Motor imagery, the mental rehearsal of a motor act without overt movement, has been shown to improve motor performance in healthy subjects. It is w...

A glimpse into the life of the Grizzly Bear. In the Mountain Grizzly, author Michael S. Quinton offers readers a glimpse into the seldom-seen life ...

Movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality, and ease of movement. This book presents current research i...

Neuroimaging techniques that can help elucidate and characterize the nature and mechanism of tissue injury and disease progression in neurodegenera...

An award-winning book that topples the widely accepted edifice of understanding on how muscles contract, replacing it with a simpler construct that...

In this compilation, the authors examine a plant dealing with mussel shell waste as input in its valorisation process, which is considered a priori...

Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. Mussels are economical...

Mycorrhizae represent a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and plant roots. The fungus colonises the roots of the host plant, either intracell...

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific filamentous fungi that infest agricultural commodities. They are known to contaminant cro...

The compact myelin sheath formed around nerve axons speeds up nerve conduction and also nurtures the axon. Destruction of this sheath in demyelinat...

In this book the authors present current research in the study of the biology and regulation, role in cancer progression and potential implications...

Myofibroblasts play a major role in connective tissue remodeling by synthesising the extracellular matrix (ECM) and by exerting contraction, both o...

Myopathies are a clinically and genetically heterogenous group of muscle diseases characterized by pathologic changes in muscle fibres that comprom...

Myostatin, also known as growth and differentiation factor-8, is a member of the TGF-β family member and is mainly produced by skeletal muscle. Myo...

Myotonic dystrophy is a multisystemic disorder. The epidemiology of DM is examined in the first chapter of this book as well as potential therapeut...

Sodium–potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na+/K+-ATPase) is an enzyme located in the plasma membrane of most eukaryotic cells, responsible for mai...

This book opens with a review suggesting that transgenic Nannochloropsis microalgae have a broad spectrum of applications in marine and plant biote...

This book presents an accessible and comprehensive survey of recent advances in the understanding of the structure and properties of microbial cell...

This book presents current research from across the globe in the study of the identification, conservation, and restoration of native species. Topi...

Worldwide, human life is headed for longevity. On the other hand, humans have a desire to stay healthy and live longer. However, synthetic drugs ar...

This comprehensive volume covers the natural history of each of over 160 members of the ducks, geese, swans and screamers of the world. Beautifully...

A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism - found in nature that usually has a pharmacological or biologi...

This book presents recent advancements in the field of natural products research. Secondary metabolites such as phenolics, alkaloids, saponins, lip...

In evolution, natural selection is the gradual, non-random, process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population as...

Since its discovery by Captain John Smith in 1608, the Nanticoke has never been particularly hospitable to the outsider. Flowing thirty-six miles f...

Floral nectar is a sweet, aqueous secretion that mainly consists of sugars and to a lesser extent amino acids. It is offered by plants to entice po...

Nematodes are the most numerous multi-cellular animals in the biosphere encountered in terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems among multispecies communi...

The relationships between humans and aquatic mammals in the Neotropics has been important since archaic times in the American continent, but also v...

The relationships between humans and aquatic mammals in the Neotropics has been important since archaic times in the American continent, but also v...

Biological network analysis is a fast moving science. Many core scientific issues; for example, ecological structure, coevolution, coextinction and...

This book focuses on network structures in biological systems and in human society. The term "network structure" is used in literature with at leas...

This book discusses neural computation, a network or circuit of biological neurons and relatedly, particle accelerators, a scientific instrument wh...

Based on human neurophysiology, it has been shown that the human brain and spinal cord can partly be repaired by movement-based learning. It seems ...

Increasing evidence indicates that inflammatory cells and immunological cytokines can enter into the brain and modulate a number of biological and ...

Neurochemistry is the specific study of neurochemicals, which include neurotransmitters and other molecules such as neuro-active drugs that influen...

Neurodegeneration is the umbrella term for the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, including the death of neurons. Many neurodege...