Zoology and animal sciences Books

The Integrated Control of Cell Proliferation and Cell Viability; G.I. Evan, et al. Control of Invasive Cell Growth by the MET Family Oncogenes; F. Galimi, P.M. Comoglio. Src Family Kinases and the Cell Cycle; S.A. Courtneidge. p16 Family Inhibitors...

Experts investigate the biochemical and biomedical aspects of cholesterol, addressing its metabolism in normal and disease states. They discuss a broad range of topics, including key steps in the cholesterol biosynthetic...

Problems of Platyrhine Taxonomy and Distribution. Molecules, Morphology and Platyrrhine Systematics; H. Schneider, A.L. Rosenberger. Primates of the Atlantic Forest: Origin, Distributions, Endemism and Communities; A. Rylands, et al. Evolutionary...

Protein Structures: The Cooperative Substructure of Protein Molecules; Y. Bai, S.W. Englander. Protein Folding: Approaches to the Determination of More Accurate Crossrelaxation Rates and the Effects of Improved Distance Constraints on Protein...

Pattern Formation in the Vertebrate CNS: Hox Gene Function and the Development of the Head; M. Mark, et al. Genetic Mechanisms Responsible for Pattern Formation in the Vertebrate Hindbrain: Regulation of Hoxb1; M. Studer, et al. Pax Genes as ...

Ocular Electrophysiology: Retinal Toxicology Study Using Electrophysiological Methods in Rabbits; Y. Shirao, K. Kawasaki. Experimental Study of the Retinal Toxicity of Iron after Vitreous Hemorrhage; W.J. Nie, X.F. Zhang. Ocular Pharmacokinetics: ...

Silicone Gels as Adjuvants: Effects on Humoral and Cellmediated Immune Responses; J.O. Naim, C.J. van Oss The Effect of Molecular Weight and Gel Preparation on Humoral Adjuvancy of Silicone Oils and Silicone Gels; J.O. Naim, C.J. van Oss Glucans as...

Interactions of Neurotransmitters and Endothelial Cells in Determining Vascular Tone; J.T. Shepard Some Recent Advances in Studies on J Receptors; A.S. Paintal Pathophysiology of Bronchial Asthma; J.G. Widdicombe Laryngeal and Upper Airway Influences...

Mammary Development: Growth and Growth Factors: The Environment of the Mammary Secretory Cell (C.H. Knight). Role of Bovine Placental Lactogen in Intercellular Signalling during Mammary Growth and Lactation (R.J. Collier et al.). Expression of Hox ...

Telomeres and Cell Division in Drosophila melanogaster; G. Cenci, M. Gatti. A Molecular Cytogenetic View of Chromosomal Heterogeneity in Solid Tumors; J.W. Gray et al. Cell Cycle Control of Genetic Stability; G.M. Wahi et al. Aneupioidy and...

Introduction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Neurodevelopment of Schizophrenia; J.M. Hollister, et al. The Developing Brain: Fetal Development and Schizophrenia: Historical Observations from Teratology; W.O. McClure. Pathology of...

General Aspects: Nutritionally Related Disorders/Diseases in Africans: Highlights of Half A Century of Research, with Special Reference to Unexpected Phenomena; A.R.P. Walker. The Evolving Epidemiology of Fiber & Heart Disease; C. Humble. Complex...

Molecular Mechanisms of Sarcolemar Excitability: Ion Channels and Pumps in Cardiac Function; H.A. Fozzard, G. Lipkind Molecular Mechanisms of K+ Channel Blockade: 4Aminopyridine Interaction with a Cloned Cardiac Transient K+(Kv1.4) Channel; R.L...

Neurophysiology of Breathing Control: Neurobiology of Breathing Control: Where to Look and What to Look for; J.L. Feldman New Computational Models of the Respiratory Oscillator in Mammals; J.C. Smith Is the Pattern of Breathing at Rest Chaotic? A...

The Use of Silver Stains in the Identification of Neuroendocrine Cell Types (L. Grimelius et al.). Quantitative Immunohistochemistry for the Investigation of Regulatory Peptides in Health and Disease (G. Terenghi, J.M. Polak). Immunogold-Silver ...

Theoretical Models of O2 Transport: Local Plasma Convection Can Be Important for Oxygen Release in Tissue Capillaries; C. Bos, et al. Abstracts. Methods and Instrumentation: Phosphorescence Quenching, Magnetic Resonance Techniques, Near Infrared...

