This book examines the many threats facing two of the most endangered marine mammals in the world, the North Atlantic right whale and killer whales.

Threonine, one of proteinogenic as well as essential amino acids, is classified as polar and uncharged residue, which may play an important role in...

Neutrophil granulocytes (PMN) are our primary defence cells against bacteria, fungi, parasites, or micro-thrombi. Their main weapons and signals ar...

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are among the major stumbling blocks to the development of livestock industry and entail heavy economic loses particu...

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are among the major stumbling blocks to the development of livestock industry and entail heavy economic loses particu...

Among beetles, tiger beetles are some of the favourites of nature-loving people. Large, active, and colourful, tiger beetles are as watchable as bi...

Tinnitus is a benign condition, which can nonetheless have upsetting consequences for the patients. Understanding the physiopathologic mechanisms u...

Ageing is any change in an organism over time. Ageing refers to a multidimensional process of physical, psychological, and social change. Some dime...

Transcranial brain stimulation has received an increased interest among the scientific community due its capability to modulate cortical excitabili...

Transgenic plants possess a gene or genes that have been transferred from a different species. Although DNA of another species can be integrated in...

Plants whose DNA is modified using genetic engineering techniques are known as transgenic plants. In most cases the aim is to introduce a new trait...

The purpose of this book is to focus on breakthroughs in translational neuroscience and bio-behavioural research. This book is divided into three s...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health problem worldwide. In industrialized societies such as the United States, 500 cases are noted ...

Mapping and, ultimately, deciphering the human genome is a major human and scientific adventure that involves thousands of researchers world-wide a...

This book is a compendious collection of papers designed to expose the current trends in mathematical modelling. It details current research on mod...

Trehalose as a natural disaccharide presents in plants, invertebrates, fungi and prokaryotes, but not in mammals. A white, odorless, crystalline po...

This book provides the essential information necessary for students in the life and health sciences. The book adopts a readable, student-friendly s...

Biomaterials serve as synthetic or natural materials used to replace parts of living systems or to enhance contact with living tissue. Biomaterials...

Copepods, or more commonly referred to as the insects of the sea, have successfully colonised every aquatic environment, equating insects in terms ...

The modern age life science research is more inclined towards interdisciplinary studies. Recent developments in the technologies have led to a bett...

Birds are a commonly acknowledged indicator of biodiversity. This book presents an indigenous perspective on the effects of traditional activities ...

Protein research is a frontier field in science. Proteins are widely distributed in plants and animals and are the principal constituents of the pr...

Signal transduction is any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another. Processes referred to as signal transducti...

In this compilation, the authors provide an overview of the various thermochemical routes for the conversion of triglycerides to biofuels, which ma...

In this book, the authors discuss the chemical structure, biosynthesis and role in disease of triglycerides. Topics include lipid levels in neurops...

Muscle contraction is a vital biological activity. In three centuries of scientific pursuit since Leeuwenhoek and Croone observed the cellular stru...

Asian carp were first introduced into the southern United States in the early 1970s to remove algae from farmed catfish ponds. Flooding in the earl...

Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have been part of the human diet since the beginning of mankind. With the recent discovery of the tr...

Changes in temperature, either hot or cold, is sensed through direct activation of members of the temperature-sensitive transient release potential...

The family Phasianidae includes some of nature's most striking avian gems. Not only are they among the grandest, most sought after in aviculture, t...

Trypsin, the protease with well-defined specificity, offers a great potential as a biocatalyst in numerous biomedical and industrial applications. ...

Trypsin is a serine protease in the digestive system of humans and animals. This book presents current research in the structure, biosynthesis and ...

Tubulin is one of several members of a small family of globular proteins. The most common members of the tubulin family are α-tubulin and β-tubulin...

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine exerting pleiotropic effects on various cell types and plays a critical r...

Curcumin, the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, is obtained from the ground rhisomes of Curcuma longa L. Curcumin is a hy...

This book presents current research in the study of the anatomy, ecology and conservation of turtles. Topics discussed in this compilation include ...

Common to many bacteria is the ability to establish a symbiotic relationship or to evade innate immune responses of an animal, plant, fish or insec...

The E3 ubiquitin ligases facilitate substrate specificity and isopeptide bond formation between C-terminal glycine residue of ubiquitin (Gly 76) an...

The ubiquitin-proteasome field has experienced a breathtaking development from obscure origins in the late 1970s and early 1980s, through a maturin...

Ultrafiltration technology has been widely used in many fields such as water purification, chemical separation, pharmaceutical production, food pro...

Traumatic brain injury continues to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality across the globe. There are a number of articles publis...

The volume is an international book of collected papers by 26 eminent specialists from eight different countries and many parts of the world (Ameri...

The book first discusses auditory processing disorders are, specifically how auditory processing problems can affect children with autism spectrum ...