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Elsevier's Life Sciences collection helps researchers get comprehensive coverage and up-to-date information on the study of living organisms, their processes, and interrelationships, spanning disciplines like biology, genetics, and biochemistry, and addressing emerging trends such as genomics, biotechnology, and sustainability, essential for advancing knowledge and driving innovation in the field.

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    • 250 examens de laboratoire

      • 12th Edition
      • April 9, 2015
      • René Caquet
      • French
      • Paperback
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      Chaque année apparaissent de nouveaux moyens de diagnostic et de traitement modifiant notre manière de comprendre et de guérir. Cette 12e édition, totalement actualisée, donne au praticien tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour prescrire les analyses médicales et en interpréter les résultats. L'ouvrage place chaque examen dans une démarche diagnostique, décrivant les examens les plus performants ou les plus adaptés aux données de la clinique. Entièrement revu, ce livre présente de manière simple plus de 250 examens de laboratoire sous forme de fiches classées par ordre alphabétique. Chaque fiche en précise les indications, les précautions éventuelles de prélèvement, les valeurs normales et guide l'interprétation des valeurs pathologiques. Cette 12e édition intègre les avancées récentes de la biologie médicale dans de nombreux domaines tels les examens de biologie moléculaire qui désormais font partie de la pratique quotidienne. Un index très fourni facilite l'usage du livre par le praticien qui dispose ainsi d'un outil de travail indispensable et efficace.

    • Human Physiology, Biochemistry and Basic Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • October 13, 2015
      • Laurence A. Cole + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Human Physiology, Biochemistry and Basic Medicine is a unique perspective that draws together human biology, physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, and cell biology in one comprehensive volume. In this way, it is uniquely qualified to address the needs of the emerging field of humanology, a holistic approach to understanding the biology of humans and how they are distinguished from other animals. Coverage starts with human anatomy and physiology and the details of the workings of all parts of the male and female body. Next, coverage of human biochemistry and how sugars, fats, and amino acids are made and digested is discussed, as is human basic medicine, covering the science of diseases and human evolution and pseudo-evolution. The book concludes with coverage of basic human nutrition, diseases, and treatments, and contains broad coverage that will give the reader an understanding of the entire human picture.

    • Biochemistry of Lipids, Lipoproteins and Membranes

      • 6th Edition
      • July 24, 2015
      • Neale Ridgway + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Biochemistry of Lipids: Lipoproteins and Membranes, Volume Six, contains concise chapters that cover a wide spectrum of topics in the field of lipid biochemistry and cell biology. It provides an important bridge between broad-based biochemistry textbooks and more technical research publications, offering cohesive, foundational information. It is a valuable tool for advanced graduate students and researchers who are interested in exploring lipid biology in more detail, and includes overviews of lipid biology in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, while also providing fundamental background on the subsequent descriptions of fatty acid synthesis, desaturation and elongation, and the pathways that lead the synthesis of complex phospholipids, sphingolipids, and their structural variants. Also covered are sections on how bioactive lipids are involved in cell signaling with an emphasis on disease implications and pathological consequences.

    • Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Discovery and Development

      • 1st Edition
      • June 2, 2015
      • Atta-ur Rahman + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The inhibition of angiogenesis is an effective mechanism of slowing down tumor growth and malignancies. The process of induction or pro-angiogenesis is highly desirable for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, wound healing disorders, and more. Efforts to understand the molecular basis, both for inhibition and induction, have yielded fascinating results. Originally published by Bentham and now distributed by Elsevier, Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Discovery and Development, Volume 2 is an compilation of well-written reviews on various aspects of the anti-angiogenesis process. These reviews have been contributed by leading practitioners in drug discovery science and highlight the major developments in this exciting field in the last two decades. These reader-friendly chapters cover topics of great scientific importance, many of which are considered significant medical breakthroughs, making this book excellent reading both for the novice as well as for expert medicinal chemists and clinicians.

    • The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope

      • 2nd Edition
      • Volume 3
      • June 25, 2015
      • Bernhard Pracejus
      • English
      • eBook
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      The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide, Second Edition, is a very detailed color atlas for ore/opaque minerals (ore microscopy), with a main emphasis on name and synonyms, short descriptions, mineral groups, chemical compositions, information on major formation environments, optical data, reflection color/shade comparison with four common/standard minerals of a similar color or grey shade, and up to five high-quality photos for each mineral with scale. In addition, the atlas contains a compilation from some of the prominent publications in the field of ore microscopy presented on a list of 431 minerals.

