Cellular biology (cytology) Books

Mitochondrial research has exploded over the last ~150 years. This book gives an amazing view on a conceptual change in our understanding of mitochondrial biology. It becomes clear that mitochondria are extremely dynamic in nature controlling life at...

This important book traces the history of genetics and genomics policy in Britain. Detailing the scientific, political, and economic factors that have informed policy and the development of new health services, the book highlights the particular...

This book brings together current information on the families that make up the kinesin superfamily of molecular motors in one comprehensive text; an ideal reference for researchers looking to make comparisons between different families, for specific...

""Correspondence On The Subject Of The Geological Map Of India"" is a book written by George Bellas Greenough in 1857. The book is a collection of letters exchanged between Greenough and various officials of the East India Company regarding the creation...

Characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, metabolic syndrome is associated with the risks of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Obesity, which increases the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular...

Field Methods in Marine Science: From Measurements to Models is an authoritative guide of the methods most appropriate for field research within the marine sciences, from experimental design to data analysis. Written for upper-level undergraduate and...

First published in 1988: This comprehensive set is crucial to the basic understanding of the immune system and is an essential component of the design and implementation of improved immunization strategies.

Essais Mineralogiques Sur La Solfatare De Pouzzole (1792) est un livre �����crit par Scipion Breislak. Il s'agit d'une �����tude d�����taill�����e de la solfatare de Pouzzoles, une r�����gion volcanique situ�����e pr�����s de Naples, en Italie. Breislak...

Cellular Therapy for Neurological Injury discusses the current status of cellular therapy for neurological disorders. The primary areas of focus include traumatic brain injury, stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic), and spinal cord injury. The book explores...

Dismissed by some as the last of the anti-Darwinians, his fame as a rigorous biologist even tainted by an alleged link to National Socialist ideology, it is undeniable that Jakob von Uexküll (1864-1944) was eagerly read by many philosophers across the...

Prion-related diseases, known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are infectious, fatal neurodegenerative disorders for which there is no cure, treatment, nor even a means for early diagnosis. The horrific advent of Mad Cow Disease --...

Over the past 10 years, researchers have been investigating the expression, regulation, and protective nature of stress proteins (SPs) during and following exercise. Since the expression of SPs have been shown to provide protection to cells and tissues,...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide affecting patients from all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds. It comprises a spectrum of hepatic pathology ranging from simple steatosis, in which there is an increase...

Showcasing the recent progresses of the field, Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling covers the major tools and methodologies used in various areas of research. The majority of the chapters are protocol oriented, with the goal of providing clear directions for...

First Published in 1986, this book offers a full, comprehensive guide to immature red blood cells. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for Students of Medicine,...

The purpose of this book is to provide information on senescent cells and why they are prevented from multiplying via cell division. It includes main sections on the nature of Go/1 transition, factors promoting the cell cycle traverse and avoiding the...

The identification of the role of tumor stroma-the tissue in the surroundings of cancer cells-in cancer development, progression, and metastasis has revolutionized the fields of cancer biology as well as cancer therapeutics. This book provides a...

O ano é 2027. O mundo vive uma era pós-pandemia, na qual o vírus ainda é uma ameaça. Uma poderosa empresa de tecnologia, a SafeLife, desenvolveu o Hope, um sensor que identifica a presença do agente infeccioso em tempo real. Logo, o Hope foi adotado em...

Why did I do that!? What was I thinking? Behavior is a curious phenomenon and we may often wonder why we do the things we do. In short, it’s because of our cells.Our behavior, the decisions we make and the actions we take, are nothing more than...

The regenerative capacity of the liver has been recognized for centuries, but when it is overwhelmed by insulting stimuli or is chronically damaged, its regenerative capability is substantially reduced or lost. Researchers have been working to find...

Systems Biology of Apoptosis summarizes all current achievements in this emerging field. Apoptosis is a process common to all multicellular organisms. Apoptosis leads to the elimination of cells via a complex but highly defined cellular programme...

This book was developed out of a symposium at the XVII International Congress of Entomology held in Hamburg, Germany, on August 21, 1984. This symposium was organized by Drs. William Bradshaw and Hugh Dingle, who subsequently...

Arabinogalactan-proteins are distributed throughout the plant kingdom and are present in leaves, stems, roots, floral parts, and seeds. At the subcellular level, AGPs are localized on the plasma membrane, in the cell wall,...

