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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Molecular Mechanisms Influencing Aggressive Behaviours
This book features scientists from a broad spectrum of disciplines discussing recent data on aggression in laboratory animals with particular reference to possible implications for understanding huma …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Signalling Networks in Cell Shape and Motility
This book features contributions from experts in cell biology, genetics, neurobiology, immunology and structural biology. The unifying element is that they all study processes of cell shape change an …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Genetics of Autoimmunity
This title provides an extremely helpful analysis of genes that may be associated with autoimmunity, and answers questions such as how these genes can be identified, and how the functions of the gene …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Understanding Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction
Cigarette smoking is estimated to lead to 4.9 million premature deaths per year worldwide. This is predicted to rise to 10 million by 2020. In western countries it kills half of all smokers who fail …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Heart Failure
Heart failure is the main cause of death and disability in the industrialized world. There is a major need for novel therapeutics for prevention and reversal of cardiac pathology associated with hear …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Empathy and Fairness
Empathy is the process that allows us to share the feelings and emotions of others, in the absence of any direct emotional stimulation to the self. Humans can feel empathy for other people in a wide …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: New Treatment Strategies for Dengue and Other Flaviviral Diseases
Dengue virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family, which includes viruses associated with human diseases such as yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and hepatitis C. Dengue fever is transmitted by …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Decoding the Genomic Control of Immune Reactions
This book explores existing and potential strategies for using the genome sequences of human, mouse, other vertebrates and human pathogens to solve key problems in the treatment of immunological dise …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Immunoinformatics
The astounding diversity of the immune system and the complexity of its regulatory pathways makes immunology a combinatorial science. Computational analysis has therefore become an essential element …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Stem Cells
Understanding stem cells at the molecular level is essential to understanding their behaviour in a physiological context. This volume in our acclaimed Novartis Foundation series features animated dis …
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Gregory R. Bock & Gerry Chader: Retinal Dystrophies
Retinal dystrophies are the major causes of incurable blindness in the Western world. Our insight into their aetiology has improved remarkably over the past decade and a number of key genes have been …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Tinkering
Much recent research in evolutionary developmental biology has focused on the origin of new body plans. However, most evolutionary change at the population and species level consists of tinkering: sm …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Dietary Supplements and Health
Dietary supplements can contain a wide variety of ingredients, either singly or in combination, including nutrients, botanicals and ‘bioactive components’ commonly found in foods. They are marketed a …
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Ruth Porter & Gregory R. Bock: Antidepressants and Receptor Function
Ciba Foundation Symposium 123 Antidepressants and Receptor Function Chairman: Dennis Murphy, 1986 Depression is a common and often debilitating affective disorder. Attempts to develop effective antid …
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Gregory R. Bock & Sarah Clark: Junctional Complexes of Epithelial Cells
Epithelial cells cover the outer and inner surfaces of the body, forming a selective polarized barrier between the intercellualar space and the ‘external’ world. Linking the cells of this continuous …
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Gregory R. Bock & Maeve O’Connor: Selective Neuronal Death
Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and motor neuron disease share a significant common feature: selective death of neurons in restricted regions of the brain. This international symposium, hel …
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Gregory R. Bock & Julie Whelan: Novel Diarrhoea Viruses
Until recently a neglected disease syndrome, diarrhea is responsible for many millions of infant deaths in developing countries. The result of a 1987 symposium, this volume reflects advances in the a …
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Gregory R. Bock & Geralyn M. Collins: Molecular Approaches to Human Polygenic Disease
Many common human diseases have a multifactorial origin: they are influenced by a person’s genetic predisposition as well as by factors in the environment. This volume deals with the application of r …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Tumour Necrosis Factor and Related Cytotoxins
