Animal Models of Human Disease
- 1st Edition, Volume 100 - March 4, 2011
- Latest edition
- Editors: Min Kyung-Tai, Karen Chang
- Language: English
Animal experiments have contributed much to our understanding of mechanisms of disease and are important for determining new therapies. Animal Models of Human Disease revie… Read more
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Description
Description
Animal experiments have contributed much to our understanding of mechanisms of disease and are important for determining new therapies. Animal Models of Human Disease reviews the latest research and developments in this field.
Key features
Key features
- Discusses new discoveries, approaches, and ideas
- Contributions from leading scholars and industry experts
- Reference guide for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Modelling cancers in Drosophila
Dr. Lucas Waltzer
2. Modeling human prostate cancer in mice
Dr. Fen Wang
3. The Drosophila heart: a model system for the genetics of cardiac disease and senescence
Dr. Robert Wessells
4. Dissection of cardiovascular development and disease pathways in zebrafish
John D. Mably
5. Transgenic mouse models of human cardiovascular and blood diseases
Dr. Simon J. Conway
6. 800 Facets of Retinal Degeneration
Dr. Andrew C. Zelhof
7. Towards a better understanding of human eye disease: insights from the zebrafish, Danio rerio
Dr. Jeffrey M Gross
8. Mouse models of retinal disease
Dr. Paul N. Baird
9. Eating on the Fly: Studying Metabolic Diseases in Drosophila melanogaster
Dr David Tree
10. Mouse models of selected inborn errors of metabolism
William J. Craigen
11. Modeling disoders of mitochondrial fatty acid metabolism in the mouse
Dr. Eric Goetzman
12. Watching Worms Whither: Modeling Neurodegeneration in C. elegans
Dr. Benjamin Wolozin
13. Demise of the Flies?: Why Drosophila Models Still Matter
George R. Jackson
14. Utility of zebrafish to late-onset neurology: A developmental model coming of age
W. Ted Allison
15. Genetic Mouse Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Darren J. Moore
Review quotes
Review quotes
"Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist—for whom the numerous references will be invaluable—but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell."—British Medical Journal
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 100
- Published: March 17, 2011
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Min Kyung-Tai
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