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  • Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation
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    Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation

    The photosynthetic fixation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds is mediated by the enzyme ribulose 1,S-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase. The diversity of current research on this protein attests to its central role in...
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  • The Evolutionary Ecology of Animals The Evolutionary Ecology of Animals
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    The Evolutionary Ecology of Animals

    While translating this book, I was in close communication with the author, S. S. Shvarts (Schwarz), who read and commented on the entire translated manuscript. In particular, any ambiguities as to the identity of organisms...
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  • The Nervous System and Electric Currents The Nervous System and Electric Currents
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    The Nervous System and Electric Currents

    This second volume of the "Nervous System and Electric Currents" represents the collected papers of the Proceedings of the fourth annual national conference, organised by the Neuro-Electric Society. It will be held at the...
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  • Excitatory Amino Acids and Epilepsy Excitatory Amino Acids and Epilepsy
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    Excitatory Amino Acids and Epilepsy

    Human epilepsy is a major public health problem affecting approximately 2 persons per 1000. It is particularly frequent in ohildren where convul­ sions may lead to brain damage and subsequent seizure activity in adulthood...
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  • The Juvenile Hormones The Juvenile Hormones
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    The Juvenile Hormones

    The juvenile hormones of insects are unique molecules in terms of their chemical nature (methyl esters of sesquiterpene epoxides) and action (both as modulators of morphogenesis during the larval life of insects and as a...
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  • Central Nervous System Pathology Central Nervous System Pathology
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    Central Nervous System Pathology

    One hardly always receives due credit for working out a general theory. It is more enticing to be successful in discovering new phenomena of tangible facts even if they are particular ones. The great technical opportunities...
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  • Prostanoids and Drugs Prostanoids and Drugs
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    Prostanoids and Drugs

    This volume, the sixth in the series "The Prostaglandin System" assembles most of the lecture notes from the International School of Pharmacology on "Prostanoids and Drugs" that took place in Erice, Sicily, at the "Ettore...
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  • Structure of Biological Membranes Structure of Biological Membranes
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    Structure of Biological Membranes

    Since 1965 the Nobel Foundation sponsors, through grants from the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Fund, Sym­ posia on subjects which are considered to be of central scientific importance and for which new results of a special...
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  • Chromosome Damage and Repair Chromosome Damage and Repair
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    Chromosome Damage and Repair

    The NATO - EMBO Advanced Study Institute - Lecture Course on "CHROMOSOME DAMAGE AND REPAIR" was held at God¢ysund Fjord Hotel outside Bergen, Norway. from Ms\r 27th to June 5th, 1980. This book represents the proceedings of...
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  • Woody Plant Biotechnology Woody Plant Biotechnology
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    Woody Plant Biotechnology

    This volume is based on a workshop on Woody Plant Biotechnology held at the Institute of Forest Genetics, USDA Forest Service, Placerville, California, USA, 15-19 October, 1989. This workshop was organized by the IUFRO...
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  • Structure and Function of Gangliosides Structure and Function of Gangliosides
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    Structure and Function of Gangliosides

    This volume records the proceedings of an International Symposium on The Structure and Function of Gangliosides, held at Le Bischenberg, Alsace, France, in April 23-27, 1979. The meeting was convened to get a comprehensive view...
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  • Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution
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    Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution

    From time to time, perhaps a few times each century, a revolution occurs that questions some of our basic beliefs and sweeps across otherwise well guarded disciplinary boundaries. These are the periods when science is fun, when...
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  • Bacterial Membranes and the Respiratory Chain Bacterial Membranes and the Respiratory Chain
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    Bacterial Membranes and the Respiratory Chain

    The most valuable service Dr. Gel'man and her colleagues have performed for the many investigators of bacterial membrane systems in producing their first excellent monograph on "The Respiratory Apparatus of Bacteria" in 1966...
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  • Carbohydrate Metabolism in Cultured Cells Carbohydrate Metabolism in Cultured Cells
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    Carbohydrate Metabolism in Cultured Cells

