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Biochemistry of Brain

1st Edition
October 22, 2013
Sudhir Kumar
English
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Biochemistry of Brain is a collection of articles dealing with the developments in the biochemistry of the brain. This book gives a comprehensive and critical discussion of important developments in studies concerning the above subject. This text discusses the structure, function, and metabolism of glycosphingolipids, which are related to the study of sphingolipid storage diseases. Inborn defects of metabolism are found in Gaucher's and Fabry's disease, which are characterized by lipid accumulation in the brain. Another paper reviews the chemical and genetics of critically lysosomal hydrolase deficiencies that can cause the storage of sphingolipids. This book then explains the role of myelin basic protein in lipids in vivo that the weak bonding of the protein is not a major component of myelin stability. Another paper discusses the procedures for isolating subfractions of myelin and myelin-related membranes, with some attention given on the alterations in the subfractionation of myelin in pathological hypomyelinating and demyelinating conditions. Another article discusses the biochemical and enzymatic composition of lysosomes and the biosynthesis, intracellular transport, storage, and the degradation of lysosomal constituents. This collection of papers will benefit scientists doing research in microbiology, microchemistry, molecular genetics, and neurochemistry.

Advances in Smoking of Foods

1st Edition
October 22, 2013
A. Rutkowski
English
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Advances in Smoking of Foods covers the plenary lectures presented at the International Symposium on Advances in Smoking of Foods, held in Warsaw, Poland, on September 8-10, 1976. The book focuses on the processes involved in the smoke curing of foods, as well as on the analysis of the production of smoke and compounds found in it. The compilation first offers information on the phenomena of quality in the smoke curing process, including the history, reviews, and advances of the process. The book then evaluates the physical and chemical processes involved in the production and application of smoke. The processes considered in the production of smoke from wooden materials are underscored. The text presents an analysis of smoke and smoked food, wherein it is posed that wood smoke is composed of compounds formed by the pyrolysis of wood constituents such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Polycyclic hydrocarbons and phenolic compounds are discussed. The book also explains the contributions of smoke compounds to sensory, bacteriostatic, and antioxidative effects in smoked foods; facts and legislation regarding polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in smoked foods; and concepts in technology and design of machinery for production and application of smoke in the food industry. The selection is a vital source of information for readers wanting to study the smoke curing of foods.

Experimental and Comparative Toxicology

1st Edition
Volume 31
October 22, 2013
Charles E. Cornelius + 1 more
English
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Experimental and Comparative Toxicology, Volume 31 aims to explore some of the potentially important and crucial areas in experimental toxicology. The book discusses tumor promoters and genotoxic chemicals in short-term testing for carcinogenicity, as well as the significance of preneoplastic liver lesions in experimental animals. The text also describes the factors known to be associated with increased risk of liver neoplasia as a human disease, and the extent to which it is known that the same factors have a similar effect in laboratory animals. Neurobehavioral toxicology; immunotoxicology; and the endocrine system as the target in experimental toxicology are also considered. The book further tackles the uses of gamma-glutamyltransf... in experimental toxicology, as well as the predictive value of ocular irritation tests. Toxicologists, biochemists, pathologists, and those involved in preventive medicine and community health will find the text invaluable.

Fungicides, Nematocides and Soil Fumigants, Rodenticides and Food and Feed Additives

1st Edition
September 3, 2013
Gunter Zweig
English
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Analytical Methods for Pesticides, Plant Growth Regulators, and Food Additives, Volume III:Fungicides, Nematocides, and Soil Fumigants, Rodenticides, and Food and Feed Additives contains detailed analytical procedures for 14 widely used fungicides, five nematocides and soil fumigants, two rodenticides, and four food and feed additives. Each chapter of this 24-chapter volume discusses the history, biological and chemical properties, and physical constants of the different classes of compounds. The chapter presents first the general information, followed by intensive discussion of the methods of occurrence and residue analysis. Methods of analysis covered in each chapter include chemical methods, gas-liquid chromatography, colorimetry, and enzymatic techniques. Agriculturists, analytical chemists, and toxicologists will find this book rewarding.

