Includes chapters on the development in the field of molecular mechanisms in spermatogenesis using genomic and proteomic approaches to study spermatogenesis, as well as different mechanisms and/or molecules including environmental toxicants and transcription factors that regulate and/or affect spermatogenesis.
Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features that involves the active participation of affected cells in a self-destruction cascade. This book focuses on cell apoptotic signalling pathways.
Offers an introduction to the basic physical, electrical, and chemical principles central to the function of nerve and muscle cells. This text provides an overview of the origin of electrical membrane potential. It illustrates the cellular physiology of nerve cells and muscle cells.
Molecular profiling technology has advanced dramatically, particularly in the field of cancer tissue biomarkers. This title focuses on the entire process from discovery to commercialization. It helps scientists in understanding the advancements in genomics, proteomics, imagining, and bioinformatics.
Helping medical and graduate student's bridge the gap between basic biochemistry and molecular cell biology, this illustrated title emphasises on functional relevance of cellular concepts to systems physiology. It also helps the reader understand fundamental concepts of cellular physiology, and includes multiple choice questions with answers.
Microbial Biochemistry describes biosynthetic pathways of microorganisme and their regulation by repression. Written in a three-part structure, the text explores the principles of bacterial growth, the biosynthesis of cell building blocks, and the study of protien-DNA interactions.
Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features that involves the active participation of affected cells in a self-destruction cascade. This book focuses on cell apoptotic signalling.
Cell movement is a complex phenomenon primarily driven by the actin network beneath the cell membrane. This review examines the specific physics underlying these phases of cell movement and the origins of the forces that drive locomotion. It also presents important research in the field from around the globe.
Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features that involves the active participation of affected cells in a self-destruction cascade. This book provides studies in the field of apoptosis research.
Presents methods and protocols dealing with thiol oxidation-reduction reactions and their implications as they relate to cell signaling. This book deals with glutathionylation and dethiolation, and peroxide removal by peroxiredoxins/thioredoxins and glutathione peroxidases.
Provides descriptions of the occurrence of the UPR, methods used to assess it, pharmacological tools and other methodological approaches to analyze its impact on cellular regulation. This title explains how these methods are able to provide important biological insights.
Provides descriptions of the occurrence of the UPR, methods used to assess it, pharmacological tools and other methodological approaches to analyze its impact on cellular regulation. This title explains how these methods are able to provide important biological insights.
What organ transplantation was to the medicine of the 20th century, stem cell transplantation will be to that of the immediate future. With recent clinical results and contributions from leading specialists, this book covers current and future developments.
A guide for pathophysiology of oxidative stress and the therapeutic advances to modulate the antioxidant defence. It includes evidence from clinical trials, regarding the use of antioxidants and preconditioning, to protect the organism against reactive oxygen species.
Suitable for scientists, researchers, practitioners and students that are embracing the advances in stem cells, this book combines the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem cells with a presentation about specific organ systems.
This book examines the interactive relationship between systems in the body, such as the nervous system and vascular system, that can enhance or sometimes limit cellular longevity. It details medical applications that should lead to improved health care.
Describes RNA, protein, and imaging protocols that have provided insights into genetic regulation and an understanding of the genes and pathogens involved in diseases of the ear. This guide explores genes and proteins in other systems, especially systems in which tissues are scarce. It helps to discover the underlying causes of human disorders.
Heme oxygenase is an enzyme which breaks down heme, the iron-containing oxygen-carrying constituent of the red blood cells. Heme must be synthesised and degraded within an individual nucleated cell, as it is essential for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis by sensing or using oxygen. This book brings together leading research in this field.
Provides researchers with an overview and synthesis of the various research findings and contemporary thought in the area of Notch Signaling. This title covers topics such as Notch signaling in Cardiac development and disease, and Notch in Stem Cells.
Androgen Action provides a tool box to study various phases of androgen action, from its entry to the cell, to the phenotypic response that the cell mounts. The text includes up-to-date techniques for biochemists, molecular biologists, cell biologists, geneticists, and pathologists.
Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features that involves the active participation of affected cells in a self-destruction cascade. This book provides studies in the field of apoptosis research.
Ribosome is an important cellular organelle that is necessary for the basic cellular process, protein synthesis. Furthermore, ribosomal protein is a group of proteins that is important in biomedical research. The authors presents and reviews important data on ribosomal proteins, important in tropical diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis.
Immunological memory has fascinated microbiologists and immunologists for decades as one of the new frontiers to conquer to better understand the response to pathogens, cancer and vaccination. This book attempts to capture the wave of discoveries associated with these studies.