular Biology of Bone, Part 5A - book by Zaidi, M.;Adebanjo, O.A.;Huang, C.L.H.

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Retinoids: Their Physiological Function and Therapeutic Potential - book by Sherbet, G.V.

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The Synapse: In Development, Health, and Disease - book by Festoff, B.W.;Hantai, D.;Citron, B.A.

DESCRIPTION: This volume came out of discussions with Professeur Michel Fardeau my long-time colleague in Paris and now Directeur of the Institut de Myologie at the Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere there, and Professeur Emeritus Rene Couteaux, Universite de Paris VI. During my sabbatical year 1994-95, as P... view more info and the price of this book.

Pregnancy and Parturition - book by Zakar, T.

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Cumulative Index - book by Bittar, E.E.

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Developmental Biology - book by Bittar, E.E.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Contents. List of Contributors. Preface (E.E. Bittar). To Divide or Not to Divide? That is the Question (H. MacKinnon and D.A. Gilbert). The Cellular Biology of Mammalian Fertilization (P.M. Wassarman). Cell-Type Determination During Development (P.W. sternberg and... view more info and the price of this book.

Neurobiology, Thermobiology, and Cytobiology - book by Bittar, E.E.

DESCRIPTION: Volume 6 of the series Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology consists of three parts: the first contains a series of chapters dealing with the field of neurobiology. The second part is concerned with thermobiology. This is followed by a chapter on cultured cells. Although several subject... view more info and the price of this book.

Metabolic Pumps and Intracellular Homeostasis, Hormones and Cell Function, Intercellular Communication, Cell Motility and Contractility, Part B - book by Bittar, E.E.

DESCRIPTION: Volumes 5A and 5B of Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology are a treatment of several key subjects, including cellular signaling. One profitable way to tackle both volumes is to read them with care but without endeavouring to master most of the details. Then should follow a more plodding... view more info and the price of this book.

Membranology and Subcellular Organelles - book by Bittar, E.E.

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Chemistry of the Living Cell, Part B - book by Bittar, E.E.

DESCRIPTION: Volumes 3A and 3B aim to give the reader a short but exciting account of the rudiments of cell biology from a largely chemical point of view. Several important topics, however, such as membrane and organelle biochemistry and cellular signalling are dealt with in later volumes. The probl... view more info and the price of this book.

Structural Biology - book by Bittar, E.E.

DESCRIPTION: In the present volume the attempt is made to deal from various aspects with the subject of structural biology. Chapter 1 focuses on the considerable progress that has been made in the understanding of biological membranes since the early 1960s. The principles involved and the problem of... view more info and the price of this book.

Evolutionary Biology - book by Bittar, E.E.

DESCRIPTION: Volume 1 of the series Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology is devoted to evolutionary biology. This is presented in two parts: in the first, the structure and dynamics of RNA, DNA, and protein are dealt with. The second part is concerned with the origins and cellular basis of life.

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Role in Cell Physiology - book by Hesketh, J.E.;Pryme, I.F.

DESCRIPTION: This volume deals with functions of the cytoskeleton in different cellular processes such as cell compartmentation and organelle transport, secretion and cell attachment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Contents. List of Contributors. Introduction (J.E. Hesketh and I.F. Pryme). On the Role of the ... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Structural Biology, Volume 2 - book by Malhotra, S.K.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Contents. List of Contributors. Preface (S.K. Malhotra). The Role of Calcium-Dependent Cell-Cell Adhesion Molecules in the Normal Function of Epithelial Cells (W.J. Gallin). The Biology of the Hyaluronate Receptor (CD44): A Member of the Link Protein Family (S.P. K... view more info and the price of this book.

Chemistry of the Living Cell, Part A - book by Bittar, E.E.

Membranes and Cell Signaling - book by Bittar, E.E.;Bittar, N.

DESCRIPTION: It should not come as too much of a surprise that biological membranes are considerably more complex than lipid bilayers. This has been made quite clear by the fluid-mosaic model which considers the cell membrane as a two-dimensional solution of a mosaic of integral membrane proteins an... view more info and the price of this book.

Cellular Organelles and the Extracellular Matrix - book by Bittar, E.E.;Bittar, N.

DESCRIPTION: This volume is in two parts. The first contains the remaining chapters on cellular organelles and several chapters relating to organelle disorders. An account of mitochondriopathis is given in the chapter on the mitochondrion rather than in a separate one. The subject matter of this par... view more info and the price of this book.

Cellular Organelles - book by Bittar, E.E.;Bittar, N.

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this volume is to provide a synopsis of present knowledge of the structure, organisation, and function of cellular organelles with an emphasis on the examination of important but unsolved problems, and the directions in which molecular and cell biology are moving. Though ... view more info and the price of this book.

Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use 5 - book by Ikada, Y.;Ohshima, N.

DESCRIPTION: This publication is the fifth proceedings volume in a series of Symposia on Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use, sponsored by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS). The previous four volumes have all been published as part of the http://www.elsevier.com/locate/series/icsI... view more info and the price of this book.

Sleep and Aging, 17 - book by Mattson, Mark P.

DESCRIPTION: Alterations in sleep are common manifestations of aging that can lead to significant health problems and contribute to behavioural problems associated with age-related neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Recent advances have revealed key cellular a... view more info and the price of this book.

Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use 6 - book by Ikada, Y.;Umakoshi, Y.;Hotta, T.

DESCRIPTION: This publication is the 6th proceedings volume in a series of Symposia on Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use. These symposia were sponsored by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) to encourage research on Tissue Engineering in Japan. The previous five volumes have also ... view more info and the price of this book.

Perspectives on Lung Endothelial Barrier Function, 35 - book by Patterson, C.E.;Bittar, Edward

DESCRIPTION: This readable, comprehensive text covers endothelial biology from the fundamentals of structure and lung fluid balance physiology to state-of-the-art descriptions of the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of lung failure. The material and illustrations, provided by outstan... view more info and the price of this book.

Caveolae and Lipid Rafts : Roles in Signal Transduction & the Pathogenesis of Human Disease, 36 - book by Bittar, Edward;Frank, Philippe;Lisanti, Michael

DESCRIPTION: Caveolae (latin for little caves) are small structures found at the surface of cells. They are responsible for the regulation of important metabolic pathway. As a consequence, they may play a critical role in several human diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, and muscular... view more info and the price of this book.

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