This book follows an up to date authoritative style on the subject of parathyroid glands and their disorder. This book seeks to expand the horizon ...

Parvalbumin is a small (Mr 12,000), acidic (pI 4-5), Ca2+-binding protein of the EF-hand superfamily, that is very important from several points of...

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Stem cells are primal undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and differentiate into other cell types. In higher plants this funct...

Phagocytosis is an elegant, but complex process that cells use for the ingestion and elimination of particles larger than 5 mm in diameter. Unicell...

Photoreceptors are nerve end organs or receptors that are sensitive to light. In the retina of the eye, the outer limbs of rods and cones make up t...

Several years have passed since the sequencing of the human genome and what might be called "the post-genomic era" has begun. Of course, there are ...

Human Myoblast Genome Therapy (HMGT) is a platform technology of cell transplantation, nuclear transfer, and tissue engineering. Myoblasts are diff...

Standing is the static posture most commonly evaluated in balance assessments. This is because of its ubiquitous nature and because the act of prec...

Potassium ion (K+) channels are ubiquitous components and are widely distributed on the surface of the cell membrane in various tissues. There are ...

Our genes are the hand we are dealt at birth. Unlike poker we do not have opportunity to swap unfavourable genes during the game of life, though re...

In this book, the reader will find a new approach to improving health. This approach is called "sanomechanics", from the Latin sanus (healthy) and ...

Pre- and postnatal psychology and medicine belong closely together, encompassing anthropological, biological and psychological aspects. Both psycho...

Americans age 65 and over are an important and growing segment of our population. Many federal agencies provide data on aspects of older Americans'...

DNA methylation is a type of chemical modification of DNA that can be inherited without changing the DNA sequence. As such, it is part of the epige...

Over the past decade, medical genetics has emerged as an important and powerful medical speciality with increasing appreciation of its role and fun...

Since cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease is the leading cause of death for adults in developed countries, many medical studies focus o...

In the present monograph, leading figures in the field of genetic hair research summarise major recent advances. View as a whole, these reviews of ...

Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases as well as Parkinson's ...

The basis of practical work of Samarkand Inter-regional burn Centre and Burn department of RSCUMA and literary data, regulations of scientific and ...