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Cell signalling / by Powar, C. B.

Table of Contents: “…COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; TYPES OF CELL SIGNALLING; CELL SIGNALLING MOLECULES; SIGNALLING RECEPTORS; SECOND MESSENGERS; RECEPTORS I : ION CHANNEL LINKED RECEPTORS; RECEPTORS II : G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS (GPCRs); RECEPTORS III : ENZYME-LINKED CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS; CELL SIGNALLING ENZYMES; CELL SIGNALLING IN PLANTS; SUGGESTED READING; INDEX.…”
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Handbook of Cell Signaling, 2/e. by Bradshaw, Ralph A.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Handbook of Cell Signaling; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter 1. …”
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Cancer cell signaling : targeting signaling pathways toward therapeutic approaches to cancer / by Ayyanathan, Kasirajan

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Cancer Cell Signalling. by Harvey, Amanda

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Oxidative stress in vertebrates and invertebrates : molecular aspects on cell signaling /

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Calcium : the grand-master cell signaler / by Whitfield, James F.

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Multiscale Modeling and Homogenization of Reaction-Diffusion Systems Involving Biological Surfaces by Graf, Isabella

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Live cell assays : from research to health and regulatory applications by Furger, Christophe

Table of Contents: “…Principles and Position -- History and State of the Art -- Cell Models and Technologies -- Loss of Cell Homeostasis: Applications in Toxicity Measurement -- The Replacement of Animal Testing: A Driving Force in Live Cell Assay Development -- Regulatory Applications and Validation -- Cell Signaling: At the Heart of Functional Assays for Industrial Purposes -- Applications in New Drug Discovery -- Impact on Health and the Environment -- Outlook.…”
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Contents; Contributors; Thrombopoietin; Preclinical Biology and Potential Clinical Utility of flt3 Ligand; Stem Cell Factor; Cytokine Modulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Phenotype; Homing and Self-Renewal of Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Requirements for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment and Graft Engineering; Ins and Outs of Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Cell Signaling by Adhesion Receptors in Normal and Leukemic Hematopoiesis; Detection of Infrequent Cells in Blood and Bone Marrow by Flow Cytometry; Human/Sheep Hematopoietic Chimeras; Canine Models for Transplantation and Gene Therapy.…”
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Diabetes : oxidative stress and dietary antioxidants

Table of Contents: “…OXIDATIVE STRESS IN DIABETIC CEREBRAL ISCHEMIACONCLUSION; SUMMARY POINTS; References; Chapter 3 -- Diabetic Cardiomyopathy and Oxidative Stress; INTRODUCTION; DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; HALLMARKS OF DM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIPOTOXICITY; ROS AND RNS IN DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; SUPEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE AND PEROXYNITRITE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; THE MODULATION OF CELL SIGNALING PATHWAYS; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY POINTS; References; Chapter 4 -- Diabetic Retinopathy and Oxidative Stress; HISTOPATHOLOGY OF DR; OXIDATIVE STRESS MECHANISMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DR; SUMMARY POINTS; References.…”
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Nanoscale communication networks by Bush, Stephen F.

Table of Contents: “…Nanoscale Communication Networks; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Towards Nanonetworks; Chapter 2 Molecular Motor Communication; Chapter 3 Gap Junction and Cell Signaling; Chapter 4 Carbon Nanotube-Based Nanonetworks; Chapter 5 Nanoscale Quantum Networking; Chapter 6 Information Theory and Nanonetworks; Chapter 7 Architectural Questions; Chapter 8 Conclusion; Appendix: Nanoscale and Molecular Communication Network Simulation Tools; References; About the Author; Index.…”
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The principles and practice of antiaging medicine for the clinical physician by Giampapa, Vincent C.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributing Authors; Introduction Anti-Aging Medicine and Cosmetic Surgery: "The Connection"; 1 The Seven Basic Clinical Concepts of Anti-Aging Medicine and the Aging Equation; 2 Theories of Aging Old and New Concepts of the Aging Process; 3 Biomarkers of Aging Understanding Gene Expression; 4 DNA The Core of Our Aging Blueprint; 5 Diet and Aging; 6 Exercise and Aging; 7 Skin and Aging The Cosmeceutical Approach; 8 Hormones Basic Concepts and Cell Signaling; 9 Hormones Balancing and Restoring Hormone Levels.…”
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Control theory and systems biology

Table of Contents: “…A primer on control engineering -- Modeling and analysis of stochastic biochemical networks -- Spatial modeling -- Quantifying properties of cell signaling cascades -- Control strategies in times of adversity -- Synthetic biology : a systems engineering perspective -- Graphs and the dynamics of biochemical networks -- A control-theoretic interpretation of metabolic control analysis -- Robustness and sensitivity analyses in cellular networks -- Structural robustness of biochemical networks : quantifying robustness and identifying fragilities -- Robustness of oscillations in biological systems -- A theory of approximation for stochastic biochemical processes -- System theoretic approaches to network reconstruction -- Identification of biochemical reaction networks using a parameter-free coordinate system.…”
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From X-rays to DNA : how engineering drives biology by Lee, W. David, 1946-, Drazen, Jeffrey M., 1946-, Sharp, Phillip A., Langer, Robert S.

