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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: CRC-Press; 1 edition (February 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849333334
ISBN-13: 978-0849333330.

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Biochemical Techniques in the Heart fully describes classical biochemical measurements of parameters involved in contraction and relaxation in the heart. This fully detailed guide tells you how to make preparations of sarcoplasmic reticulum, sarcolemma, and cardiomyocytes and how to measure sodium-calcium and sodium-hydrogen exchange. Two chapters explain the measurement of the important enzyme sodium-potassium ATPase. This book examines the most widely used tools in experimental cardiology and provides you with the recipe-setting up the technique, procurement of equipment, sample data and calculations, problems and trouble shooting, adapting to other species, modifications, and applicability. Undoubtedly, this text will be a great asset to cardiovascular physiologists, pharmacologists, experimental cardiologists, and students of physiology and pharmacology.

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Hardcover: 708 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 25, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0792371186
ISBN-13: 978-0792371182.

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Each plant–pathogen interaction involves a two-way molecular communication. On one hand, the pathogen perceives signals from the plant, secretes chemical arsenals to establish infection courts, and produces metabolites that disrupt structural integrity, alter cellular function, and circumvent host defenses. On the other hand, the plant senses the signals from the pathogen, reinforces its cell walls, and accumulates phytoalexins and pathogenesis-related proteins in an attempt to defend itself. The production of pathogenicity and virulence factors by the pathogen, the elicitation of defense mechanisms by the plant, and the dynamic interaction of the two are the focal points of this book. The book will be of interest to researchers and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of plant pathology, plant physiology, and plant biochemistry.

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Hardcover: 314 pages
Publisher: Elsevier Science (August 16, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762303514
ISBN-13: 978-0762303519.

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 30, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 079230733X
ISBN-13: 978-0792307334.

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Paperback: 307 pages
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication; 1 edition (September 15, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750632569
ISBN-13: 978-0750632560.

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Glasgow Caledonian Univ., Scotland. Textbook, for students, focusing on the understanding of basic principles. Each chapter includes learning objectives, selfassessment questions, and key concepts and facts. Trim size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Softcover.

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Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 15, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521457033
ISBN-13: 978-0521457033.

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Microalbuminuria, the abnormal urinary excretion of albumin, is recognized as an important independent marker of both renal and cardiovascular disease, particularly in diabetes mellitus. This volume is the only comprehensive and up-to-date review of the relevance of microalbuminuria to health and disease. It covers the pathophysiology and epidemiology of microalbuminuria and the methodology of laboratory assessment, and discusses the nonspecific nature of microalbuminuria in less well-recognized clinical situations. This is the first book to deal in detail with the treatment of microalbuminuria in both diabetic and nondiabetic subjects. This volume will be an essential source of reference and a guide to clinical practice for diabetologists, endocrinologists, cardiologists, renal physicians, and clinical biochemists.

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Paperback: 276 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 4 edition (October 31, 1980)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 052129794X
ISBN-13: 978-0521297943.

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This is a completely revised and expanded edition of the Guidebook to Biochemistry. Every chapter has been reviewed and brought up to date. A new chapter, on the cell and membrane transport, has been included, and the single chapter on regulation in the previous edition has been greatly enlarged and divided into two chapters. Other topics that have received particular attention in this edition include lipids, cell membranes and the biochemical action of hormones. The chapter on genetics has been revised to take account of recent studies of the genetic organization of higher organisms, and a section on genetic engineering has been included. In making these changes the authors have taken care to adhere to the concept of the ‘Guidebook’ introduced by Kenneth Harrison and maintained by them in the 1971 edition: to ‘introduce the reader to the important features of the subject by exemplifying and discussing crucial biochemical concepts’. For this reason they have been careful to restrict the increase in the total length of the book compared with the 1971 edition.

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Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; First Edition Ex-Library edition (February 23, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521278287
ISBN-13: 978-0521278287.

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This text aims to bring to the attention of undergraduate students of biochemistry the many exciting developments in cell and molecular biology in recent years and their important implications for the practice of medicine. Emphasis is placed on such topics as membrane structure and function and hormone action and secretion, where current knowledge of macromolecular and cellular structure and function will contribute most to understanding the underlying pathology of common multifactorial diseases. The book also outlines the basic features of recombinant DNA techniques and their probable impact on the diagnosis, treatment and knowledge of disease processes. This text will interest undergraduates in pre-clinical medicine, biology and biochemistry.

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Paperback: 328 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (April 13, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521103630
ISBN-13: 978-0521103633.

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First published in 1985, this book contains twelve contributions from scientists of international repute concerning the chemistry of the cell wall, its biosynthesis, and biochemical aspects of its functions. The common theme is the emphasis on the molecules that make up the cell wall: their chemical structure, the enzymic mechanisms by which they are formed, and the interactions between molecules that enable them to perform their structural and growth-controlling functions. The book contains reviews of recent developments, together with critical assessments of the methods used, and analyses of the major challenges that face cell-wall scientists today.

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Paperback: 412 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (August 20, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521038952
ISBN-13: 978-0521038959.

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This is an updated and expanded version of Professor Smyth’s earlier work The Physiology of Cestodes (1969) which presented for the first time an overview of the physiology of these parasitic worms, many species of which cause serious, often fatal, diseases in man and domestic animals. Recent advances in investigative techniques, such as immunocytochemistry and in vitro culture, which have increased immensely our understanding of these organisms, are presented. The biochemical coverage has been expanded to include the spectacular advances in molecular biology in recent years. The book also shows how cestodes are increasingly being recognized as valuable models for transport and cell differentiation. Medical and veterinary students as well as students in parasitology and zoology will find this book an invaluable resource.

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