Pre-clinical medicine Books

Cardiovascular fluid mechanics is now used as a tool in determining diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by physicians and surgeons working in the fields of cardiology and angiology. The text is based on a considerable amount of...

Strong body odor is a condition for which, until now, there have been few treatment methods. The Japanese authors, encouraged by the willingness of Oriental patients to undergo radical treatment, have developed the subcutaneous...

At the Fifth International Neuromuscular Meeting held in Tokyo in 1994, leading experts in the field came together to discuss the physiology and pharmacology of neuromuscular receptor sites and neuromuscular blocking agents...

Computed radiography is one of the most promising digital radiography techniques, and is expected to replace the conventional screen film radiography in the near future. This book is the first textbook on computed radiography...

Clinical biomechanics is a rapidly changing field with an increasingly wide appeal. While the core subjects of biomechanics remain the behavior of bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles, this book focuses on more clinical...

At the Mie International Symposium held in Japan in April 1994, leading scientists reviewed recent advances in the understanding of the contractile mechanism in smooth muscle. The present volume collects the papers presented at...

The regulation of the organism has traditionally been ascribed to two distinct systems-the nervous and the endocrine. Though coordination between the two systems has been acknowledged, researchers and authors have tended to...

Heart failure is a syndrome caused by a heart dysfunction that leads to insuf­ ficient blood in the peripheral tissues for their metabolic demands. This syn­ drome still remains an obscure clinical entity and even its ...

Rotary blood pumps increasingly are being used in open heart surgery and in assisted circulation for patients with heart disease. These rotary devices include vortex (centrifugal) and axial pumps, which can be utilized in...

Cardiac performance is regulated not only by cardiac muscle properties but also by several other factors, including those associated with the neurohumoral system and the mechanical characteristics of the peripheral circulation...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the multitude of different forms of thermotherapy in connection with aspects of thermal physiology and cell biology. The aim is to elucidate the scientific background of ...

Information flow as nerve impulses in neuronal circuits is regulated at synapses. The synapse is therefore a key element for information processing in the brain. Much attention has been given to fast synaptic transmission,...

First of all, I would like to share the great pleasure of the successful five-day symposium with every participant in the 5th Iketani Conference which was held in Kagoshima from April1S (Tuesday) to 22 (Saturday), 1995...

A research project entitled Biomechanics of Structure and Function of Living Cells, Tissues, and Organs was launched in Japan in 1992. This data book presents the original, up-to-date information resulting from the research...

This book covers the basics of evoked spinal cord potentials(SCPs) with reference to studies in animals. Many illustrations help the reader grasp the neurophysiological and neuropharmacological background of spinal cord functions. Case studies offer...

This book reports the recent progress in gene and cell therapy through the liver and aims to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the current aspects and future prospects from basic research to clinical therapies. Edited by pioneering researchers,...

This book summarizes the most recent progress in the studies of lipid mediators from the molecular to clinical level and introduces newly created tools for analysis including imaging mass spectrometry. Comprising 29 chapters divided into four major...

Foreword.- Preface.- 1 Introduction - "Zinc Signaling": The Blossoming Field of Zinc Biology (Taiho Kambe).- 2 Molecular Aspects of Zinc Signals (Wolfgang Maret).- 3 Zinc Transport Proteins and Zinc Signaling (Taiho Kambe, Tokuji Tsuji, and Kazuhisa...

This book highlights a new paradigm of translation control by regulatory nascent polypeptides, which is integrated into cellular regulatory systems. Translation lies in the hub of the central dogma of biology, in which the...

This book encompasses major progress and future directions in cytochrome P450 (P450) research. Included are contributions by pioneers in the discovery of P450, with chapters on the molecular and functional properties of P450...

Creating clinical guidelines is a modern trend. Published studies pertaining to a given theme are collected, their credibility evaluated, and then treatment options in the form of evidence-based guidelines are offered. There are a number of guidelines...

Many international experts collaborated in creating this groundbreaking work, a principal-coding system, and in developing reference films and imaging parameters for the International Classification of HRCT for Occupational and Environmental Respiratory...

Molecular imaging plays an important role in drug discovery and advanced medical practice. A symposium of world leaders in drug research and development, molecular imaging, and medical therapy including regenerative treatment and radiation therapy has...

Mechanical stress is vital to the functioning of the body, especially for tissues such as bone, muscle, heart, and vessels. It is well known that astronauts and bedridden patients suffer muscle and bone loss from lack of use. Even the heart, in pumping...

Sendai virus (SeV) is not just a mouse pathogen but is evolving into a cutting-edge component of biotechnology. SeV reverse genetics originating from a pure academic need to settle long-held questions in the biology and...

This book will serve as an ideal guide to the relatively new and complex field of bioelectromagnetics for students and researchers interested in the interaction of biological systems and electromagnetic fields. Coverage...

This manual presents practical approaches to using DNA fingerprinting and genetic profiling to answer a variety of biological and medical questions. It provides detailed methodology for setting up and performing experiments and...

As early as in the twenties and thirties of our century Ernst Scharrer published papers suggesting, on the basis of morphological findings, that the brain exhibits secretory function which he called neurosecretion. Only a few...

The Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Biochemistry of Exercise are centered on the effects of long lasting exercise and training. In the years following the first symposium which was held in Brussels in 1968,...

Die Untersuchung frischer (unfixierter) menschlicher Organe und Gewebe an einfachen Isolationspraparaten, die manchem heute als eine primitive und veraltete Methode erscheinen mag, wird - mit guten Grunden! - an den ...

25 Jahre nachdem Verfasser zum ersten Male, gelockt durch fes­ selnde kasuistische Erfahrungen, sich mit dem Pubertatsproblem be­ faBte, unternimmt er es, als Resultat mancher eigenen Studien und der Wiirdigung wichtiger...

Die Arbeit steckt sich das Ziel, auf Grund des bisher vorliegenden und durch eigene Untersuchungen ergiinzten Tatsachenmaterials eine moglichst vollstiindige und ins einzelne gehende Darstellung der MiBbildungen und Anomalien...

Die Untersuchungen im Laboratorium sind fur die Diagno­ stik und Therapie bei intern Kranken otter eine wichtige Ergan­ zung del' klinischen Beobachtung. Fur die klinische Forschung sind sie unentbehrlich. Mit Recht geht die...

IV des Titels notwendig wurde. Unter der Bezeichnung "Allgemeine Rontgen­ kunde" moge die vorliegende zweite Auflage den Zweck erfiillen, die allgemeinen Gesetze und Voraussetzungen der Rontgenologie dem Lernenden zu vermitteln...

Aus dem vorher Geschilderten ergibt sich kurz zusamme~gefaf3t, folgendes: I. Schadel Nr. 1 und 2 weisen in allen ihren charakteristischen Merk­ malen den reinen Priscatypus auf. II. Die Schadel Nr. 3, 4, 5 und 6 stimmen in...