Книги автора Derek J. Chadwick

The pacemaking and conduction system (PCS) is vital for generating and synchronizing the heart beat. Dysfunction of this system can be a dir…

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…

Both timely and topical, this book examines the most important aspects of the relationship between alcohol consumption and health. Drawing t…

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

This volume examines obesity disorders which can lead to diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. It offers an interdisciplinary and inte…

Antibiotic Resistance: Origins, Evolution, Selection and Spread Chairman: Stuart B. Levy, 1997 Over the last 50 years, the rapid increase in…

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…

This book draws together contributions from cell and developmental biologists, structural biologists, geneticists and clinical scientists ai…

This book brings together contributions from key investigators in the area of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channel structure and funct…

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

Prestigious contributors summarize current knowledge regarding the biosynthesis of tetrapyrrole pigments–chlorophyll, haem, vitamin B12. Des…

Drawing together contributions from a diverse group of international experts in the field, this collection of papers examines the biology an…

Composed of contributions from experts in the chemical and biological sciences, it explores host-guest molecular interactions leading to the…

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…

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

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