Calcium Homeostasis: Calcium Homeostasis in Skeletal Muscle; E. Ríos. Calcium Ion Fluxes across Plasma Membranes; G. Vassort. Presynaptic Nerve Function: Biochemical Aspects of Presynaptic Function; F. Valtorta, et al. Biophysical Aspects of...

Multisensory Control of Movements at Spinal Levels and Its Supraspinal Modulation; E.D. Schomburg. Involvement of Deep Cerebellar Nuclei in Attentive and Orienting Motor Responses; J.M. Delgado-García, A. Gruart. Adaptability of Adult Mammalian...

Basic Properties of the Actin Molecule and Actin-Based Microfilament Systems.- Vibrational Modes of G-Actin.- Combining Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Crystallography Data to Study the Structure of F-Actin and its Implications for Thin-Filament Regulation...

Intracellular Lipid Distribution, Transport and Sorting: A Cellbiologist's Need for Physicochemical Information; G. Van Meer, I.L. Van Genderen Biophysical Characterization of Membrane and Cytoskeletal Proteins by Sedimentation Analysis; M.B. Morris,...

Three-Dimensional Structure of Lactoferrin in Various Functional States.- Characterization of Two Kinds of Lactotransferrin (Lactoferrin) Receptors on Different Target Cells.- Primary and Three-Dimensional Structure of Lactotransferrin (Lactoferrin)...

Food Allergy in Atopic Drugs; O.L. Frick. Mechanisms of Allergic Bronchoconstriction in the Rat; J.G. Martin. The Role of Nebulized IFN-gamma in the Modulation of Allergic Responses; G. Lack, E.W. Gelfand. Murine Animal Models to Study the Central ...

Analysis by In Situ Hybridization of Cytokine mRNAS Expression in Thymic Nurse Cells.- Genetic Expression of the C-CBL Proto-Oncogene in Human Thymocytes.- Production and Selection of B Lymphocytes in Bone Marrow: Lymphostromal Interactions and Apoptosis...

Regulators of the Cell Cycle: Protein Phosphorylation and the Regulation of Key Events in Oocyte and Egg Cell Cycles; J.L. Maller. Control of Cell Proliferation: Extracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinases 1,2, and 3; D.J. Robbins, et al. Cell...

Is There a Link between the Nature of Agents That Trigger Mast Cells and the Induction of Immunoglobulin (IG)E Synthesis?.- Immunogenetic Aspects of IgE-Mediated Responses.- Structure and Function of the Low Affinity IgE Receptor.- Characterization of...

Cell to Organ: Electromechanical Activation.- 1 Regulation of Intracellular Calcium in Cardiac Muscle.- 2 Neuromodulation of Calcium Current by Extracellular ATP in Isolated Ventricular Myocytes.- 3 Intracellular Calcium and Myocardial Function during...

Methods to Describe Fish Stocks; R. Guyomard. Spatial Organization of Pacific Salmon; B.E. Riddell. Status of Biodiversity of Taxa and Nontaxa of Salmonid Fishes; R.J. Behnte. Requirements for Genetic Data on Adaptations to Environment and Habitats...

Components of Signal Transduction: The Metabolic Fates and Cellular Functions of Myoinositol; I. Batty, et al. Activation Mechanisms of Phospholipase C Isozymes; S.G. Rhee. Receptor Function and Regulation: Lysophosphatidic Acid as a Lipid Mediator;...

Brain Tryptophan Perturbation in Hepatic Encephalopathy: Implications for Effects by Neuropsychoactive Drugs in Clinical Practice; F. Bengtsson, et al. Hepatic Encephalopathy in Acute Liver Failure: Role of the Glutamate System; A. Michalak, et al...

The Nitric Oxide Signal Transduction System (F. Murad). Chemistry and Biochemistry of Nitric Oxide: Mechanisms of Mammalian Nitric Oxide Biosynthesis (P.L. Feldman et al.). Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors: Mechanisms of Action and in vivo Studies...

1. Site Directed Mutagenesis to Probe for Active Site Components of Liver Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase.- 2. Substrate Binding Pocket Structure of Human Aldehyde Dehydrogenases: A Substrate Specificity Approach.- 3. Human Class 1 Aldehyde...

Animal Models of Hepatic Encephalopathy and Hyperammonemia.- Brain Metabolism in Encephalopathy Caused by Hyperammonemia.- In Vivo Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) in Hepatic Encephalopathy.- Role of the...