The number of factors implicated in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation is already considerable and more are continually being identified. This book concentrates on tumor necrosi …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Motor Areas of the Cerebral Cortex
Comprises the proceedings of a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London, February 1987. Addresses main issues and new techniques in the study of motor areas of the cerebral cortex in humans and …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Novel Infectious Agents and the Central Nervous System
The term ‘unconventional virus’ refers to virus-like agents that differ from conventional viruses in significant respects–resistance to agents that inactivate normal viruses, for example. Certain ra …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Applications of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
This work deals with basic plant physiology and cytology, and addresses the practical exploitation of plants, both as crops and as sources of useful compounds produced as secondary metabolites. Cover …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Proton Passage Across Cell Membranes
Regulation of intracellular p H is vital to all living cells. This symposium covers the control of p H in muscle and nerve cells and the different mechanisms of acid transport across epithelial and o …
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Gregory R. Bock & Julie Whelan: Metastasis
An international group of researchers addresses basic mechanism involved in the metastatic spread of tumors and considers new methods of prevention and treatment. Compares behavior of normal and abno …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Genetic Analysis of Tumour Suppression
Comprises the proceedings of a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London, February 1988. Contains the latest research results on the inverse relationship between cell proliferation and differenti …
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Gregory R. Bock & Sara Harnett: Carbohydrate Recognition in Cellular Function
Contributors to this volume explore the role of carbohydrates in communication between cells of multicellular organisms. Topics covered include the thermodynamics and spatial restrictions of oligosac …
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Gregory R. Bock & Sara Harnett: Photosensitizing Compounds
Certain organic compounds can become toxic to biological tissue when activated by light. Many medical applications of this effect have been studied over the past twenty years, and This symposium brin …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Molecular Control of Haemopoiesis
The many different kinds of blood cells found in the human body are derived from multi-potential stem cells, which are induced to differentiate into one or another cell type by the action of regulato …
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Derek J. Chadwick & Gregory R. Bock: Human Genetic Information
As part of a continuing effort to tackle issues of major social concern, this 280th conference of internationally recognized experts from the fields of molecular biology, medicine, philosophy, theolo …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Proto-Oncogenes in Cell Development
Presented here are the most up-to-date research findings of leading international scientists in the field of aging. The collected data explores the biological, medical, and chemical implications and …
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Gregory R. Bock & Julie Whelan: Neurobiology of Incontinence
Incontinence is a very common and often devastating problem, but one that goes largely unacknowledged. In order to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of this major clinical condition, this symposium …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: The Biology of Nicotine Dependence
Nicotine is considered to be the main agent in the maintenance of the tobacco smoking habit and is largely responsible for the behavioral and physiological responses to the inhalation of tobacco smok …
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Gregory R. Bock & Kate Widdows: Myopia and the Control of Eye Growth
Myopia, the most common disorder of the eye, affects 80% of the population of some countries. Although its basis remains uncertain, recent development of animal models have permitted tests of hypothe …
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Gregory R. Bock & Julie Whelan: The Childhood Environment and Adult Disease
Modern technology has made possible epidemiological studies that relate aspects of neonatal health to disease in adult life. This symposium is the first to draw together information from this new res …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Clinical Applications of TGF-Beta
TGF-beta, originally identified as a transforming growth factor with similar properties, is now known to exist as a family of factors with similar properties. These factors promote cell proliferation …
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Gregory R. Bock & Julie Whelan: Regeneration of Vertebrate Sensory Receptor Cells