CNS Pharmacology Neuropeptides

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October 22, 2013
H. Yoshida + 2 more
English
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Advances in Pharmacology and Therapeutics II, Volume 1: CNS Pharmacology Neuropeptides contains the proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Pharmacology held in Tokyo in 1981. This book is the first of a six-volume compilation of the scientific papers of invited speakers. Separating 26 papers as chapters, this book begins with an invited lecture on opioid peptides and their receptors. Other chapters describe opioid peptides and their relevance to central nervous system mechanisms; neuropeptides and related compounds affecting learning and memory; and pharmacological approaches to the study of sleep regulation. This book also explores the importance of kainic acid and related compounds as a pharmacological tool.

Monoamine Oxidases and Their Selective Inhibition

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October 22, 2013
K. Magyar
English
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Monoamine Oxidases and Their Selective Inhibition, Volume IV, documents the proceedings of the 3rd Congress of the Hungarian Pharmacological Society held in Budapest, 1979. The discovery of the selective monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, such as clorgyline and deprenyl, has given a new impetus to MAO research as well as to the clinical applicability of these compounds. This volume contains 21 papers by researchers and clinicians from eight different countries. It begins with papers on the pharmacological effects and the biochemical mode of actions of deprenyl as well as some other new selective inhibitors. This is followed by communications concerning the biochemical methods applied in the study of the nature of MAO in the mitochondrial membrane. Finally, the neurologists provide an account of their experience with the clinical application of deprenyl, and other inhibitors in Parkinsonian patients. They also discuss the essential role of the dopaminergic mechanism with respect to the disease.

Agricultural Statistics

1st Edition
October 22, 2013
N. M. Idaikkadar
English
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Agricultural Statistics: A Handbook for Developing Countries presents the development of agricultural statistics in various countries of Africa and Asia. This book provides a guideline to those in charge of agricultural statistics in developing countries to know their priorities and to have clear objectives. Organized into 14 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the importance of regular collection of agricultural statistics to the functioning of the community as well as for its agriculture and agricultural development. This text then examines the improvement of methods of collection of existing statistics for greater dependability. Other chapters consider the yield rates and areas of crop production. This book discusses as well the direct estimation of production, which consists of large estates with their processing plants meant for processing their products only. The final chapter deals with the various organizational set-ups for the compilation of agricultural statistics. This book is a valuable resource for agriculturists and statisticians.

Specific Applications

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October 22, 2013
Joseph Sherma
English
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Analytical Methods for Pesticides and Plant Growth Regulators, Volume XVI: Specific Applications presents analytical methodology for insecticides (ethoprop, fenoxycarb, fenvalerate) and five herbicides (chlorimuron ethyl, chlorsulfuron, glyphosate, metsulfuron methyl, sulfometuron methyl). The book discusses the determination of two important pesticide classes, anticoagulant rodenticides and fumigants, and the determination of other pyrethroid. Toxicologists and people involved in pesticide analysis will find the text invaluable.

Electrical Stimulation Research Techniques

1st Edition
July 10, 2013
Michael Patterson
English
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Methods in Psychological Physiology, Volume 3: Electrical Stimulation Research Techniques is a compilation of papers that focus on the different theories and techniques of electrical stimulation and its applications to psychology. The first five chapters cover different kinds of electrical stimulation, their basic principles, and techniques involved. These include extracellular and intracellular stimulation, the microstimulation technique, and the stimulation of the brain. Chapters 6 to 9 discuss the beneficial effects and uses of these stimulation techniques, such as motivation and reinforcement, memory research, its relation to brain lesions, and the implications for electroconvulsive therapy. The last two chapters talk about the electrical stimulation of the peripheral nerve and the grid and peripheral shock stimulation. The book is recommended for psychotherapists who wish to learn more about the use of electrical stimulation techniques as treatment, and for neurologists who would like to further understand the effects of electrical stimulation.

Advances in Drug Research

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Volume 21
October 22, 2013
Bernard Testa
English
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Advances in Drug Research, Volume 21 comprises three chapters that deal with the general subject, specific therapeutic class, and chemical family of diverse drugs. The first chapter of this book discusses the absorption and distribution of drugs in the lymphatic system. A presentation of the anti-infective quinolones is provided in Chapter 2, while the design and therapeutic potential of peptides are elaborated in Chapter 3. Other topics covered include lymphotropic carriers and the lymph uptake mechanism; basis of circulation in lymphatic transport of molecules through various routes of administration; and general aspects and characteristics of quinolone antibacterial agents. The mode of action and mechanisms of resistance of quinolones; potent agonists and antagonists of peptides; and inhibitors of atrial natriuretic factor-degrading enzymes are also deliberated in this text. This publication is valuable to drug researchers and students interested in advances in drugs.

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