Книги автора Derek J. Chadwick

Reviews recent basic research into IgE, mast cells, and the allergic response and the relevance of this work to human pathophysiology, and d…

Although normally thought of as a sex hormone, recent research has highlighted the numerous and significant effects that oestrogen has on th…

Part of the prestigious Novartis Foundation series, this volume uniquely addresses the use of innate immunity to treat or prevent infectious…

The field of neural transplantation is at a crucial stage, with important clinical trials on transplantation in patients with Parkinson's di…

Classical studies of steroid hormones are concerned with their regulation of protein synthesis via the modulation of genomic transcription. …

Working on Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in a variety of systems, experts present a coherent depiction of this peptide's role in the contro…

The recent identification of susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, depression and learning and memory dysfunction suggest that psychiatric…

Many different pathological conditions are currently under investigation as therapeutic targets of purines including cancer, cardiovascular …

Gramicidin channels have been studied intensively for more than 25 years. They serve as model transport systems for large protein ion channe…

ATP, the intracellular energy source, is also an extremely important cell–cell signalling molecule for a wide variety of cells across evolut…

Insect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence Chair: John A. Pickett, 1999 This book examines the sophisticated mechanisms that plants…

The ability at the molecular level to keep track of time is a property shared by organisms ranging from the simplest unicells to humans. The…

A compilation of articles by prominent experts in their respective fields on compensation for and collaboration with indigenous people in re…

This book describes a diverse analysis of the five somatostatin receptors; somatostatin gene regulation; promatostatin processing; mechanism…

Seemingly simple behaviours turn out, on reflection, to be discouragingly complex. For many years, cognitive operations such as sensation, p…

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprises a group of idiopathic diseases of the intestine characterized by chronic inflammation of the bowe…

Telomeres and Telomerase Chairman: Sydney Brenner, 1997 Telomeres are the protective genetic elements located at the ends of chromosomes and…

Chronic inflammation predisposes to some forms of cancer and the host response to malignant disease shows several parallels with inflammatio…

The heat shock, or cell stress, response was first identified in the polytene chromosomes of Drosophila. This was later related to the appea…

Smooth muscle contraction is a vital component of the functioning of blood vessels, the uterus, airways and the bladder. Its malfunction can…