Books from Biota Publishing
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Molecular Basis of Developmental Anomalies of the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
By Charles Shaw-SmithAm J Med Genet, 62, 398–403. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960424)62:43.0.CO;2-J. Davis, E. E. and N. Katsanis (2012) The ciliopathies: a transitional model into systems biology of human genetic disease.
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Regulation of Endothelial Barrier Function
By Sarah Y. Yuan, Robert R. RigorCurry FE and Adamson RH. Transendothelial pathways in venular microvessels exposed to agents which increase permeability: the gaps in our knowledge. Microcirculation 6: pp. 3–5, 1999. doi:10.1038/sj.mn.7300052 Curry FE, Huxley VH, ...
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The Blood-Brain Barrier in Health and Disease
By William G. Mayhan, Denise M. Arrick[308] Fujimura, M, Gasche, Y, Morita-Fujimura, Y et al., Early appearance of activated matrix metalloproteinase-9 and blood-brain ... DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01843-0.31 [309] Chelluboina, B, Klopfenstein, JD, Pinson, DM et al., ...
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Regulation of Tissue Oxygenation, Second Edition
By Roland N. PittmanThis presentation describes various aspects of the regulation of tissue oxygenation, including the roles of the circulatory system, respiratory system, and blood, the carrier of oxygen within these components of the cardiorespiratory system ...
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Vascular Biology of the Placenta: Second Edition
By Yuping WangThis book provides an up-to-date summary and synthesis of knowledge regarding placental vascular biology and discusses the relevance of this vascular bed to the functions of the human placenta.
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The Cerebral Circulation
By Marilyn J. CipollaThis e-book will review special features of the cerebral circulation and how they contribute to the physiology of the brain.
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Physiology and Pathophysiology of Digestion
By D. Neil Granger, James D. Morris, Peter R. KvietysOver 35 years ago, we (Neil Granger, James Barrowman, Peter Kvietys) undertook the task of producing a textbook of medical physiology that focused exclusively on the digestive system. The resulting monograph, entitled Clinical ...
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Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise: Second Edition
By Lusha Xiang, Robert L. HesterThis book will provide an overview of the cardiovascular responses to exercise under physiological conditions as well as some pathological circumstances.
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Coronary Circulation
By Johnathan D. TuneLocal Control of Microvascular Perfusion. Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences, 2013. DOI: 10.4199/C00061ED1V01Y201206ISP035. Hill MA, Davis MJ, Meininger GA, Potocnik SJ, and Murphy TV. Arteriolar myogenic sig- nalling mechanisms: ...
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Science and Ethics in Dialogue: Ethical Research Conduct and Genetic Information Application
By Ann BoydThis book represents my experience teaching graduate students in Biomedical Science at Hood College.
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Physiology of Astroglia: Channels, Receptors, Transporters, Ion Signaling and Gliotransmission
By Alexei Verkhratsky, Vladimir ParpuraAstrocytes can be defined as the glia inhabiting the nervous system with the main function in the maintenance of nervous tissue homeostasis.
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Sex and the Developing Brain: Second Edition
By Margaret M. McCarthyThe brains of males and females, men and women, are different, that is a fact.
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Brain Development and Sexual Orientation
By Jacques BalthazartSexual orientation (homo- vs. heterosexuality) is one of many sex differences observed in humans.
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Colonic Motility: From Bench Side to Bedside
By Sushil K. SarnaThree distinct types of contractions perform colonic motility functions.
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Neuropeptides and Other Bioactive Peptides: From Discovery to Function
By Lloyd D. FrickerIn this review, several decades of research on peptides in cell-cell signaling are summarized, with a focus on neuropeptide discovery, biosynthesis, and function.
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Multiple Sclerosis: An Overview of Clinical Features, Pathophysiology, Neuroimaging, and Treatment Options
By Alireza MinagarThis book presents an overview of MS as a disease with neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative features and the authors discuss the most recent findings about MS and its treatment.
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Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension
By Yuansheng Gao, J. Usha RajThis book should be of interest to researchers and graduate students, both in basic research and in clinical settings, in the fields of pulmonary vascular biology and pulmonary hypertension.
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Skeletal Muscle & Muscular Dystrophy: A Visual Approach
By Donald FischmanThis is because adult skeletal muscle contains a stem cell, the satellite cell, which lies beneath the basement membrane surrounding the muscle fibers. [The multinucleation of cardiac muscle arises from karyokinesis without cytokinesis.] A ...
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The Endothelium, Part I: Multiple Functions of the Endothelial Cells -- Focus on Endothelium-Derived Vasoactive Mediators
By Michel FélétouThe endothelium, a monolayer of endothelial cells, constitutes the inner cellular lining of the blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) and the lymphatic system, and therefore is in direct contact with the blood/lymph and the ...
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Bioactive Peptides Produced by Limited Proteolysis
By Antonio Camargo, Emer FerroThis book deals with a particular aspect of limited proteolysis that gives rise to bioactive peptides, which are defined as protein fragments that elicit biological responses. The review of the literature on the bioactive peptides ...