| Description |
1 online resource (650 pages) |
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Series on modern insights into disease from molecules to man |
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Series on modern insights into disease from molecules to man.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Section I. General and Cellular Aspects; CHAPTER 1. Apoptotic Pathways in Mitochondria; CHAPTER 2. Human Genetic Defects in Apoptosis Pathways and Processes; CHAPTER 3. Polyphenols and Apoptosis; CHAPTER 4. How Caspase Proteases Regulate Cell Fate; CHAPTER 5. Role of Calpain in Apoptotic Process Involved in Neurodegenerative Diseases; CHAPTER 6. TNF-related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand (TRAIL); CHAPTER 7. The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress in Mediating the Apoptotic Effect of Selenium Compounds; CHAPTER 8. Nuclear Steroid Receptors in Apoptosis |
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CHAPTER 9. Mitochondrial Morphological Dynamics in ApoptosisCHAPTER 10. Apoptotic Cell Uptake and Degradation; Section II. Metabolic and Organ Specific Diseases; CHAPTER 11. Apoptosis in Skeletal Muscle Health and Conditions of Muscle Wasting; CHAPTER 12. Apoptosis in the Spinal Column -- Its Understanding will Help Develop Strategies for the Treatment of Chronic Back Pain; CHAPTER 13. Apoptosis in the Liver; CHAPTER 14. Apoptosis in Alcoholic Liver Disease; CHAPTER 15. Pancreatic Beta-Cell Apoptosis; CHAPTER 16. Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis; Section III. Cancer |
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CHAPTER 17. Apoptosis in Lung CancerCHAPTER 18. Inhibition of Apoptosis in Leukemia: BCR-ABL Induced Leukemogenesis; CHAPTER 19. Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer; CHAPTER 20. Apoptosis and Colorectal Cancer; Section IV. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Tissue; CHAPTER 21. Apoptosis and Vascular Disease; CHAPTER 22. Apoptosis in Coronary Artery Disease and Reperfusion Injury: Detection, Non-cardiomyocytes and Therapeutic Strategies; CHAPTER 23. Potassium Channels and Apoptosis: Application to Pulmonary Vascular Disease; CHAPTER 24. Molecular Regulation of Apoptosis Signaling Pathways in Heart |
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CHAPTER 25. Potential Exercise Mitigation and Regulation of Age-induced Apoptosis and Remodeling in the HeartCHAPTER 26. Apoptosis in Asthma; CHAPTER 26. Apoptosis in Lung Diseases; Section V. Neuronal Tissues; CHAPTER 28. Apoptotic Mechanisms Involved in Neurological Disorders; CHAPTER 29. Apoptosis Signaling Pathways, Neuronal Death and Epilepsy; CHAPTER 30. Apoptotic Mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Opportunities; Section VI. Immunologic and Infectious Aspects; CHAPTER 31. Neutrophil Apoptosis and Its Involvement in Infl ammation and Infection |
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CHAPTER 32. Apoptosis in HIV/AIDSCHAPTER 33. Apoptosis in Immunosenescence; CHAPTER 34. Apoptosis in Autoimmunity; CHAPTER 35. Apoptosis in Lupus; Section VII. Inhibitors; CHAPTER 36. The Bax Inhibitor-1 (BI-1) Family in Apoptosis; CHAPTER 37. Targeting Inhibitor of Apoptosis (IAP) Proteins in Cancer; Section VIII. Methods; CHAPTER 38. Morphological and Cytochemical Methods for the Identification of Cell Death by Apoptosis; CHAPTER 39. Quantification of Apoptosis; CHAPTER 40. Proteomic Screening in Apoptosis; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Targeting the key active elements in the mechanism and application of apoptosis and its therapeutic implications, <STRONG>Apoptosis: Modern Insights into Disease from Molecules to Man</STRONG> covers apoptosis from A to Z. Comprehensive in scope, it explores a wide range of topics including various cancers, asthma, and multiple sclerosis as well as alcohol induced liver disease, chronic back pain, and cardiovascular health. With 40 chapters written by highly respected authorities, this single source reference provides researchers and scientists with the foundation they need |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Apoptosis.
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Apoptosis -- physiology
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Apoptosis
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology.
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Apoptosis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Preedy, Victor R.
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| ISBN |
9781439845431 |
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1439845433 |
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