    • Pulp and Paper Industry

      • 1st Edition
      • April 9, 2015
      • Pratima Bajpai
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Pulp and Paper Industry: Chemicals features in-depth and thorough coverage of Chemical additives in the Pulp and Paper Industry. It discusses use of Enzymes "Green Chemicals" that can improve operations in pulp and paper, describes Chemicals demanded by the end user and many key and niche players such as Akzo Nobel NV, Eka Chemicals AB, Ashland, Inc., BASF, Buckman Laboratories International, Inc., Clariant, Cytec Industries, Inc., Enzymatic Deinking Technologies, LLC, ERCO Worldwide, FMC Corporation, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC, Imerys SA, Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Novozymes, Kemira Chemicals, Nalco Holding Company, Omya AG, Solvay AG, and Solvay Chemicals, Inc.. Paper and pulp processing and additive chemicals are an integral part of the total papermaking process from pulp slurry, through sheet formation, to effluent disposal. Environmental concerns, increased use of recycled waste paper as a replacement for virgin pulp, changes in bleaching and pulping processes, increased efficiency requirements for the papermaking process, limits on effluent discharge as well as international competitiveness have greatly impacted the paper and pulp chemical additive market. This book features in-depth and thorough coverage of Chemical additives in Pulp and Paper Industry.

    • Clinical Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • December 23, 2015
      • Roberto Miniati + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Clinical Systems Engineering: New Challenges for Future Healthcare covers the critical issues relating to the risk management and design of new technologies in the healthcare sector. It is a comprehensive summary of the advances in clinical engineering over the past 40 years, presenting guidance on compliance and safety for hospitals and engineering teams. This contributed book contains chapters from international experts, who provide their solutions, experiences, and the successful methodologies they have applied to solve common problems in the area of healthcare technology. Topics include compliance with the European Directive on Medical Devices 93/42/EEC, European Norms EN 60601-1-6, EN 62366, and the American Standards ANSI/AAMI HE75: 2009. Content coverage includes decision support systems, clinical complex systems, and human factor engineering. Examples are fully supported with case studies, and global perspective is maintained throughout. This book is ideal for clinical engineers, biomedical engineers, hospital administrators and medical technology manufacturers.

    • Microsystems for Bioelectronics

      • 2nd Edition
      • February 23, 2015
      • Victor V. Zhirnov + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The advances in microsystems offer new opportunities and capabilities to develop systems for biomedical applications, such as diagnostics and therapy. There is a need for a comprehensive treatment of microsystems and in particular for an understanding of performance limits associated with the shrinking scale of microsystems. The new edition of Microsystems for Bioelectronics addresses those needs and represents a major revision, expansion and advancement of the previous edition. This book considers physical principles and trends in extremely scaled autonomous microsystems such as integrated intelligent sensor systems, with a focus on energy minimization. It explores the implications of energy minimization on device and system architecture. It further details behavior of electronic components and its implications on system-level scaling and performance limits. In particular, fundamental scaling limits for energy sourcing, sensing, memory, computation and communication subsystems are developed and new applications such as optical, magnetic and mechanical sensors are presented. The new edition of this well-proven book with its unique focus and interdisciplinary approach shows the complexities of the next generation of nanoelectronic microsystems in a simple and illuminating view, and is aimed for a broad audience within the engineering and biomedical community.

    • Adrenal Cortical Neoplasia, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 44-2
      • June 10, 2015
      • Alice Levine
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, edited by Dr. Alice Levine, is devoted to Adrenal Disease. This issue will be broken down into 3 sections: Overview of Adrenal Cortical Development, Steroidogenesis, Comparative Anatomy and Molecular Pathophysiology; Benign Adrenal Tumors; and Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma. Articles in this issue include: Adrenal Cortical Zonal Development; Adrenal Steroidogenesis and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia; Animal Models of Adrenocortical Tumorigenesis; Genetics of Adrenal Cortical Tumors; Adrenal Incidentalomas; Aldosteronomas – Challenges in Diagnosis and Management; Mild Hypercortisolism Due to Adrenal Adenomas – Definitions and Therapeutic Options; Management of Adrenal Tumors in Pregnancy; Pathology of ACC; Diagnosis and Medical Management of ACC; and Surgical Management of ACC.

    • Pituitary Disorders, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 44-1
      • March 9, 2015
      • Anat Ben-Shlomo
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, edited by Drs. Anat Ben-Shlomo and Maria Fleseriu, is devoted to Pituitary Disorders. Articles in this issue include: Pathogenesis of Pituitary Tumors; Prognostic Clinicopathological Classification of Pituitary Adenomas; Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenomas (FIPA) and Mutations in the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Interacting Protein (AIP) Gene; Pitfalls of IGF1 and GH Assays; Acromegaly: Pharmacotherapy; Hypothalamo-pituitar... Axis Testing; Pharmacotherapy of Cushing Disease: New Targets; Prolactinomas; Non-functioning Pituitary Tumors; Cabergoline Use for Pituitary Tumors and Valvular Disorders; Aggressive Atypical Pituitary Tumors and Carcinoma; Outcomes of Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery; Efficacy and Complications of Pituitary Irradiation; Hypopituitarism: GH and ACTH Deficiency; Hypophysitis; Hypopituitarism After Traumatic Brain Injury; Quality of Life in Pituitary Diseases; Pituitary and Bone Disease; Pituitary Tumor Management in Pregnancy; and Pituitary Apoplexy.

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