Mechanical Stretch and Cytokines - Andre Kamkin, Irina Kiseleva

Mechanical Stretch and Cytokines
by: Andre Kamkin, Irina Kiseleva

This book presents the latest findings in the field of investigation of molecular mechanisms of mechanical stretch and the role of cytokines in response of different tissues to it. On the one hand this Volume demonstrates how mechanical stretch enhances cytokines production. It describes how cytokines influence tissues and cells on a background of a mechanical stretching. It provides a description of how cells in different tissues are activated by stretch and cytokines via various signaling pathways, and how they change their gene expression. The book is a unique collection of reviews outlining current knowledge and future developments in this rapidly growing field. Knowledge of biomechanics, and mechanisms which underlie it on molecular, cellular and tissue, is necessary for understanding of the normal functioning of living organisms and allows to predict changes, which arise due to alterations of their environment.

size: 6.32 MB

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Scanning Auger Electron Microscopy - Martin Prutton, Mohamed M. El Gomati

Scanning Auger Electron Microscopy
by: Martin Prutton, Mohamed M. El Gomati

This eagerly-awaited volume has been edited by two academic researchers with extensive and reputable experience in this field. Emphasis is given to the underlying science of the method of Auger microscopy, and its instrumental realization, the visualization and interpretation of the data in the sets of the images that form the output of the measurements and the methods used to quantify the images. Imaging artefacts in Auger microscopy and methods to correct them are also detailed. The authors describe the technique of Multi-Spectral Auger Microscopy (MULSAM) and demonstrate its advantages in mapping complex multi-component surfaces. The book concludes with an outlook for the future of Auger microscopy.

size: 53.21 MB

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Diagnostic Techniques in Equine Medicine, Second Edition - Frank G. R. Taylor BVSc PhD MRCVS

Diagnostic Techniques in Equine Medicine, Second Edition

by: Frank G. R. Taylor BVSc PhD MRCVS, Tim Brazil BVSc PhD Cert EM (Internal Medicine) DECEIM MRCVS, Mark H. Hillyer BVSc PhD DipECVS Dip ECEIM MRCVS

Whether to confirm a diagnosis or to narrow down a list of differentials, a wide range of tests, procedures and methods of investigation is available to veterinarians in equine practice. However, practical information about particular techniques is often difficult to find in standard textbooks of equine medicine and surgery. Diagnostic Techniques in Equine Medicine provides the practical information required to be able to undertake all these procedures. This second edition is organised by techniques per organ system, has been updated thoroughly and includes new material.

size: 12.06 MB

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Genetic Recombination - Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 262 - Alan S. Waldman

Genetic Recombination: Reviews and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology Vol 262)

by: Alan S. Waldman 

Genetic recombination is any process in which DNA sequences interact and undergo a transfer of information, producing new "recombinant" sequences that contain information from each of the original molecules. This book presents leading peer-reviewed protocols to carry out recombinant investigations in the lab. Part I provides approaches and model systems for studying several aspects of recombination in a variety of eukaryotic organisms and in mammalian parasites. Part II describes approaches for using recombination as a reporter of genomic instability in lower and higher eukaryotes. Part III discusses various methods and approaches for targeted genomic manipulation in higher and lower eukaryotes, while the final part presents biochemical analyses useful for furthering the understanding of recombination mechanisms, thus making this an invaluable book for both the novice and the established researcher in the field of recombination.

size: 3.12 MB

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