The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases


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The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Underlying Mechanisms presents the pathology, genetics, biochemistry and cell biology of the major human neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, frontotemporal dementia, ALS, Huntington's, and prion diseases. Edited and authored by internationally recognized leaders in the field, the book's chapters explore their pathogenic commonalities and differences, also including discussions of animal models and prospects for therapeutics. Diseases are presented first, with common mechanisms later. Individual chapters discuss each major neurodegenerative disease, integrating this information to offer multiple molecular and cellular mechanisms that diseases may have in common. This book provides readers with a timely update on this rapidly advancing area of investigation, presenting an invaluable resource for researchers in the field. - Covers the spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases and their complex genetic, pathological, biochemical and cellular features - Focuses on leading hypotheses regarding the biochemical and cellular dysfunctions that cause neurodegeneration - Details features, advantages and limitations of animal models, as well as prospects for therapeutic development - Authored by internationally recognized leaders in the field - Includes illustrations that help clarify and consolidate complex concepts




Forthcoming Books


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Molecular and Cellular Biology


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A textbook that integrates molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology into a unified course of study, reflecting the shift in emphasis of molecular biology from a concentration on genes for their own sake to the application of molecular genetic studies to all areas of cell biology and bioche.




Cell Biology and Genetics


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Now you can tailor the Seventh Edition of Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life specifically to the topics you cover in your course. Six paperbacks are available: Cell Biology and Genetics, Evolution of Life, Plant Structure and Function, Animal Structure and Function, and Ecology and Behavior.The Cell Biology and Genetics volume includes characteristics of life, scientific methods, basic chemistry, cell biology, metabolism, mitosis and meiosis, classical genetics, human genetics, molecular genetics, recombinant DNA, and genetic engineering. (In the hardcover version, Units I and II, Chapters 1-16.).




Study Guide for Biology


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The perfect way to prepare for exams and get the grade you want! Easy access to describe: (ex: key learning objectives for each chapter, outlines of key sections, self-test questions, and sets of problems similar to those in the text and the Test Bank, but with fully worked-out solutions.




Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology E-Book


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The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically*. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of Dentistry eBooks. *Please note that this version is the eBook only and does not include the printed textbook. Alternatively, you can buy the Text and Evolve eBooks Package (which gives you the printed book plus the eBook). Please scroll down to our Related Titles section to find this title. New edition of a now classic textbook covering oral anatomy, histology and embryology suitable for dental students and candidates for post-graduate dental examinations. - Presents a unique, integrative approach to oral dental science by covering aspects of gross anatomy, tooth morphology, radiology, oral histology and embryology in one volume - Features approximately 1100 high-quality colour images, one quarter of which are previously unpublished - Contains useful 'clinical application' boxes to clearly show relevance of subject area to routine dental practice - Completely revised section on tooth morphology with improved specimens and digital photography - Contains a new chapter on the effects of ageing to highlight the important changes taking place in the oro-dental tissues in an increasingly ageing population - New design aids learning by the inclusion of clearer diagrams and high quality, larger format digital images




Current Catalog


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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.




Biology


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The Kingdom of Speech


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'A great journalist with a whip-like satirical prose style... Wolfe’s great gift is to make the heavy seem light and this book is such an entertaining polemic that I read it in a day and immediately wanted to read it again.' - Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times Tom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey through language. The Kingdom of Speech is a paradigm-shifting argument that speech - not evolution - is responsible for humanity's complex societies and achievements. From Alfred Russel Wallace, the Englishman who beat Darwin to the theory of natural selection but later renounced it, and through the controversial work of modern-day anthropologist Daniel Everett, who defies the current wisdom that language is hard-wired in humans, Wolfe examines the solemn, long-faced, laugh-out-loud zig-zags of Darwinism, old and Neo, and finds it irrelevant here in our Kingdom of Speech.