    It is perhaps obvious to any student of Biology that the discovery of chemical processes in whole organisms has usually preceded the elucidation of the compo­ nent steps. However, it is perhaps less obvious that the unravelling...
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  • The Living Ocean The Living Ocean
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    The Living Ocean

    I have enjoyed writing this book. Some of my ideas are controversial. Some of them I know to be true though I have not sufficient evidence for a conviction. My intention is that you should realise that microbes will be as...
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  • Chromosomal Proteins and Gene Expression Chromosomal Proteins and Gene Expression
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    Chromosomal Proteins and Gene Expression

    This book stems from an Advanced Study Institute on Chromo­ somal Proteins and Gene Expression that was held in Sitges, Spain, on September 17-26, 1984. It would be misleading to call this volume a conference proceedings,...
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  • Strengthening Urban Management Strengthening Urban Management
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    Strengthening Urban Management

    Managing cities and providing housing, essential infra­ structure and public services in an era of great pressures on municipal resources are challenging domestic issues in all parts of the world. Increasingly, city ...
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  • Biochemical Pharmacology of Ethanol Biochemical Pharmacology of Ethanol
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    Biochemical Pharmacology of Ethanol

    A number of excellent symposia, reviews and monographs on the biology of ethanol have been published during the last decade. Al­ though it may appear that another such publication may be superflu­ ous, the subject of alcohol...
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  • Cell Regulation by Intracellular Signals Cell Regulation by Intracellular Signals
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    Cell Regulation by Intracellular Signals

    In 1980, the IVth International Cyclic Nucleotide Conference was held in Brussels. As this meeting attracted many investigators involved in cyclic nucleotides and calcium role in intracellular regulation, it was thought that...
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  • The Superworld II The Superworld II
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    The Superworld II

    During A:.lgust 1987. a group of 76 physicists from 51 laboratories in 22 countries met in Erice for the 25th Course of the International School of Subnuclear Physics. The countries represented were: Austria. Bulgaria. Canada...
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  • Free Radicals, Lipoproteins, and Membrane Lipids Free Radicals, Lipoproteins, and Membrane Lipids
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    Free Radicals, Lipoproteins, and Membrane Lipids

    This book contains the proceedings of the ARW NATO Conference on "Action of Free Radicals and Active Forms of Oxygen on Lipoproteins and Membrane Lipids: Cellular Interactions and Atherogenesis", held in Bendor, France, October...
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  • The Molecular Basis of Cancer The Molecular Basis of Cancer
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    The Molecular Basis of Cancer

    This book aims to describe the current state of knowledge and possible future developments in a number of major areas of research into the nature, causes and treatment of cancer. The contributing authors have been encouraged to...
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  • Systems Approaches to Developmental Neurobiology Systems Approaches to Developmental Neurobiology
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    Systems Approaches to Developmental Neurobiology

    It is appropriate at the outset of this book to pose a question that was often asked --of the organizers before the meeting took place and later among those who participated in the meeting -- "What is meant by 'Systems...
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  • The Effects of Constant Light on Visual Processes The Effects of Constant Light on Visual Processes
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    The Effects of Constant Light on Visual Processes

    " ... And the evening and the morning were the third day ... And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night ... And the evening and the morning were the fourth day." The...
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  • The Cell Surface The Cell Surface
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    The Cell Surface

    The Conference "Chemical and Immunologic Approaches to the Cell Surface" was organized as a multifaceted interaction between scientists representing various disCiplines impinging on membrane bio­ logy. In many instances, this...
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  • Chemistry and Brain Development Chemistry and Brain Development
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    Chemistry and Brain Development

    J. Folch-Pi Director of Scientific Research, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass., U.S.A. The development of the central nervous system is possibly the most significant aspect of the growth of a mammal from embryo to adulthood. The...
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  • Gene Mapping in Laboratory Mammals Part B Gene Mapping in Laboratory Mammals Part B
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    Gene Mapping in Laboratory Mammals Part B

    The present work is an attempt to provide a systematic treatment of genetic linkage in diploid heredity. Part A presents a general account of statistical methods which can be brought to bear on the problem. The primary emphasis...
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  • Advances in Chemoreception Advances in Chemoreception
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    Advances in Chemoreception

