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    • Laboratory Exercises in Zoology

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • H. S. Luker + 1 more
      • English
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      Laboratory Exercises in Zoology serves as a teaching aid for students studying for Advanced level Zoology or Biology. This book provides exercises concerned mainly with physiology and some dissection techniques. Organized into 12 parts, this book begins with an overview of diffusion of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a region of relatively low concentration. This text then discusses the breakdown of complex molecules, which is achieved by a series of hydrolyses catalyzed by the digestive enzymes produced by the glandular cells of the digestive system. Other chapters consider the various stages involved in making permanent stained preparations. This book discusses as well the requirements for animals in the laboratory. The final chapter deals with the rate of growth of an organism. This book is a valuable resource for students studying zoology and biology. Teachers and biology laboratory technicians will also find this book extremely useful.

    • Manipulation of Flowering

      • 1st Edition
      • September 17, 2013
      • J. G. Atherton
      • English
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      Manipulation of Flowering presents the edited proceedings of the 45th University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science held at Sutton Bonington in England on April 7-10, 1986. This book is organized into eight sections. The first main section examines the measurement and prediction of flowering and analyzes how best to measure flowering when the aim is either to assist physiological interpretations or construct predictive models. The following sections explore juvenility, the nature of determination in meristems, vernalization, photoperiodic induction and flower evocation, and initiation and development to anthesis. Each of the main sections provides an analysis of the flowering problems and a critical view of how to achieve a better understanding and use of the physiology of flowering. This book will be of interest to crop researchers, plant physiologists, geneticists, and others interested in understanding flowering manipulation.

    • Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • N. J. Van Abbé + 2 more
      • J. B. Stenlake
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration , Volume 9 provides the product characteristics, formulation, and rationale of topical therapeutic preparations. The book attempts to take the reader logically from the physiological and pathological aspects through to the reasoning behind topical medication. The text discusses such topics as the physiology and structure of the skin; the differential diagnosis of various skin diseases; the theoretical basis of emulsion technology; and the mechanism of percutaneous absorption. Undergraduate students and teachers of pharmacy and allied subjects will find the monograph very useful.

    • Crohn's Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • James Kyle
      • English
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      Crohn's Disease provides the incidence, effects, and the empirical forms of treatment of Crohn's Disease. Chapters in the book provide insights into the history of Crohn's disease, epidemiology, aetiology, pathology, signs and symptoms, complications, diagnosis, and medical treatment. Physiologists, physicians, aetiologists, epidemiologists, and medical researchers will find the book invaluable.

    • Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • W. Haresign + 1 more
      • English
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      Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 1990 focuses on technologies and controls needed to ensure meat quality. The book first discusses allergic responses to diets in humans. Changes in meat consumption and consumer attitudes; improving the quality of meat; and implications for the future are described. The text looks at legislation and its effect on the feed compounder, including marketing of feeds, medicated feeds, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and safety regulations. The book also underscores the control of feed-born bacterial and viral pathogens in farm animals. Animal infections and diseases connected with feeds; control measures during manufacture of feeds; and public health implications are noted. The text also discusses chemical probiosis, effects of mycotoxins on animal performance, and nutritive value of wheat and its effect on broiler performance. The book then focuses on water requirement of growing-finishing pigs. Water input/output relationships in pigs; factors affecting the relative contribution of different water losses/uses; and factors affecting the supply of water to pigs are described. The text also discusses water requirement of poultry, piglets, and lactating cows. The book is a valuable source of data for readers interested in studying the controls and technologies needed to improve meat quality.

    • Hypothalamic Control of Lactation

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • F. G. Sulman
      • F. Gross + 2 more
      • English
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      Monographs on Endocrinology, Volume 3: Hypothalamic Control of Lactation provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of lactation, which is dependent upon the temporal cortex of the brain. This book discusses the manifold problems of hypothalamic lactation. Organized into four parts encompassing 30 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the mechanisms of lactation and explores the hormone requirements for mammary development in various species. This text then examines the theory of the anterior pituitary gland being controlled by neurohumors carried through the hypophysial portal circulation. Other chapters consider the physiology of pituitary prolactin, which is distinguished from other pituitary tropins by its inhibitory regulation originating in the central nervous system. This book discusses as well the mechanism of the lactogenic effect of hypothalamic tranquilizers. The final chapter deals with the structure of the hypothalamic factors responsible for lactation. This monograph is a valuable resource for endocrinologists, scientists, students, and researchers.

    • Contributions to Contemporary Neurology

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Robert B. Daroff + 1 more
      • English
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      Contributions to Contemporary Neurology features articles presented at the scientific meeting at the March 1986 gala evening affair held in Cleveland, Ohio in honor of neurologist Joseph Michael Foley's seventieth birthday and his impending transition to Professor Emeritus at Case Western University. This book is organized into 20 chapters written by 41 contributors. It starts with the biography of Foley and ends with his curriculum vitae. In between the biographies and curriculum vitae are basic and clinical articles written by professionals closely associated with Foley throughout his illustrious career. This book will be of interest to those interested in learning about the life and career of neurologist Joseph Michael Foley.

    • Comparative Experiments with Field Crops

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • G.V. Dyke
      • English
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      Comparative Experiments with Field Crops is a guide on how to organize comparative experiments about field crops. The book is divided into two parts. Part I deals with how to do and interpret field experiments; the planning of field experiments and special considerations to take into mind; the marking out, sowing, counting, and scoring of field crops; and the harvest as well as sampling. Part II covers the statistics involved in field experiments, and include comparisons and degrees of freedom and error; multidimensional geometry; regression analysis; and analysis of covariance. The text is recommended for agriculturists and botanists who intend to make a comparative study on field crops and are in need of a reference.

    • Neurological Emergencies

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • S.D. Shorvon
      • English
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      Neurological Emergencies presents a comprehensive guide on the initial assessment and early treatment of patients with neurological emergencies. It discusses the diagnosis, emergency investigations, and handling of coma patients. It addresses the management of focal supratentorial lesion. Some of the topics covered in the book are the diffuse neurological or systemic disturbance; emergency resuscitation; diagnosis and treatment of transtentorial herniation; diagnosis and treatment of acute viral encephalitis; raised intracranial pressure; diagnosis and treatment of non-viral infective encephalitis; viral meningitis; meningovascular syphilis; diagnosis and treatment of cerebral abscess; diagnosis and treatment of intracranial subdural empyema; and diagnosis and treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis. The diagnosis and treatment ofstroke is fully covered. An in-depth account of the difference between haemorrhage and infarction is provided. The diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage is completely presented. A chapter is devoted to the prevention of more cranial bleeding.

    • Calcium Disorders

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • David Heath + 1 more
      • English
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      Clinical Endocrinology 2: Calcium Disorders presents an extensive examination of the treatment of postmenopausal and senile osteoporosis. It discusses the acquired disorders of vitamin D metabolism. It addresses the prevention of osteoporosis. Some of the topics covered in the book are the classification of rickets; mechanisms of homeostasis; transepithelial transport of phosphate anion; definition of mendelian rickets; treatment of; classification of androgens and synthetic anabolic agents; and assessment of parathyroid function. The measurement of parathyroid hormone is fully covered. An in-depth account of the indirect assessment of parathyroid activity is provided. The acquired disorders of Vitamin D metabolism are completely presented. A chapter is devoted to the aetiological views of rickets and osteomalacia. Another section focuses on the treatment and prevention of rickets and osteomalacia. The analysis of renal osteodystrophy, hypercalcemia, and familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia are briefly covered. The book can provide useful information to doctors, endocrinologists, students, and researchers.

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