Книги автора Derek J. Chadwick

This exciting book brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of experts to discuss the importance of pulsatile signalling…

T cells are a specialized population of immune cells that aid the immune system in combating various types of invading pathogens. This book …

Cl- absorption and HCO3- secretion are intimately associated processes vital to epithelial function, itself a key physiological activity. Un…

Recent application of the techniques of molecular biology and patch-clamp physiology has led to rapid advances in understanding the molecula…

The mapping of human genes is proceeding rapidly. Genes associated with specific inherited diseases are being identified, often providing in…

Prestigious contributors describe the genetic, molecular, anatomical and neurochemical mechanisms and pathways that operate to regulate and …

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

The book presents recent advances relating to the factors and mechanisms that regulate the growth, differentiation and function of mast cell…

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

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

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…

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…

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

Asthma is a growing health problem throughout the developed world. This volume presents a critical review of all the possible factors for th…

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

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

Epigenetics pertains to the development of an organism from an undifferential cell, resulting in the successive formation and development of…