Before the therapeutic potential of cell replacement therapy or the development of therapeutic drugs for stimulating the body’s own... Læs mere
This book explores the basics and the latest advances in microscope instrumentation, sample preparation, and imaging techniques. Each chapter offers step-by-step methods, lists of necessary materials, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Spanning from discoveries in fundamental immunology to industrial and commercial concerns, the study of vaccine adjuvants has developed into an exciting area of... Læs mere
Although during the following 4 decades biological membrane models have grown in complexity and functionality [6], liposomes are, besides supported bilayers, membrane nanodiscs, and hybrid membranes, still an indisputably important tool for membrane b- physicists and biochemists.
This second volume of Advanced Protocols in Oxidative Stress focuses on novel techniques for detecting ROS/RNS, unique AOX technology and applications, gene expression and biostatistics for evaluating OS-derived experimental data.
Clostridium difficile, a major nosocomial pathogen shown to be a primary cause of antibiotic-associated disease, has emerged as a highly transmissible and frequently antibiotic-resistant organism, causing a considerable burden on health care systems worldwide.
Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia, two of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases, are dreaded disorders that attack the neural networks underlying memory and personality, systems that make us who we are.
Chronic pain is a complex phenomenon. In this book, experts present thorough coverage of molecular analgesia research methods. There are extensive chapters on emerging receptor classes as targets for analgesic drugs and innovative analgesic strategies.
During the past decade as the data on gene sequences and expression patterns rapidly accumulated, cell-free protein synthesis technology has also experienced a revolution, becoming a powerful tool for the preparation of proteins for their functional and structural analysis.
This reference provides the latest developments and emerging techniques used to study functional glycomics. Chapters included needed materials, reagants, step-by-step protocols, notes sections, common pitfalls to avoid and tips on troubleshooting.
The derivation of pluripotent embryonic stem cells, the prospective identi?cation of multipotent adult stem cells, and, more recently, the induced pluripotent stem cells (popularly called iPS) are important milestones in the arena of stem cell biology.