An international group of leading investigators discuss recent progress of sensory structures in lower and higher vertebrates. Experts in two relevant fields–the cell cycle and mitogenic growth fact …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Biological Asymmetry and Handedness
Examines the progress of leading scientists working on various aspects of handedness in order to consider the occurrence of handedness in the biological world. Provides in-depth coverage of the origi …
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Gregory R. Bock & Kate Widdows: Interactions Among Cell Signalling Systems
A panel of internationally renowned experts present papers on cell signalling–an area in which there has been recent important advances. Coverage includes the inositol 1, 4, 5-triphosphate receptor, …
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Gregory R. Bock & Julie Whelan: Cocaine
Cocaine poses interesting problems for neurophysiologists and neuropharmacologists and there is important new data on the effects of cocaine on the brain (its initial site of action at the cellular l …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Polyfunctional Cytokines
Experts from a variety of areas compare and discuss IL-6 and LIF in order to provide a new understanding of their modes of action, the significance of their polyfunctionalization–why the body choose …
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Julie Whelan & Gregory R. Bock: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Documents the latest results and opinions on the causes and possible cures for this disorder. Coverage includes retroviral involvement, immunity, pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of chro …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Consciousness
Discusses the various theories of consciousness from different perspectives: psychological, neurophysiological and philosophical. Theories regarding the interaction of pain, schizophrenia, the brain …
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John V. Lake & Gregory R. Bock: Environmental Change and Human Health
Discusses those aspects of environmental change which might have direct or indirect effects on human health. Includes discussions on water pollution, agricultural pollution, genetic disease and exoti …
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Gregory R. Bock & Kate Ackrill: The Origins and Development of High Ability
Written for psychologists, educational psychologists and developmental biologists, this volume explores the concept of giftedness, including its definition, origins and development. The author offers …
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Gregory R. Bock & Joan Marsh: Neural Tube Defects
Neural tube defects are the second most common cause of perinatal death from birth defects in the United Kingdom. In this important book, leading scientists evaluate the latest evidence on the causat …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Higher-Order Processing in the Visual System
Foremost neurophysiologists and psychophysicists provide pertinent information on the nature of representation at the earliest stages as this will constrain the disposition of all subsequent processi …
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Gregory R. Bock & Kate Ackrill: Calcium Waves, Gradients and Oscillations
Renowned contributors provide comprehensive coverage of calcium gradients, waves and oscillations in diverse systems. Discusses the mechanisms initiating and sustaining calcium waves and their role i …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Non-Reproductive Actions of Sex Steroids
Prominent clinicians and researchers from diverse disciplines discuss the basic cell and molecular biology of steroid action and sex steroids’ effects on the nervous and immune systems. Provides an i …
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Gregory R. Bock & Gail Cardew: Development of the Cerebral Cortex
This book details the rapidly advancing research on the development of the cerebral cortex. Topics covered include: new physiological data showing patterns in developing cortical organization; abnorm …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Genetics of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour
This book offers a fresh perspective on the controversial topic of criminal and antisocial behavior. It synthesizes findings from behavioral and population genetics, evolutionary biology and criminol …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Growth Factors as Drugs for Neurological and Sensory Disorders
Degeneration of sensory receptors or of the nerves innervating them leads to a sensory deficit. Various strategies have been tried for promoting regrowth of sensory receptors, particularly in the eye …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: The Nature and Origin of Amyloid Fibrils
Amyloid fibrils are associated with a range of pathological disorders including Alzheimer’s Disease, Down’s syndrome, diabetes, cardiomyopathies, and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. This v …
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Gregory R. Bock & Gail Cardew: Olfaction in Mosquito-Host Interactions
This new work contains the first integrated discussion of the role of olfaction in mosquito-host interactions. It covers the practical applications of this knowledge in attempting to control malaria …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?)
