This book presents important challenges and advances in the field of marine bioindicators in recent years, which could be relevant for integrative ...

This book provides a comprehensive review of some predominant environmental risks that marine fish cage aquaculture poses in the marine environment...

Glycomics is an international project that analyses systematically and comparatively the overall and/or specific structural and biological properti...

Phytoplankton are microscopic plants that live in the ocean. Phytoplankton obtain energy through a process called photosynthesis and must therefore...

This current book discusses the formation, distribution and environmental impacts of marine sediments. The first chapter describes the isolation, t...

In areas where toxic algal blooms occur, the main affected organisms are shellfish, which, because of their high levels of filtration (clearance ra...

Marsupials and monotremes are the dominant mammalian fauna in Australia, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and parts of South America. Monotremes are unique; ...

Resident mast cells are uniquely positioned in multiple organ systems at either the tissue and/or external environment or located near nerve ending...

Applying mathematics to biology has a long history, but only recently has there been an explosion of interest in the field. Some reasons for this i...

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large group of zinc-dependent extracellular endopeptidase proteinases involved in the cleavage of extracellu...

Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) include a group of enzymes important in the degradation of components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and are thou...

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are the backbone for all entrance examinations throughout the world. MCQs are used to evaluate student's cognitive...

Our planet is crowded with a spectacular diversity of living creatures. As a most peculiar fact, the oldest of these are in general the most primit...

Phytogeographically and climatically West Greenland includes parts of the low arctic and high arctic areas. The present vegetation and a summary of...

The first edition of Medical Bioinformatics and Biochemistry (Diabormatics) explains how medical biochemistry and bioinformatics could be used as a...

Understanding enzyme kinetics and structure-function relationship enables us to explain the metabolic regulation and integration. The information a...

This book contains reviews covering studies in pharmacological research on the medicinal properties of essential oils and their chemical constituen...

This book is a continuation of the book Medicine Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches of to...

This book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of medicine, as well as research summaries from a number of different fo...

This book is a unique insight into the medulloblastoma, and it provides both a broad review and detailed information. It starts with the history of...

In this compilation, the authors review pre-analytical procedures, as well as analytical conditions, to determine melatonin in both biological and ...

The exponential influx of scientific research on melatonin is associated with a greater orientation towards the study of the systemic effects of me...

This book presents an overview of membrane organisation and lipid rafts in the cell and artificial membranes. The topics analysed in this book cove...

This book provides trends for the development of novel membranes as separators with applicable properties. The authors offer a comprehensive review...

Learning and memory are necessary, fundamental functions that animals need in order to survive and adapt to any environment. The ability to learn a...

In this book the authors present current research in the study of meningitis. Topics discussed in this compilation include the drug induced aseptic...

This is a deluxe hardback collection of spectacular images by marine photographer Meg Green coupled with inspirational thoughts from humanity’s gre...

This book presents a comprehensive insight into the biology of adult stem cells and their utility in current regeneration therapies. The adult stem...

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are considered an important tool in tissue engineering due to their multilineage potential in vitro as in vivo bey...

Sensorial neurons activate the locus coeruleus long axons for a presynaptic Ca2+-dependent release of noradrenaline (NA). Postsynaptic adenylyl cyc...

Metabolomics is the logical progression of the study of genes, transcripts and proteins. Nutrients, gut microbial metabolites and other bioactive f...

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors: Classification, Structure and Roles in Disease focuses on Glutamate (Glu), a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator the ...

As the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, glutamate plays an important role in numerous aspects of normal and pathological bra...

Metagenomic analysis has extraordinary potential to improve our understanding of microbial populations in their natural environment and identify no...

Metagenomics is the study of microbial communities sampled directly from their natural environment, without prior culturing. DNA sequencing (or alt...

Metagenomics is the study of microbial communities sampled directly from their natural environment, without prior culturing. DNA sequencing (or alt...

This is Volume 9 of the ninth International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine that was held in Lisbon, Portugal in May 2006. It compr...

The 10th birthday of the International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology & Medicine should be a great event. The research of new metal compoun...

Methanogenesis or biomethamation is a very impressive phenomenon which has noticeable effects on both natural and engineered environments. This pro...

This book is dedicated to a very specific and interesting molecule/substance, Methionine. Methionine belongs to the α-amino acid group and as one o...

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

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

Methods Of Theoretical Physics & Their Applications To Biopolymer Science

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) is a key enzyme involved in the folate pathway. Folate, a water soluble B vitamin, naturally present in...

Microalgae are microscopic algae, typically found in freshwater and marine systems. Microalgae, capable of performing photosynthesis, are important...

Microalgae, with representatives in all but one of the major algal divisions, are an important component of the biota of the world's aquatic enviro...

Microalgae are primary producers of oxygen and exhibit an enormous potential for biotechnological applications. Microalgae cultivation is also an i...

This book summarises some of the major processes involved in the production of daughter cells as they have been reported from work mainly with sync...