Neuro Adventure Elisabete Castelon Konkiewitz, Edward B. Ziff This book seeks to rupture the stereotypes and stigmas of autism and starts with the story and paintings of the artist Camila Falchi, who has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Camila's art is evidence of ... Publication Date: April, 2019
Drosophila Glia LinFang Wang, Honglei Wang, Margaret S. Ho Glia, the non-neuronal cells in the nervous systems, are both passive and active participants in diverse arrays of neuronal function. The diversity of glial cells in various animal species appears to be correlated with the complexity of brains. In th... Publication Date: March, 2019
Cancer Michael Dean, Karobi Moitra Scientists are deciphering the biology of the tumor cell at a level of detail that would have been hard to imagine just a decade or so ago. The development of high-throughput DNA sequencing and genomics technologies have allowed an understanding of t... Publication Date: December, 2018
The Lymphatic System in Health and Disease J. Winny Yun, J. Steven Alexander This book provides an overview of the history of the discovery (and re-discovery) of the components of the lymphatic system, lymphatic anatomy, physiological functions of lymphatics, molecular features of the lymphatic system, and clinical perspectiv... Publication Date: November, 2018
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Digestion D. Neil Granger, Peter R. Kvietys, James D. Morris This collaboration of two physiologists and a gastroenterologist provides medical and graduate students, medical and surgical residents, and subspecialty fellows a comprehensive summary of digestive system physiology and addresses the pathophysiologi... Publication Date: October, 2018
Quantitative Biology of Endocytosis Julien Berro, Michael M. Lacy Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is a ubiquitous internalization process in eukaryotic cells. It consists of the formation of an approximately 50-nm diameter vesicle out of a flat membrane. Genetics, biochemistry, and microscopy experiments perfor... Publication Date: July, 2018
Neural Control of Renal Function, 2nd Edition Ulla C. Kopp The neural control of the kidney is one of the important mechanisms contributing to the physiological control of renal function. The kidney is densely innervated by sympathetic nerves. Increases in renal sympathetic nerve activity decrease renal bloo... Publication Date: July, 2018
Neural Control of Blood Pressure and Body Temperature During Heat Stress Zachary J. Schlader, Nisha Charkoudian Environmental heat stress is associated with a marked decrease in orthostatic tolerance (OT), which is defined as the ability to stand or sit upright without symptoms of dizziness, lightheadedness, presyncope, or fainting. In most healthy humans, the... Publication Date: July, 2018
Neuroglia in C. elegans Randy F. Stout, Jr., Navin Pokala The nematode C. elegans is one of the most important model organisms for understanding neurobiology. Its completely mapped neural connectome of 302 neurons and fully characterized and stereotyped development have made it a prototype for unders... Publication Date: February, 2018
Lateral Hypothalamic Control of Energy Balance Gizem Kurt, Hillary L. Woodworth, Gina M. Leinninger Food and water are necessary for survival, but can only be obtained via ingestive behaviors (feeding, drinking, and moving). Survival thus depends on the ability of the brain to coordinate the need for water and energy with appropriate behaviors to m... Publication Date: December, 2017
Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension Yuansheng Gao, J. Usha Raj Pulmonary hypertension is a life-threatening disease with no known cure. Here we provide a concise yet comprehensive review of the current knowledge about the pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The underlying signaling mechanisms involve... Publication Date: November, 2017
Alexander Disease Albee Messing This book offers a comprehensive overview of Alexander disease, a rare and devastating neurological disorder that often affects the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. Its distinctive neuropathology consists of abundant Rosenthal fibers within... Publication Date: November, 2017
Endothelial Luminal Membrane-Glycocalyx Rafael Rubio, Maureen Knabb This book focuses on the structural, biochemical, and diverse functional properties of the endothelial luminal membrane glycocalyx (ELMG), an organelle which constitutes the endothelial cell "membrane." It is intended to provide the newcomer with a b... Publication Date: November, 2017
From Gene to Therapy Michael Dean This Colloquium Lecture provides an overview of the progress made in molecular medicine applying genetics and genomics to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases. Specifically, the methods for identifying genes involved in human... Publication Date: September, 2017
Sepsis: Staging and Potential Future Therapies Christian Lehmann, Juan Zhou, Charles C. Caldwell Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Variability in pathogenesis and complex pathophysiology often delay diagnosis and create significant challenges for clinical studies in this group of ... Publication Date: September, 2017
Sex and the Developing Brain, Second Edition Margaret M. McCarthy The brains of males and females, men and women, are different, that is a fact. What is debated is how different and how important are those differences. Sex differences in the brain are determined by genetics, hormones, and experience, which in human... Publication Date: September, 2017
Introduction to Quantitative Cell Biology Wallace F. Marshall For the past decade or more, much of cell biology research has been focused on determining the key molecules involved in different cellular processes, an analytical problem that has been amenable to biochemical and genetic approaches. Now, we face an... Publication Date: July, 2017
Vascular Biology of the Placenta, 2nd Edition Yuping Wang The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall, thereby allowing nutrient uptake, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply. Proper vascular development in the placenta is fundamental to ensuri... Publication Date: June, 2017
The Endocannabinoid System in Local and Systemic Inflammation Melanie E.M. Kelly, Christian Lehmann, Juan Zhou This book focuses on the role of the endocannabinoid system in local and systemic inflammation, with individual chapters written by experts in the field of cannabinoid research and medicine. The topics explore the actions of the endocannabinoid syste... Publication Date: March, 2017
Clinical and Molecular Heterogeneity of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Meena Balasubramanian Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a disease encompassing a group of disorders mainly characterized by bone fragility and is the commonest form of heritable bone fragility. In this book, the clinical presentations with particular emphasis on rare phenot... Publication Date: January, 2017
Linking the World's Information When Sir Tim Berners-Lee first proposed the foundations of the World Wide Web at CERN in 1989, his manager called it “vague, but exciting...