General Aspects of PCR: The Polymerase Chain Reaction and Fixed Tissues; J.J. O'Leary. Impact of PCR on the Pathologist's World; D. Myerson. Sensitive and Rapid Detection and Quantification of Nucleic Acids; L. Cross, et al. Alternative...

Eric Neil: An Appreciation.- International Meetings on Chemoreceptors: Historical Perspectives.- Oxygen Sensing in the Carotid Body: Ideas and Models.- Ionic Channels in Type I Carotid Body Cells.- Role of Intracellular pH and [Ca2+]iin Acid...

Dendritic Cells; J.M. Austyn. The Multiple Accessory Cell Concept; M. Van Rooijen. Sythetic Peptides and the Role of T-Helper Cell Determinants; M.J. Francis. Carriers for Peptides; M.J. Francis. Co-Entrapment of T-Cell and B-Cell Peptides in...

Control of Urea Synthesis and Ammonia Detoxification.- Brain Metabolism in Hepatic Encephalopathy and Hyperammonemia.- Ammonia Metabolism in Mammals: Interorgan Relationship.- Clinical Manifestations and Therapy of Hepatic Encephalopathy.- Nutritional...

Lipid Structure, Domains, and Proteins: Molecular Mechanisms of Ethanol and Anesthetic Actions (C.D. Stubbs, E. Rubin). Membrane Cholesterol and Ethanol (W.G. Wood et al.). The Effects of Ethanol on Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Composition (N. Salem,...

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Transport Processes and Biological Energy Transduction: Frontiers in the Mathematical Description of Biothermokinetic Phenomena (G.R. Welch). Control of Cytochrome C Oxidase (P. Nicholls). Modeling of Cell Processes ...

1 Vascular Analysis of the Carotid Body in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat.- 2 Role of the Carotid Sinus Nerve and of Dopamine in the Biochemical Response of Sympathetic Tissues to Long-Term Hypoxia.- 3 The Effects of Almitrine on [3H]5HT and [125I]...

The Macula, Aging and Macular Degeneration: Lipofuscin in Aged and AMD Eyes (C.D. Dorey et al.). Retinoid Reaction Products in AgeRelated Retinal Degeneration (G.E. Eldred). Retinitis Pigmentosa and Allied Retinal Degenerations: Heterogeneity of ...

Signals for Proteins Targeting into and across Membranes; G. von Heijne Insertion of Proteins into Membranes; V. Géli, H. Benedetti The Major Glycosylation Pathways of Mammalian Membranes; A. Varki, H.H. Freeze Compartments of the Early Secretory...

Mycoplasma Membranes as Models in Membrane Research; S. Razin Mycoplasma Membrane Lipids; R. Bittman Physical Studies of Lipid Organization and Dynamics in Mycoplasma Membranes; R.N. McElhaney Regulation and PhysicoChemical Properties of the Polar ...

Mechanisms of Translocation of Proteins Across Membranes; S.M. Simon, G. Blobel Components and Mechanisms Involved in Transport of Proteins into the Endoplasmic Reticulum; P. Klappa, et al. Folding, Assembly, and Post-translational Modifications of ...

Aldehyde Dehydrogenases-The 1992 Perspective.- Metabolic Role of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase.- Effects of Aldehyde Products of Lipid Peroxidation on the Activity of Aldehyde Metabolizing Enzymes in Hepatomas.- Metabolic Interactions of 4-Hydroxynonenal,...

Modeling of Oxygen Transport to Skeletal Muscle: Blood Flow Distribution, Shunt, and Diffusion.- The Haldane Effect of Rabbit Blood Under Different Acid-Base Conditions.- Interaction of Blood Flow, Diffusive Transport and Cell Metabolism in Isovolemic...

InjuryInduced Release of Excitatory Amino Acids: Excitatory Amino Acid Release after Focal Cerebral Ischemia (R. Bullock et al.). The Role of Glutamatergic Receptor in Brain Injury: Dizocilpine (MK801) in Cerebral Ischemia (R.N. Auer). The Role of...

Regulation of the Early Development of the Nervous System by Growth Factors; P.F. Bartlett, et al. Polysialic Acid as a Regulator of CellCell Interactions during Muscle Innervation; U. Rutishauser. The O2A Cell Lineage; G. Levi, C. Agresti. Cell Fate...

Primary Active Transporters: A Plethora of Plant Plasmalemma Proton Pumps (M.R. Sussman). Studies on the Higher Plant CalmodulinStimulated ATPase (D.E. Evans et al.). Secondary Ion and Metabolite Transporters: ProtonSugar Cotransporters in Plants (N. ...