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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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    • Imaging in Biological Research, Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 385
      • May 14, 2004
      • English
      • Paperback
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      This volume addresses current methods in biological imaging, including extensive sections on MRI, CAT, NMR, PET and other imaging techniques.

    • Handbook of Immunohistochemistry and in Situ Hybridization of Human Carcinomas

      • 1st Edition
      • May 11, 2004
      • M. A. Hayat
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The various cell types have traditionally been recognized and classified according to their appearance in the light microscope following the process of fixing, processing, sectioning, and staining tissues that is known as histology. Classical histology has been augmented by immunohistochemistry (the use of specific antibodies to stain particular molecular species in situ). Immunohistochemistry has allowed the identification of many more cell types than could be visualized by classical histology, particularly in the immune system and among the scattered hormone-secreting cells of the endocrine system. Handbook of Immunohistochemistry and in Situ Hybridization of Human Carcinomas discusses all aspects of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization technologies and the important role they play in reaching a cancer diagnosis. It provides step-by-step instructions on the methods of additional molecular technologies such as DNA microarrays, and microdissection, along with the benefits and limitations of each method. The topics of region-specific gene expression, its role in cancer development and the techniques that assist in the understanding of the molecular basis of disease are relevant and necessary in science today, ensuring a wide audience for this book.

    • TRAIL

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 67
      • May 7, 2004
      • Gerald Litwack
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The discovery of TRAIL (TNF Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand), also referred to as Apo-2, is in an era of intense research because TRAIL induces many cancer cells to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis), while having no effect on normal cells. This important protein deserves extensive review at a formative time in the devlopement of our knowledge concerning its mechanism of action and the ways in which it can be used as a cancer chemotherapeutic agent. Consequently, this voume reviews the current status of research on TRAIL.

    • International Review of Cytology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 234
      • April 22, 2004
      • Kwang W. Jeon
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The acclaimed International Review of Cytology series presents current advances and reviews in cell biology, both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.

    • Elsevier's Dictionary of Zoology and General Biology

      • 1st Edition
      • April 20, 2004
      • Nikolai N. Smirnov
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The dictionary contains approx. 40,000 entries covering all fields of biology, from cytology and molecular biology to genetics and behavior, with special reference to zoology. Attention is focused on applied fields too, such as pathology, veterinary science, biological aspects of medicine, phytopathology, agriculture, forestry, biotechnology, nature conservation, etc., as well as descriptive terms commonly used in biological literature. The dictionary will be useful to translators and scientists dealing with various fields of fundamental and applied biology.

    • The Juvenile Skeleton

      • 1st Edition
      • April 2, 2004
      • Louise Scheuer + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The identification of even the smallest human fetal bone can be vital to the success of a criminal investigation or to the identification of the deceased. This book examines every bone in the human body from its earliest embryological stage through to maturity and is profusely illustrated with superb bone drawings at every stage of development. The ability to identify every component of the developing skeleton is of core relevance not only to the forensic profession but also to clinicians, skeletal biologists and physical anthropologists.

    • International Review of Cytology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 233
      • April 2, 2004
      • Kwang W. Jeon
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • Hardback
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      The acclaimed International Review of Cytology series presents current advances and reviews in cell biology, both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.

    • Numerical Computer Methods, Part D

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 383
      • March 26, 2004
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The aim of Numerical Computer Methods, Part D is to brief researchers of the importance of data analysis in enzymology, and of the modern methods that have developed concomitantly with computer hardware. It is also to validate researchers' computer programs with real and synthetic data to ascertain that the results produced are what they expected.

    • Oxygen Sensing

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 381
      • March 26, 2004
      • English
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      The ability of cells to sense and respond to changes in oxygenation underlies a multitude of developmental, physiological, and pathological processes. This volume provides a comprehensive compendium of experimental approaches to the study of oxygen sensing in 48 chapters that are written by leaders in their fields.

    • Elsevier's Dictionary of Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • March 19, 2004
      • A. Hidalgo Simon
      • English
      • Paperback
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      This is a comprehensive medical and scientific dictionary for the 21st century. New vocabulary is constantly being introduced into fast moving medico-scientific disciplines such as genomics, clinical trials, medico-legal, health economics and pharmacovigilance. This new terminology is included in this dictionary, clearly defined and accurately translated into Spanish. The dictionary contains more than 28,000 main entries and many subentries: (a) medical terms used outside the medical community, including colloquial usage; (b) technical medical terms in current use in clinical practice and research; (c) new technical terms in the fields of medicine, medical research and basic scientific research applied to medicine, defined in recent years. The breadth of subjects covered and the accessibility of the definitions make it user-friendly for the educated general public, while the level of detail and state-of-the-art coverage of recent terminology make it a unique tool for professionals.

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