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A critical review of the classic, as wells as most recent-and quite seminal-findings concerning the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of both fetal and neonatal B and T cells, the cells that mediate antibody and cellular immune responses in newborns and infants.

An extraordinary compendium of information on herbal medicine, Medicinal Plants of the World, Volume 2 comprehensively documents the medicinal value of twenty-four major plants species widely used around the world in medical formulations.

Writing in a very readable style, the author reviews the basic concepts of human molecular biology, explains the principles of the most commonly used analytical methods, and discusses the molecular principles that underlie both inherited diseases and acquired genetic abnormalities that lead to cancer.

The second edition of this volume reflects the recent advances in the FCM analysis of hematopoietic disorders. The chapters have been revised to incorporate new text and figures.

The number of children with allergies is astounding-nearly one child in six is said to suffer from some sort of allergy.

This guide to the role of forensic anthropology in investigating fatal cases of child abuse will prove an essential resource in a contentious area of pathology. It illustrates the material with photographs from real-life investigations in Harris County, USA.

A compendium of scientific research on constructing a criminal profile for crimes that are not readily resolvable by conventional police investigative methods. It utilizes a distinct approach referred to as Crime Action Profiling (CAP), a technique that has its foundations in the disciplinary knowledge of forensic psychology.

The Handbook of Nutrition in Ophthalmology is the first general text on nutrition and eye health created for physicians, nutritionists, and researchers. The volume also includes chapters addressing nutritional aspects of preventing eye disease in diabetes mellitus and other optical neuropathies, making this a unique book.

Also discussed are how protein and peptide separation techniques are applied in proteomics, how mass spectrometry is used to identify proteins, and how data analysis software enables protein identification and the mapping of modifications.

Patients with chronic pain present a unique set of challenges to the primary care clinician. In this updated book, leading pain specialist Dawn A. Marcus, MD, offers practical and succinct evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of pain.

This book introduces the reader to the basic principles of handwriting and the factors that affect their development. The book discusses the basic concept of the characteristics of writing that are compared when making an identification or elimination of a writer.

A comprehensive treasury of the key molecular biology methods - ranging from DNA extraction to gene localization in situ - needed to function effectively in the modern laboratory. Each of the 120 highly successful techniques follows the format of the much acclaimed "Methods in Molecular Biology" series.

This second edition features the latest data for lipids, hypertension and overall risk reduction plus a new chapter on incretins, amylin analogues and DPP-IV inhibitors. It includes an expanded section on lipid disorders in the diabetic patient.

Applications of Biotechnology in Cardiovascular Therapeutics collects writings of Dr. Kewal K. Jain on the topics of biotechnology as they relate to cardiovascular disease. Selected references are included in each chapter, and the text is supplemented by a variety of useful tables and figures.

This Handbook reviews neuroprotection based on contemporary understanding of the molecular basis of neurological disorders. Cutting-edge and innovative, the book documents neuroprotective effects of established drugs, as well as new drugs in development.

Cutaneous Neural Neoplasms is an important volume that fills a major gap in the currently available resources for practicing physicians. It provides them with an appropriate knowledge base to handle these challenging tumors.

Thyroid Disease: A Case-Based and Practical Guide for Primary Care, by Dr. Emanuel Brams, is a supremely readable cased-based approach to understanding the myriad of disorders that encompass thyroid disease.

The major goal of Opportunistic Infections: Treatment and Prophylaxis is to guide cli- cians who provide care for patients suffering from an underlying immunodeficiency that may significantly weaken their immune defenses and will complicate the effective treatment of opportunistic infections.

There is the world of ideas and the world of practice; Concomitantly, those institutions involved in training peo- ple in clinical ethics have added organized exposure to the world of practice , in the form of placement requirements, to the normal academic course load.

The study of gene regulation has been made more tractable by the design of simple expe- mental models in which a single gene can be isolated from the milieu of the organism. In - sence, the genome of the organism is dissected in such a manner that specific genes may now be introduced into an appropriate cell line .

In Addictive Behaviors in Women, leading experts from psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and social work concisely review the addictive process and the characteristic behaviors of women who are dependent on alcohol and/or drugs.

Collecting an extensive amount of information from thousands of publications by leading investigators in this rapidly developing field, this book provides a convenient and up-to-date one volume source for research in neural tumors of various cellular origins.

This complete laboratory reference manual explains the principles behind solid phase extraction (SPE) and provides readily reproducible protocols for solving extraction problems in forensic and clinical chemistry.

In The Best Guide to Allergy, medical experts answer all your personal concerns and questions about allergy and asthma in easily understood language.

In Alcohol, Cocaine, and Accidents leading experts provide concise yet focused scientific reviews of the role of alcohol and cocaine in automotive, aviation, and aquatic accidents.

One volume in a two-part series, covering the physiological and metabolic interactions between neurons and glia across the phylogenetic groups. New insights into neuron-glia relationships result from this comparative approach.