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Springer
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2010-03-17
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This book is a unique synthesis of the major concepts and methods in bacterial population genetics in infectious disease, a field that is now about 35 yrs old. Emphasis is given to explaining population-level processes that shape genetic variation in bacterial...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2010-03-16
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Plants live in a constantly changing environment from which they cannot physically escape.Plants therefore need signalling and response mechanisms to adapt to new local conditions. The ef?cacy of such mechanisms underlies the plant performance during stress and...
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Springer
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2010-03-15
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Signaling and Communication in Plants
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Loss of biodiversity on tropical and subtropical oceanic islands is one of the most pressing conservation issues. These oceanic islands are well known for their unique fauna and ? ora, which evolved over long periods in isolation from external perturbation. However, the...
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Springer
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2010-03-15
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Death receptors play a central role in directing apoptosis in mammalian cells. This process of active cell death is important for a number of biological processes, e.g. for the regulation of the immune system.Death receptors are cell surface receptors that transmit...
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Springer
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2010-03-12
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Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation
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Various plant metabolites are useful for human life, and the induction and reduction of these metabolites using modern biotechnical technique is of enormous potential important especially in the fields of agriculture and health. Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2010-03-11
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Editeur :
Springer
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2010-03-11
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In 1890 a case of myxedema was treated in Lisbon by the implantation of a sheep thyroid gland with the immediate improvement in the patient’s condition. A few years later, medications for the then ill-explained condition of the menopause included tablets made from cow...
Editeur :
Springer
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2010-03-11
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Introducing Proteomics gives a concise and coherent overview of every aspect of current proteomics technology, which is a rapidly developing field that is having a major impact within the life and medical sciences. This student-friendly book, based on a successful...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2010-03-11
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Breathing is performed by the rhythmic contraction of respiratory muscles. It ma- tains homeostasis of the organism by taking in the oxygen necessary to live and work and by controlling the level of CO within the organism. At first glance, breathing 2 seems simple;...
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Springer
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2010-03-10
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Paris is a cosmopolitan city where roaring life, wonderful museums and excellent science can be found. It was during the XI IUMS conference held in this city that the Pseudomonas book series was ?rst envisaged. On the ?rst row of the auditorium sat a group of...
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Springer
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2010-03-10
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Functional Biochemistry in Health and Disease provides a clear and straightforward account of the biochemistry that is necessary to understand the physiological functions of tissues or organs essential to the life of human beings. Focusing on the dynamic aspects of...
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Wiley
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2010-03-10
ePub
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The International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT, www. isott. info) is an interdisciplinary society comprising about 250 members worldwide. Its purpose is to further the understanding of all aspects of the processes involved in the transport of oxygen from...
Editeur :
Springer
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2010-03-10
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This book contains fuller versions of the papers and posters presented in the Knowledge and Technology Transfer and Teaching Plant Pathology sessions at the 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology held in Turin, Italy in 2008. Communication is an essential area...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-03-10
Collection :
Plant Pathology in the 21st Century
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The literature on recoding is scattered, so this superb book ?lls a need by prov- ing up-to-date, comprehensive, authoritative reviews of the many kinds of recoding phenomena. Between 1961 and 1966 my colleagues and I deciphered the genetic code in Escherichia coli and...
Editeur :
Springer
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2010-03-10
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Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology
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Müller cells may be used in the future for novel therapeutic strategies to protect neurons against apoptosis (for example, somatic gene therapy), or to differentiate retinal neurons from Müller/stem cells. Meanwhile, a proper understanding of the gliotic responses of...
Editeur :
Springer
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2010-03-10
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SARS was the ?rst new plague of the twenty-?rst century. Within months, it spread worldwide from its “birthplace” in Guangdong Province, China, affecting over 8,000 people in 25 countries and territories across ?ve continents.SARS exposed the vulnerability of our modern...
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Springer
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2010-03-10
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In the last half century, because of the raising world population and because of the many environmental issues posed by the industrialization, the amount of arable land per person has declined from 0.32 ha in 1961–1963 to 0.21 ha in 1997–1999 and is expected to drop...
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Springer
Parution :
2010-03-10
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Plants are composed of 17 essential and at least 5 beneficial elements, and these must be taken up as metal or nutrient ions to allow for growth and cell division. Much effort has been devoted to studying the physiology and biochemistry of metals and nutrients in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-03-10
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Plant Cell Monographs
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The concept of hormonal regulation using intercellular peptide messengers dates back to the discovery of secretin in 1902.The concept was simple: A peptide is released from specific hormone producing cells, endocrine cells, into circulation upon stimulation of the...
Editeur :
Springer
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2010-03-10
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Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation
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