Physiology

Recent Advances in Prolactin Research summarizes the current knowledge of prolactin (PRL), PRL receptor, PRL-dependent signaling pathways, the role of PRL in oncogenesis and PRL crosstalk with other oncogenic factors. The chapters are written by experts...

T. Hara, I. Kimura, D. Inoue, A. Ichimura, and A. Hirasawa: Free fatty acid receptors and their role in regulation of energy metabolism. B. Nilius and G. Appendino. Spices: the savory and healthy science of pungency.Book InformationISBN...

At the Mie International Symposium held in Japan in April 1994, leading scientists reviewed recent advances in the understanding of the contractile mechanism in smooth muscle. The present volume collects the papers presented at the symposium, summarizing...

This book gives insight into the mechanism of the immune system and the influence of the environment on earth. Further, the book explains the changes that occur in our immune system in the absence of gravity and their fundamental consequences. Several...

Why longevity? For a number of years, the Fondation IPSEN has been devoting considerable effort to the various aspects of ageing, not only to age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, but also to the Centenarians, the paragon of positive ageing. The...

I am honored to be invited to prepare a foreword for the proceedings of the Second International Lubeck Conference on Erythropoietin (Epo). I congratulate Wolfgang Jelkmann, Horst Pagel and Christoph Weiss for their organization of an excellent program...

Special Issue on Sensory SystemsBook InformationISBN 9783540303848Author S. OffermannsFormat HardbackPage Count 122Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

The observations made by Paracelsus concerning the dose-effect relationship of poison are generally just as applicable to health threatening vibration. With regard to kind, intensity, and duration of the vibration, the "dose" is decisive as to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357958684Author William A HammondPage Count 170Imprint Alpha EditionsPublisher Alpha Editions

Leading researchers are specially invited to provide a complete understanding of the key topics in these archetypal multidisciplinary fields. In a form immediately useful to scientists, this periodical aims to filter, highlight and review the latest...

This textbook offers a concise, yet comprehensive account of human nutrition, food and nutrition-related health problems, based on the curricula of top universities around the globe. Nutrition is a multidisciplinary science, and as such, the book...

Basic Physiology is an introduction to vertebrate physiology, stressing human physiology at the organ level, and includ- ing requisite anatomy integrated with function. One chapter deals solely with topographic anatomy in atlas form and microscopic...

This second volume of Defining Physiology: Principles, Themes, Concepts. continues on the same format as the first.In this new release, a selection of 44 essential topics in each major organ system is defined, then major themes, concept and principles...

The study of the functional organization of the first synapse of the centripetal visual pathway at the outer plexiform layer level (OPL) ought to be made through the application of combined histological, electrophysiological, and neurochemical techniques...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783662311875Author A. SatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 329Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and...

This work provides the reader with various sets of questions and answers related to basic human physiology. The questions are formulated to test concepts and assess the thinking process in physiology and to discover any misperceptions in the current...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781349036707Author John HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 259Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave Macmillan

Defining and understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms that are relevant to women's health has become a critical area of scientific pursuit. Until recently, very little effort has been place on defining or understanding critical differences between...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783836414937Author John Scott HaldaneFormat PaperbackImprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams) 744g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783540396888Author S. G. AmaraFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag Berlin...

This book is a comprehensive exploration of various methodologies and advancements aimed at deepening our understanding of arterial mechanics, joint dynamics, and gait balance analysis. Each chapter delves into distinct yet interconnected areas of study,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401757188Author Maarten Anne BoumanFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 178g

Advances in cellular physiology and molecular biology have now disclosed the metabolic changes and adaptational responses of the heart to various kinds of stresses. Topics covered in this volume include the regulation of myocardial proteins in mechanical...

JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders. Case reports highlight some unusual or previously unrecorded feature relevant to the disorder, or serve as an important reminder of clinical or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783662311301Author R. H. AdrianFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag Berlin...

The objectives in this special issue are (1) to critically review current information on the mechanisms coupling extracellular regulatory signals to regulation of cross-bridge cycling and proliferation in smooth muscle, and (2) identify significant gaps...

The sodium of animal cell membranes converts the chemical energy obtained from the hydrolysis of adenosine 5' -triphosphate into a movement of the cations Na + and K + against an electrochemical gradient. The gradient is used subse quently as an energy...

I must thank my friend, Professor HANS WEBER, for being, as it were, the prime mover in causing this book to be written. He persuaded me in 1960 to contribute a review to the Ergebnisse der Physiologie. As originally planned, it was to be relatively...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639071337Author Birgitta LanghammerFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams) 127g

This textbook explores the fundamental qualitative and quantitative aspects of human physiology. It approaches biological and physiological processes and phenomena from a quantitative perspective, revealing how physiological problems can be...

Leading researchers are specially invited to provide a complete understanding of a key topic within the multidisciplinary fields of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology. In a form immediately useful to scientists, this periodical aims to filter,...

Recent years have seen spectacular advances in the field of circadian biology. These have attracted the interest of researchers in many fields, including endocrinology, neurosciences, cancer, and behavior. By integrating a circadian view within the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612446455Author Mo KastiFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Halo Publishing InternationalPublisher Halo Publishing InternationalWeight(grams) 152g

Gastric acid plays a primary role in digestion as well as in the sterilization of food and water. Gastric juice contains the most concentrated physiological acid solution (pH~1) as a result + - of H and Cl ion secretion [hydrochloric acid (HCl)...

Special Issue on the Tird Filament SystemBook InformationISBN 9783662312025Author M. P. BlausteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co...

The first International Symposium on Theory and Applica- tion of Ion and Enzyme Electrodes in Biology and Medicine was organized at SchloB Reisensburg near Ulm in 1974. The concept of this meeting was to discuss the theory and applica- tion of carrier...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581122411Author Jon C KolbFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Dissertation.comPublisher Dissertation.comWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783034876834Author David RaeburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Springer BaselPublisher Springer BaselWeight(grams) 711g

This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda on March 21-23. 1988. jointly sponsored by the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) and the Fogarty...

This book provides an overview of microgravity-induced changes in human metabolism, muscle, bone and the cardio-vascular system, and discusses in detail the nutrient uptake required during spaceflight to counteract these adaptive mechanisms and ensure an...