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This book, written by Charles Wardell Stiles, describes in great detail the medical and veterinary aspects of trematoda (a class of flatworms) and the diseases caused by them. It is a great resource for anyone studying or practicing in the fields of...

Dans ce livre, Félix de Backer traite de l'utilisation de ferments purs pour traiter les maladies microbiennes et parasitaires. Il explore également les maladies chimiques et la fermentation humaine.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

A pioneering work in the field of microbiology, this book presents a detailed analysis of the role of microorganisms in the development of infectious diseases. Black draws on the latest scientific research to explore the processes by which harmful toxins...

First published in 1872, this groundbreaking study by T. Spencer Cobbold shed new light on the parasitic tapeworm and its impact on human health. Cobbold's dissections of animal hosts, as well as his careful observations of human patients, contributed...

This groundbreaking work in the field of pathology examines the structure and growth of fungus haematodes, or soft cancer, in the human body. The author provides detailed case studies and dissections to shed light on this deadly disease and its effects...

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The chronology of mycobacteria and the development of mycobacterial ecology. 3. Classification of mycobacteria with regard to their ecology. 4. Environments providing favourable conditions for the multiplication and...

1 Why use histochemistry for a better understanding of pharmacology and toxicology?.- 2 Whole-body autoradiography of pharmaceuticals and chemicals.- 3 Image analysis, fluorescence and laser microscopy.- 4 The measurement of free calcium to assess...

The American Peptide Society (APS) provides a forum for advancing and promoting knowledge of the chemistry and biology of peptides. The approximately one thousand members of the Society come from North America and from more...

This book represents proceedings of the 19th American Peptide Symposium. It highlights many of the recent developments in peptide science, with a particular emphasis on how these advances are being applied to basic problems in...

Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity II provides a current view from leading experts concerning the hottest topics of concern to clinicians caring for children with infections. The book brings together a collection of...

Defects in Secretion of Cystic Fibrosis presents an overview on current research from leading experts in North America and Europe. This update on cystic fibrosis provides in depth original work as well as review material on...

Although some decades have passed, there are still worldwide controversies about a concept of human death on neurological grounds. There are also disagreements on the diagnostic criteria for brain death, whether clinical alone...

Proceedings of an international symposium, held in Ulm, Germany, September 21-24, 1994

Over one hundred contributions detail advances in the molecular and cellular biology of eicosanoid production, as well as their role in signal transduction. One of the most exciting developments explored within this...

Coronaviruses were recognized as a group of enveloped, RNA viruses in 1968 and accepted by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses as a separate family, the Coronaviridae, in 1975. By 1978, it had become evident...

As we approach the end of this millennium, enteric diseases remain impor­ tant public health problems. In many parts of the world, sanitary measures have advanced little over the last century, although some of the governments...

In this comprehensive reference, leading researchers examine the biology, molecular biology, and diseases of the Bunyaviridae, and provide up-to-date information on the genetic characterization and variations of this virus...

DNA tumor viruses have long been useful experimental models of carcinogenesis and have elucidated several important mechanisms of cell transformation. Re­ search in recent years has shown that human tumors have a multifactorial...

The Third International Conference on Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, and Pasteurella (HAP94) was held in July and August at the Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK...

Proceedings of a symposium held in Canterbury, United Kingdom, April 5-8, 1993.

Proceedings of a NATO ARW held in Paris, France, May 11-14, 1993.

The books in this acclaimed series are the most detailed, up-to-date accounts of the field available. Volume 3 explores the oncogenic potential shared by retroviruses of different species, the widespread presence of...

The papers assembled in this collection comprise a majority of the oral presentations as well as several poster presentations given at the 22nd Annual Symposium arranged by the Bastern Pennsylvania Branch of the American...

Concerted efforts to study starvation and survival of nondifferentiating vegeta­ tive heterotrophic bacteria have been made with various degrees of intensity, in different bacteria and contexts, over more than the last 30 years...

This volume is based on a FEMS Symposium entitled "Bacterial Growth and Lysis: Metabolism and Structure of the Bacterial Sacculus" held at the Monastery of Lluc (Mallorca, Spain) on 5-10 April, 1992. The goals of the symposium...

Bacterial plasmids originating in a wide range of genera are being studied from a variety of perspectives in hundreds of laboratories around the globe. These elements are well known for carrying "special" genes that confer...

In this second volume in the series The Retroviridae, the readers are treated to up-to-date reviews on these viruses, which are found in a variety of animal species. The volume begins with important observations on the general...

The papers contained in this book were presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) held at Cape Sounion, Athens, Greece, 19-24 May, 1991. The twenty-eight more comprehensive papers represent the key subjects of the ARW...

Biomedical scientists widely acknowledge that individuals' immune respon­ siveness is important in resistance to infections by microorganisms, including fungi. Because of the devastating acquired immunodeficiency syndrome...

Noted experts survey and evaluate the latest research in the growing field of endothelial cell involvement in the initiation and development of various diseases. Research-oriented chapters span a diversity of topics,...

The application of enzymes or whole cells (fermentatively active or resting; microbial, plant, or animal) to carry out selective transformations of commercial importance is the central theme of industrial biocatalysis...

In this volume we aim to present an easy-to-read account of the genus Saccharomyces that we hope will be of value to all students and researchers wishing to exploit this important genus, be it for academic or commer­ cial...

Virus Variability and Impact on Epidemiology and Control of Diseases E. Kurstak and A. Hossain I. INTRODUCTION An important number of virus infections and their epidemic developments demonstrate that ineffec­ tiveness of...

This treatise is focused on early aspects of fungal pathogenesis in plant and animal hosts. Our aim in choosing the topics and contributors was to demonstrate common approaches to studies of fungal-plant and fungal-animal...

My first introduction to the eye came more than three decades ago when my close friend and mentor, the late Professor Isaac C. Michaelson, convinced me that studying the biochemistry of ocular tissues would be a rewarding...

The genus Bacillw; has a long history of importance, both from an economic point of view and as a source of experimental microorganisms. This volume critically reviews aspects of identification, molecular biology, and growth...

Species of aspergilli are common in man's environment and are responsible for a wide spectrum of human and animal disease, ranging in animals from mycotic abortion to aflatoxicosis and in humans from localized colonization of...

Biotechnology is a word that was originally coined to describe the new processes which could be derived from our ability to manipulate, in vitro, the genetic material common to all organisms. I t has now become a generic term...

The intestinal protozoan Giardia was first described over 300 years ago in 1681 by Leeuwenhoek, from his own stools. In his description of Giardia, he noted the size, movement, and morphology of the organism, and associated its...

Helminths include one of the most diverse and geographically widespread groups of parasites which infect humans and animals. About 100 species have been reported from humans, usually producing asymptomatic infection or mild...

""A Supplementary Catalogue of the Pathological Museum of St. George's Hospital: A Description of the Specimens Added During the Years 1866-1881"" is a book written by Isambard Owen and published in 1882. The book is a detailed account of the specimens...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

A Manual of Pathological Anatomy Volume 3 is a comprehensive medical reference book written by Carl Rokitansky, a renowned Austrian physician and pathologist. Originally published in 1850, the book is part of a series that covers the study of...

A Manual of the Pathological Anatomy Volume 1, published in 1854, is a comprehensive guide to the study of pathological anatomy written by Carl Rokitansky, a renowned Austrian physician and pathologist. The book is divided into two parts, with the first...

A Manual of Pathological Anatomy Volume 2 is a book written by Carl Rokitansky and originally published in 1849. This book is a comprehensive guide to the study of pathological anatomy, which is the study of the structural and functional changes that...