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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: From Pathophysiological Prospects

Springer, 2013

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is characterised by the sudden death of an infant that is not predicted by prior medical history and it is still responsible for a large percentage of infant mortalities. The exact causes have long remained unknown, though some risk factors such as including exposure to tobacco smoke, no breast...

Molecular Exercise Physiology: An Introduction

Routledge, 2014

Molecular Exercise Physiology: An Introduction is the first student-friendly textbook to be published on this key topic in contemporary sport and exercise science. It introduces sport and exercise genetics and the molecular mechanisms by which exercise causes adaptation. The text is linked to real life sport and exercise science...

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...

Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

Fruits are botanically diverse, perishable, seasonal and predominantly regional in production. They come in many varieties, shapes and size, colors, flavors and textures and are an important part of a healthy diet and the global economy. Besides vitamins, minerals, fibers and other nutrients, fruits contain phenolic compounds that have...

Chemical Composition of Everyday Products

Greenwood Press, 2005

Chemicals, both helpful and harmful, affect our everyday lives. From cosmetics to medications to cleansers to lighting, automotive, and office products, each is composed of a complex blending of elements to perform a specific task. This book analyzes over 100 groups of products, identifying the specific chemical composition of a product, the...

Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology, Third Edition

INFRMA-HC, 2009

Thanks to the contribution of leading experts in cosmetology, the first editions of the Handbook were successful and received excellent reviews. The editors appreciate the excellent author contributions.

The first edition, published in 2001, reviewed the multiple facets of the cosmetic field including the physiology of...

An Analog Electronics Companion: Basic Circuit Design for Engineers and Scientists

Cambridge University Press, 2003

This morning my newspaper contained the obituary of Sir Alan Hodgkin, Nobel Laureate together with Andrew Huxley and John Eccles, in physiology and medicine. What has this to do with our interest in electronics? Well, the prize was awarded for the elucidation of the mechanism of the propagation of electrical impulses along neural...

Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery

John Wiley & Sons, 2013

Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery is a comprehensive, in-depth resource for well-referenced, current information on small animal soft tissue surgery. Offering detailed surgical techniques in a well-illustrated, easy-to-follow format, the book covers the full range of surgically treated diseases and syndromes, with video clips and...

Transgenics in Endocrinology (Contemporary Endocrinology)

Humana Press, 2001

A panel of expert clinical and basic investigators summarize the state-of-the-art in the use of transgenic technology in a broad range of endocrinological applications. Up-to-date and comprehensive, Transgenics in Endocrinology reviews the most recent developments in the analysis of endocrine physiology and its pathologies through mouse...

Biology Of Genetic Dominance (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit)

Landes Bioscience, 2006

The word dominance, in the context of genetics, has been used for long time applied to characters or to alleles. A dominant character masks the expression of an alternative form. This loose definition would even apply when these alternatives are not determined by alleles of the same locus. In turn, a dominant allele refers to an alternative version...

Review of Medical Physiology (LANGE Basic Science)

McGraw-Hill, 2003

In unicellular organisms, all vital processes occur in a single cell. As the evolution of multicellular organisms has progressed, various cell groups have taken over particular functions. In humans and other vertebrate animals, the specialized cell groups include a gastrointestinal system to digest and absorb food; a respiratory system to take...

Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: Neuroimmunology

Springer, 2007

Neuroimmunology is one of the most rapidly developing branches of Neurobiology, prompted by novel neurochemical, neuroendocrinological, and neurophysiological investigations of the central and peripheral nervous system including neuroendocrine systems. Neuroimmunology can be considered as an interdisciplinary science that covers relevant...

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