This book aims to cover the knowledge of protein folding accumulated from studies of disulfide-containing proteins, including methodologies, folding pathways, and folding mechanism of numerous extensively characterized...

Physiological Instruments is a book published in 1899 by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company. The book contains a comprehensive description of the various instruments used in physiological research during that time. It covers a wide range of...

Anales de la Sociedad Espa�����ola v7: De Historia Natural (1899) es un libro publicado por la Sociedad Espa�����ola de Historia Natural. Esta obra contiene una recopilaci������n de art������culos y ensayos escritos por diferentes autores en el campo de...

The Eye, Its Refraction And Diseases is a comprehensive book written by Edward Engler Gibbons in 1904. The book is a detailed guide to the anatomy and function of the human eye, as well as the various diseases and disorders that can affect it. Gibbons...

Research in China V2: Systematic Geology is a book written by Bailey Willis in 1907. The book is a comprehensive study of China's geological features, including its rocks, minerals, and fossils. It provides a detailed account of China's geological...

Memoir On The Freshwater Limestone Of Burdiehouse, In The Neighborhood Of Edinburgh (1835) is a scientific work written by Samuel Hibbert. The book is a detailed study of the freshwater limestone found in Burdiehouse, a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland...

The North American Continent During Cambrian Time is a historical book written by Charles Doolittle Walcott and published in 1892. The book is a detailed account of the geological history of North America during the Cambrian period, which occurred...

This updated edition explores techniques in identifying and characterizing various skin stem cells and generating skin-like structures in vitro. The goal of the book is to present exciting advances in skin biology in an effort to provide a better...

This volume presents the latest techniques used by researchers to study selective autophagy in a broad range of organisms such as yeast, plants, worms, fruit flies, and mammals. The chapters in this book cover several types of selective autophagy such as...

This volume explores the latest experimental and computer-based methods used to study the field of motility research. The chapters in this book cover topics such as methods to investigate motility and chemotaxis in a range of systems including...

This volume explores the latest developments in the field and showcases the vast potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) in advancing neuroscience research. The chapters in this book are organized into three parts. Part One describes...

K+ channels regulate the passage of potassium ions across lipid membranes, influencing numerous biological functions, including homeostasis, sensory perception, and information transmission. This volume explores the widespread involvement of K+ channels...

This volume explores the fields of stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, and cancer biology. The chapters in this book cover topics such as embryonic stem cells (ES) and induced pluripotent cells (iPS); ES/iPSC derived tissue stem cells; tissue...

This book is the culmination of an international collaboration of zoologists to describe the embryology of Xenopus, including the origins of the organ systems, with the purpose of promoting the use of Xenopus as a model amphibian for embryological study.

Instant Notes in Human Physiology will be valuable to students in whatever context they are studying physiology. It explains fundamental concepts and the major physiological systems, showing how they are integrated, without overloading the...

Over the past ten years several sophisticated in vitro test systems based on epithelial cell cultures have been introduced in the field of drug delivery. These models have been found to be very useful in characterizing the permeability of drugs across...

How stem cells behave is very much a factor of their local microenvironment, also known as the stem cell niche. Physical, chemical, or electrical signals from the neighboring cells or biochemical signals from distant cells are crucial in the cell fate...

The "Alzheimer's Epidemic" has begun. As the number of aged individuals worldwide continues to grow the epidemic will continue unabated. Alzheimer's disease will affect one in three families. In addition to the devastating implications of this epidemic...

This book will cover both the evidence for biofilms in many chronic bacterial infections as well as the problems facing these infections such as diagnostics and treatment regimes. A still increasing interest and emphasis on the...

Branching morphogenesis, the creation of branched structures in the body, is a key feature of animal and plant development. This book brings together, for the first time, expert researchers working on a variety of branching...

The Biogenesis of Cellular Organelles represents a comprehensive summary of recent advances in the study of the biogenesis and functional dynamics of the major organelles operating in the eukaryotic cell. This book begins by...

Early Thoughts on RNA and the Origin of Life The full impact of the essential role of the nucleic acids in biological systems was forcefully demonstrated by the research community in the 1950s. Although Avery and his ...

This detailed volume explores techniques for researching the diverse and specialized mechanisms for mRNA degradation, both in the cytoplasm and the nucleus. From classical methods for studying RNA degradation at the single RNA level to the latest...