The human hypothalamus produces endogenous membrane sodium potassium ATPase inhibitor digoxin. The isoprenoid pathway synthesises digoxin. The othe...

Low oxygenation levels are a hallmark of numerous pathologic conditions. Hypoxia occurs in chronic diseases of brain, kidneys and liver. Malignant ...

Hysterectomy is the most frequently performed operation in women, with a life time risk varying from country to country from less than 20% to over ...

Hysterectomy is one of the most prevalent surgeries world-wide in the female population. Nine out of every ten hysterectomies are performed for non...

Idiopathic generalised epilepsies are characterised by strong genetic factors and multiple clinical phenotypes; animal models of untreated epilepsi...

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an increasingly recognized and novel systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by tumefactive lesions with inf...

The authors reviewed a wide number of microbiological and medical papers outlining the profile of different probiotic strains in the immunemodulati...

Immune or immunological tolerance is the process by which the immune system does not attack an antigen. It occurs in three forms: central tolerance...

Immunopathogenesis has recently been receiving increased interest from researchers, leading to a better understanding of the mechanisms of neurolog...

Immunity and immunotherapy of human fungal infections is an up-to-date in-depth assessment of the current status of immune-based anti-fungal preven...

Immunogenicity is the ability of a particular substance, such as an antigen or epitope, to provoke an immune response. This book presents current r...

The book "Immunoglobulins, Magic Bullets and Therapeutic Antibodies" comprises of ten chapters and it describes the origin, history, timeline, prod...

In immunology, an adjuvant refers to any agent that stimulates the immune system and thus, increases the response to a vaccine. Optimal conditions ...

One of the major problems in clinical practice is the diagnosis of cancer and determining how to manage cancer patients. More than any other diseas...

This monograph summarizes the data of the prospective study on the immunological characteristics of cancer patients with sepsis and septic shock de...

Proceedings of the International Congress held in Chamrousse (France), 1-2 February 1991.

There is a large and rapidly growing body of literature on the immunology in clinic practice. In this book, the authors have made an effort to brie...

Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immu...

This book provides new research on immunosuppressives. Chapter One focuses on practical issues concerning immunosuppression in nephrology. Chapter ...

Immunotherapy is a medical term defined as "treatment of disease by inducing, enhancing, or suppressing an immune response". Immunotherapies are de...

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been increasing worldwide, and it is becoming a public health concern. In this book, the path...

Extremely preterm infants (gestational age ≤ 27 completed weeks) represent one of the highest risk categories for death and neurodevelopmental impa...

This book is one of the first scientific publications that the subject food combines with genetics and genomics and information provides about new ...

Although infant feeding may be considered the primal form of mother–infant interaction, its treatment as a worthy subject of scientific investigati...

In this book the author shares a lifetime's experience in the subject of Infantile Cerebral Palsy. She outlines the history of cerebral palsy and d...

Proceedings of the Conference Held in Bergamo on 13-14 June 1988.

An infectious disease threat is unique because of the transmissibility of diseases and the mobility of human populations. Infectious disease threat...

This book examines The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the corresponding basic facts, U.S. contributions and issues for Con...

Infectious Pregnancy Complications deal with the co-occurrence of pregnancy and an infection. The infection may precede or follow fertilisation. Th...

Infertility affects about 15% of couples in western societies. In addition to isolation, infertility challenges women's sense of identity, expectat...

Inflammation is the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. It is a pro...

Features: A pocket handbook on the practical and safe use of drugs in inflammatory bowel disease to achieve best patient outcome in day-to-day prac...

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, collectively termed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are complex disorders because of their wide variation...

Inflammatory markers, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes and cell cycle regulators in skin growths represent a series of reports and reviews on skin...

Infliximab is an established therapy for some auto-immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic ar...

Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Inhibitory Factors in the Regulation of Hematopoiesis, Paris (France), 26-28 April 1987.

This book analyses the latest advancements in the very important topic of vascular access in haemodialysis patients. Dialysis patients are a contin...

This book offers a valuable mine of clinical information for health professionals and researchers. It gives an overview of the critical role played...

The amygdala is a brain region that has attracted the interest of many researchers. This book focuses on various aspects of amygdala structure and ...

The hallmark of insulin resistance is an obstacle to glucose uptake, resulting in hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia as well as type 2 diabetes mel...

Insulin resistance is a simple concept with complex ramifications. The notion that insulin action differs in different people and under different c...

Interferons are cytokines that are very important in regulating both innate and adaptive immune response. Of the two different types of interferons...

The healthy human brain contains tens of billions of neurons, specialized cells that process and transmit information via electrical and chemical s...

The International Book of Erectile Dysfunction is a general textbook on erectile dysfunction written by leading world experts in the field. Basic a...

The Internet has become an important channel for communication, source of information, education tool, entertainment hub and social network in the ...