This book explores the possibility that life exists on Mars. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of the early evolution of life in hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth, focusing on the problem of r …
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John V. Lake & Gregory R. Bock: Health Impacts of Large Releases of Radionuclides
This up-to-the-minute account examines how radionuclides affect human health. It explores how radionuclides travel through various food chains and how they are transported throughout the terrestrial …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: The Molecular Basis of Cellular Defence Mechanisms
The field of lymphokine research has grown in parallel to the exciting developments around the two sets of cells which defend the body. While lymphokines are the ‘property’ of immunologists, the mole …
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Gregory R. Bock & Gail Cardew: Characterizing Human Psychological Adaptations
This book contains chapters by some of the leading figures in the field of evolutionary psychology. The latest data are presented on evolutionary theories in perception, information, various aspects …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Precision Agriculture
This book investigates new agricultural systems such as organic and green manuring, as well as integrated pest management practices, and looks at how they can improve farm productivity against the en …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Plasminogen-Related Growth Factors
A timely volume dealing with the evolutionary and structural links between the clotting and fibrinolytic proteins and plasminogen-related growth factors. The role of individual domains for enzymatic …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: The Limits of Reductionism in Biology
A comprehensive volume examining the fundamental questions raised by reductionists’ theory about levels of explanation necessary to understand biological systems. The book evaluates the enormously po …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Immunological Tolerance
This book brings together material on all aspects of immunological tolerance. Basic mechanisms of tolerance are examined in detail, including mechanisms of peripheral T cell tolerance, molecular and …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Sensory Guidance of Movement
Sensory Guidance of Movement Chairman: Mitchell Glickstein, 1998 In the past few years there has been an increasing recognition of the multiplicity of sensory and motor areas of the cerebral cortex. …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Environmental Statistics
Environmental statistics is a rapidly growing discipline that is important not only as a division of professional and academic statistics, but also in the accumulation of data on environmental effect …
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Gregory R. Bock & Gail Cardew: Homology
‘Homology’ as a concept became increasingly elusive during the course of the 20th century. The central debates and controversies concern both fundamental definitions and the nature of the criteria by …
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Ikuo Takeuchi & Gregory R. Bock: Rhodopsins and Phototransduction
Brings together key new results of interdisciplinary collaborations among various research fields on rhodopsin including the photoreceptive mechanism of rhodopsins, the molecular mechanism of the vis …
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Gregory R. Bock & Gail Cardew: Transport and Trafficking in the Malaria-Infected Erythrocyte
There is an urgent need to uncover new therapies that will protect against malaria, as the parasite becomes increasingly resistant to available drugs and this book offers insights into three interrel …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Defining Optimal Immunotherapies for Type 1 Diabetes
* This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of where we stand in immunological strategies for preventing or treating type 1 diabetes (T1D). * Brings together contributions from the leaders …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Novel and Re-emerging Respiratory Viral Diseases
The past decade has seen mounting global concern regarding viral outbreaks such as SARS, avian influenza and West Nile virus. In 2004 and 2005, reports of bird-to-human, and possible human-to-human, …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: ‘In Silico’ Simulation of Biological Processes
Over recent decades vast amounts of biological data have been accumulated. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to apply traditional theoretical methods to the formulation of coherent pictu …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is an immediate-type allergic reaction involving the whole organism. It is the most life-threatening allergic condition. Although there are few exact epidemiological data regarding preval …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Reversible Protein Acetylation
A comprehensive review of recent work on chromatin and non-histone proteins, this book arises from the interactions of a multidisciplinary group of scientists involved in the study of acetylation. Th …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Tissue Engineering of Cartilage and Bone
Tissue engineering takes advantages of the combined use of cultured living cells and three-dimensional scaffolds to reconstruct adult tissues that are absent or malfunctioning. This book brings toget …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Autism
This book draws together contributions from some of the leading investigators in the field of autism to consider specific problem areas in current research. Each contributor brings expertise from a d …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Biology of IGF-1
An invaluable book containing a series of interdisciplinary discussions between clinical and basic scientists. Biology of IGF-1: Its interaction with insulin and health and malignant states focuses o …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: The Nature of Intelligence
Evolutionary psychology ans behaviour genetics are two successful and important fields in the study of human behaviour, but practitioners in these two fields have different conceptions of the nature …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Generation and Effector Functions of Regulatory Lymphocytes
Over the last several years, immunologists have re-discovered the importance of regulatory lymphocytes, formerly termed ‘suppressor cells’. Many recent reports have documented their existence, effect …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Fatty Acid and Lipotoxicity in Obesity and Diabetes
The potential lipotoxic effect of accumulation of fatty acids in non-adipose tissues is thought to be a major component in the development of insulin resistance. Chronic exposure to high concentratio …
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Gregory R. Bock & Jamie A. Goode: Cortical Development
To understand the brain and its devastating diseases, we need to reveal the mechanisms that produce it and the ways in which it can constantly change throughout a lifetime. This book features a timel …
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Gregory R. Bock & Dalia Cohen: From Genome to Therapy
This important and exciting work brings together a high-calibre group of experts to discuss the practical application of genomic information to the development of drugs. Recent technological advances …
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