    Research on the chemical senses has been growing at a remarkable rate over the last decade. This growth has greatly expanded our understanding of the electrical properties and ultrastructure of chemosensory organs, of the role...
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  • Gene Manipulation in Plant Improvement II Gene Manipulation in Plant Improvement II
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    Gene Manipulation in Plant Improvement II

    There are clearly many directions in which the further development of the GUS gene fusion system can progress. Some of these have been outlined above, but others can be imagined. There are no reasons to limit our conceptions of...
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  • The Rhabdoviruses The Rhabdoviruses
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    The Rhabdoviruses

    The viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae have an exceedingly broad host range and are widely distributed throughout the animal and plant king­ doms. Animal rhabdoviruses infect and often cause disease in insects, fish, and...
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  • Neurochemical Systems Neurochemical Systems
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    Neurochemical Systems

    The content of Volume 8 of the Handbook of Neurochemistry is a perfect example and sample of what occupies neurochemists in the late 1980s. What occupies them are questions, concepts, and technology that either did not start...
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  • Modern Analytical Ultracentrifugation Modern Analytical Ultracentrifugation
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    Modern Analytical Ultracentrifugation

    There are numerous examples in the history of science when the parallel develop­ ments of two or more disciplines, methodologies, technologies or theoretical in­ sights have converged to produce significant scientific advances...
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  • Presynaptic Receptors in the Mammalian Brain Presynaptic Receptors in the Mammalian Brain
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    Presynaptic Receptors in the Mammalian Brain

    Trying to address the entire field of presynaptic modulation of neurotransmitter release is a rather daunting undertaking, one that is well beyond the scope of this book. In addition, studies of release modulation, particularly...
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  • Preanesthetic Assessment 3 Preanesthetic Assessment 3
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    Preanesthetic Assessment 3

    One of the easiest things an anesthesiologist can do is to administer an anesthetic, and therein lies one of the major dangers of anesthesia. Like in flying and diving, if the rules are followed, mishaps should be very rare...
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  • Animal Models of Depression Animal Models of Depression
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    Animal Models of Depression

    Animal models represent experimental investigations developed in one species for the purpose of studying phenomena in another species and provide numerous advantages for preclinical research. They allow scientists greater...
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  • Integrated Regional Models Integrated Regional Models
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    Integrated Regional Models

    Integrated regional models are conceptual and mathematical models that describe the physical environment, biological interactions, human decision-making, and human impact on the environment. Efforts are now being made to...
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  • Bacterial Adhesion to Cells and Tissues Bacterial Adhesion to Cells and Tissues
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    Bacterial Adhesion to Cells and Tissues

    Attachment to host cells or tissues is often the first step in the establishment of bacterial infections. A complex array of recognition, attachment, and virulence factors is involved in this process, which recent research...
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  • Cats Are Not Peas Cats Are Not Peas
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    Cats Are Not Peas

    Cats are Not Peas, narrated with inimitable grace and wit, takes us through the great discoveries in genetics, from Mendel's studies of inheritance in peas through the discovery of the chromosome and the role of DNA - all from...
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  • Cytotoxic Cells Cytotoxic Cells
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    Cytotoxic Cells

    Our motivation for putting together this book was the need for a single source reference that could be used as an introduction to cell-mediated cytotoxicity for newcomers to this field, such as students and fellows beginning...
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  • Evolution and Genetics in Life Histories Evolution and Genetics in Life Histories
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    Evolution and Genetics in Life Histories

    This volume is the result of a symposium entitled "Variation in Life Histories: Genetics and Evolutionary Processes" sponsored by the Program in Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior of the University of Iowa and held in Iowa City...
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  • Prostaglandin Abstracts Prostaglandin Abstracts
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    Prostaglandin Abstracts

    This volume contains abstracts of most of the significant scientific literature dealing with prostaglandins published between 1906~when certain biologically active tissue extracts first stimulated the speculation of ...
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