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  • Manejo de la retinopatía diabética

    • 1st Edition
    • Caroline R. Baumal + 1 more
    • Spanish
    La obra analiza los factores de riesgo y la clasificación de la retinopatía diabética, además de estudiar cada modalidad de tratamiento. El título aborda los hot topic con las evidencias más recientes que guiarán al lector a través de cada opción terapéutica. Los casos clínicos que se presentan sirven para mostrar diversos aspectos del tratamiento de la retinopatía diabética complicada. Los autores han elaborado un práctico manual de ayuda para la selección de los fármacos más adecuados y que permitan obtener los mejores resultados para el paciente.

  • Darwin’s Pangenesis and Its Rediscovery Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 101
    • English
    Darwin’s Pangenesis and Its Rediscovery Part A highlights the findings of Darwin's Pangenesis, an expanded cell theory and unified theory of heredity and variation that strengthened his theory of evolution and explained many phenomena of life. Now, new advances and the discovery of circulating cell-free DNA, mobile RNAs, prions and extracellular vesicles are providing new breakthroughs, thus increasing evidence on the inheritance of acquired characters, graft hybridization, and many other phenomena that Pangenesis suggests. Sections of note in this volume include the rationale, criticisms, influence and recent molecular evidence of Darwin's Pangenesis, as well as its relation to the inheritance of acquired characters, which is often included under the blanket term "transgenerational epigenetic inheritance."

  • Emergent Neuroimaging: A Patient Focused Approach, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-3
    • Diego B. Nunez
    • English
    This issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America focuses on Emergent Neuroimaging: A Patient Focused Approach, and is edited by Dr. Diego B. Nunez. Articles will include: The adult patient with acute neurologic deficit: an update on imaging trends; The patient with thunderclap headache; Imaging considerations in the patient with intracerebral hemorrhage; Emergent neuroimaging in the oncologic and immunosuppressed patient; Emergent neuroimaging during pregnancy and puerperium; Imaging the unconscious “found down” patient in the ED; Neurological emergencies in the pediatric patient including accidental and non-accidental trauma; Head and neck injuries: special considerations in the elderly patient; Current challenges in the use of CT and MRI in suspected cervical spine trauma; Radiation considerations in emergent neuroimaging; Blunt cranio-cervical trauma: Does the patient have a cerebral vascular injury?; New and emerging patient-centered CT imaging and image-guided treatment paradigms for maxillofacial trauma; Acute neurological syndromes beyond stroke: The role of emergent MRI; and more!

  • Microfluidics in Cell Biology: Part A: Microfluidics for Multicellular Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 146
    • English
    Microfluidics in Cell Biology Part A: Volume 146, the latest release in the Methods in Cell Biology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Unique to this updated volume are sections on Cell monolayers/spheroids... Collective migration in microtubes, Leukocyte adhesion dynamics on endothelial monolayers under flow, Constrained spheroid for perfusion culture, Cells in droplet arrays, Heart on chips, Kidney on chips, Liver on chips and hepatic immune responses, Gut on chips, 3D microvascular model-based lymphoma model, Blood brain barrier on chips, Multi-organ-on-a-chi... for pharmacokinetic analysis, Cancer immunotherapy on chips, and more.

  • Management of High Altitude Pathophysiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Kshipra Misra + 2 more
    • English
    Management of High Altitude Pathophysiology presents a comprehensive overview on the various therapeutic practices and ongoing research relating to the development of more potent and novel formulations for managing high altitude pathophysiology. It provides a detailed application of both herbal and non-herbal therapeutic agents, including their nanoformulations. This important reference provides benefits to the medical and herbal scientific communities, doctors treating patients with high altitude complications, individuals travelling to high altitudes for recreation or work, and scientists working on future drug development.

  • The Immune System and Mental Health

    • 1st Edition
    • Hymie Anisman + 2 more
    • English
    The Immune System and Mental Health fully investigates how immune-related cellular, molecular and anatomical changes impact mental functioning. The book combines human and animal studies to reveal immunological changes related to mental-health problems. In addition, users will find comprehensive information on new research related to the microbial composition of the gut, aka, the microbiome, and how it influences brain function and mental health. Common comorbidities with mental illness and their inherent immunological or inflammatory components are also covered. Written by leaders in the field, the book synthesizes basic and clinical research to provide a thorough understanding on the role of immunity in neuropsychiatry. Sociology, psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience and genetics have provided considerable explanations and solutions to some of the most intractable mental-health problems. But researchers are increasingly relying on investigations of the immune system to identify factors that can undermine and impair mental health. This book covers devastating mental-health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and autism-like spectrum disorders. In addition, degenerative disorders of the brain, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s-like dementia are explored.

  • The Value of BCG and TNF in Autoimmunity

    • 2nd Edition
    • Denise Faustman
    • English
    The Value of BCG and TNF in Autoimmune Diseases, Second Edition provides an overview on the current research related to TNF induction and the use of the BCG vaccine as a potential treatment approach to diverse forms of autoimmunity, allergies, infections and neurologic diseases. Since the initial conference (2013) and first edition of this book (2014), the field of BCG research has grown considerably. This new edition contains updates on MS and diabetes, and features at least eight additional chapters on new prevention and treatment trials in autoimmunity and allergy, along with a new understanding of the genetics of BCGs.

  • Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

    Carbon Dioxide Separation/Capture by Using Membranes
    • 1st Edition
    • Angelo Basile + 1 more
    • English
    Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Carbon Dioxide Separation/Capture by Using Membranes explores the unique property of membranes to separate gases with different physical and chemical properties. The book covers both polymeric and inorganic materials for CO2 separation and explains their mechanism of action, allowing for the development and most appropriate and efficient processes. It also lists the advantages of using membranes instead of other separation techniques, i.e., their low operating costs and low energy consumption. This book offers a unique opportunity for scientists working in the field of membrane technology for CO2 separation and capture.

  • Dehydroepiandrosterone

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 108
    • Gerald Litwack
    • English
    Dehydroepiandrostero... Volume 108, the latest release in the Vitamins and Hormones series first published in 1943, covers the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms, with this release focusing on topics such as Dehydroepiandrostero... Research: Past, Current and Future, Astrocyte Neuroprotection and Dehydroepiandrostero... Mutation of HSD3B2 Gene and Fate of Dehydroepiandrostero... Autophagy and Autophagic Cell Death: Uncovering New Mechanisms Whereby Dehydroepiandrostero... Promotes Beneficial Effects on Human Health, Dehydroepiandrostero... and Cardiovascular Disease, Dehydroepiandrostero... and Experimental Osteoarthritis, The Role of Dehydroepiandrostero... (DHEA) in Skeletal Muscle, Mechanism of Action of Dehydroepiandrostero... and more.

  • Integrated Analytical Approaches for Pesticide Management

    • 1st Edition
    • Britt Maestroni + 1 more
    • English
    Integrated Analytical Approaches for Pesticide Management provides proven laboratory practices/examples and methods necessary to control pesticides in food and water in various environments. The book presents insights into good laboratory practices and examples of methods used in individual specialist laboratories, thus enabling stakeholders in the agri-food industry to appreciate the importance of proven, reliable data and the associated quality assurance approaches for end product testing for toxic levels of contaminant residues in food. The book is written in a rigorous, but simple, way to make sure that a broad range of readers can appreciate its technical content. The book's practical nature and generic guidelines distinguish it from others in the marketplace.

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