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Leptin (Endocrine Updates)

Springer, 2006

The discovery of leptin by Friedman and his colleagues in 1994 was a seminal discovery in the study of metabolism, providing a new tool to study energy expenditure and appetite regulation. Early studies actively investigated many aspects of metabolism, obesity, and diabetes but it was soon evident that leptin was much more than...

Cardiac Repolarization (Contemporary Cardiology)

Humana Press, 2003

There are a number of excellent books on molecular biology, single-channel electrophysiology, animal experimentation, and clinical electrophysiology. However, the past decade has seen an explosion of knowledge and radical changes in our understanding of ventricular repolarization as an integral part of the cardiac electrophysiologic...

Handbook of Atopic Eczema

Springer, 2005

Atopic eczema is one of the most frequent inflammatory skin diseases and its prevalence is rising. It presentsmajor problems for patients and physicians as well as for researchers all over the world. Few diseases are discussed as heatedly. Atopic eczema seems to be in the midst of debates regarding scientificmedicine versus...

Bioinformatics and Biomarker Discovery

John Wiley & Sons, 2010

This book is designed to introduce biologists, clinicians and computational researchers to fundamental data analysis principles, techniques and tools for supporting the discovery of biomarkers and the implementation of diagnostic/prognostic systems.

The focus of the book is on how fundamental statistical and data mining approaches...

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Revisited (Birkh?user Advances in Infectious Diseases)

Birkhauser, 2007

In both industrialized and developing countries, childhood immunization has become one of the most important and cost-effective public health interventions. National immunization programs have prevented millions of deaths since WHO initiated the ‘Expanded Program on Immunization’ in 1974. Smallpox was eradicated in 1979,...

Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics in Functional Foods and Personalized Nutrition

CRC Press, 2013

While functional foods have become a reasonably well-established concept, personalized nutrition is still treated with skepticism by many. The recognition that people would have different nutrient requirements, or perceive foods in different ways, raises several concernsâsome real, some not so real. Nutrigenomics and...

Living with Coronary Disease

Springer, 2007

With coronary heart disease one of the biggest killers in the Western world, this book will help people of all ages understand what coronary heart disease is and what can be done to prevent it, or at least, delay it for as long as possible. Highly accessible, and written by two experienced heart doctors, the text is designed to help dispel...

Carbonic Anhydrase: Its Inhibitors and Activators (Taylor & Francis Medicinal Chemistry Series)

CRC Press, 2004

Carbonic Anhydrase: Its Inhibitors and Activators provides a state-of-the-art overview of the latest developments and challenges in carbonic anhydrase research. Authors describe the mechanisms of action of specific inhibitors in relation to physiological function, and present previously unpublished research on CA activators....

Cytokines and Chemokines in Infectious Diseases Handbook (Infectious Disease)

Humana Press, 2003

Cytokines and chemokines are an important class of effector molecules that play a fundamental role in orchestrating the innate and acquired immune responses needed to eliminate or wall off invading pathogens. In vitro and in vivo studies have been instrumental in revealing the complexity of the cytokine network and the many facets of...

Atlas of Cardiometabolic Risk

CRC Press, 2007

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Although our understanding of this disease has progressed enormously, we have much to improve in identification of the disease and applying optimal treatments to prevent progression of disease and its consequences.

Beginning...

Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization

John Wiley & Sons, 2013

""Chronic total occlusions continue to represent one of the greatest challenges to interventional cardiologists."" - Cardiovascular Research Foundation - Chronic Total Occlusions or CTOs can be found in 30% of patients with coronary artery disease. Despite advances, CTOs remain one of the most frequently identified lesions...

Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus: New Perspectives (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology)

Springer, 2006

Moritz Kaposi (born Moritz Kohn 1837, Kaposv´ar, Hungary; died 1902, Vienna) succeeded his father-in-law, Ferdinand von Hibra (1816–1880) to become one of the foremost dermatologists in the German-speaking world. His remarkable clinical acumen is evident from his descriptions of systemic lupus erythematosus (1869),...

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