Table of Contents: “…An opportunity for greater discovery -- Concurrent engineering and science -- Engineering and the engineer -- Discovery of chromosomes and the submicrometer microscope -- DNA: gels, paper, and columns -- Structure of DNA and proteins: X-ray diffraction -- Observing DNA and protein in action: radioisotope labels -- Transcription and electron microscopy -- Protein and DNA automated sequencing -- Concurrent versus nonconcurrent engineering -- The engineers and scientists of concurrent engineering -- Institutions and teams for concurrent biology engineering -- Concurrent engineering in the clinic -- Unmet needs: mapping and understanding cell signaling -- Unmet needs: cancer example -- Summing up.…”
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Applied surgical physiology vivas by Kanani, Mazyar

Table of Contents: “…COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; DEDICATION; PREFACE; A CHANGE IN POSTURE; ACID-BASE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENAL CORTEX I; ADRENAL CORTEX II -- CLINICAL DISORDERS; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (ANS); CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSPORT; CARDIAC CYCLE; CARDIAC OUTPUT (CO); CELL SIGNALLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW; COLON; CONTROL OF VENTILATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FETAL CIRCULATION; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION AND RENAL CLEARANCE; IMMOBILIZATION; LIVER; MECHANICS OF BREATHING I -- VENTILATION.…”
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Calcium binding proteins by Permi︠a︡kov, E. A. (Evgeniĭ Anatolʹevich)

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Antibiotics : Targets, Mechanisms and Resistance. by Gualerzi, Claudio O.

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Physiology of the heart by Katz, Arnold M.

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Structure and function of the bacterial genome by Dorman, Charles J.

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Molecular basis of oxidative stress : chemistry, mechanisms, and disease pathogenesis

Table of Contents: “…""7.2 Phagocyte NADPH Oxidase Structure""""7.3 Phagocyte ROS Production""; ""7.4 Phagocyte NADPH Oxidase Function""; ""7.5 Nonphagocyte NADPH Oxidase Structure""; ""7.6 Nonphagocyte ROS Production""; ""7.7 Functions of Nonphagocyte NADPH Oxidases""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""8: Cell Signaling and Transcription""; ""Overview""; ""8.1 Common Mechanisms of Redox Signaling""; ""8.2 Redox and Oxygen-Sensitive Transcription Factors in Prokaryotes""; ""8.3 Redox Signaling in Metazoans""; ""8.4 Oxygen Sensing in Metazoans""; ""8.5 Medical Significance of Redox and Oxygen-Sensing Pathways""…”
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Community Structure and Co-operation in Biofilms. by Allison, David G.

Table of Contents: “…Fluid-like flow of biofilm microcolonies over the substratumNUTRIENTS AND HYDRODYNAMICS; GENETIC REGULATION OF BIOFILM STRUCTURE; Cell signalling and quorum sensing; Cell signalling and hydrodynamics; Biofilm structures formed through twitching motility; DISCUSSION; Biofilm development and behaviour: nature or nurture?…”
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Current Studies in HIV Research Current Studies in HIV Research. by Seyed, Seyed Ahmad

Table of Contents: “…HIV Counseling -- CONCLUSION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- HIV Infection and Cell Signaling Pathways -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SIGNALING PATHWAYS THAT ARE ACTIVATED VIA HIV GP120 AND CHEMOKINE CO-RECEPTORS…”
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Evolutionary Biology : Cell-Cell Communication, and Complex Disease. by Torday, John S.

Table of Contents: “…THE CONTINUUM FROM MICROEVOLUTION TO MACROEVOLUTIONcis REGULATION AND ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION OF cis REGULATORY MECHANISMS; 6: FROM CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION TO THE EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATED PHYSIOLOGY; CELL-CELL SIGNALING AND ALVEOLAR DEVELOPMENT: A REDUCTIONIST APPROACH TO THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSIOLOGIC TRAITS; AN INTEGRATED, EMPIRIC, MIDDLE-OUT APPROACH TO PHYSIOLOGY; A MOLECULAR EVOLUTIONARY LINK BETWEEN THE LUNG AND THE KIDNEY?…”
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Protein phosphorylation in parasites : novel targets for antiparasitic intervention

Table of Contents: “…Hijacking of Host Cell Signaling by / Kerry Woods, Conrad von Schubert, Dirk Dobbelaere -- The Role of Host- and Parasite-Encoded Kinases in -Host Interactions / Ira J Blader, Gustavo Arrizabalaga, William J Sullivan -- Macrophage Kinases in Leishmaniasis / Mahesh Kumar Padwal, Uddipan Sarma, Raki Sudan, Bhaskar Saha -- Drug Discovery. …”
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Bacterial invasion of host cells

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Connexin cell communication channels : roles in the immune system and immunopathology

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Prequel: Gap Junctions, Hemichannels, and Cell-to-Cell Signalling; Chapter 1 -- Communication in the Immune System by Connexin Channels; Chapter 2 -- Gap Junctions and Connexins in the Hematopoietic-Immune System: Structural Considerations; Chapter 3 -- Approaches for Studying the Role(s) of Gap Junctions in the Immune System; Chapter 4 -- Gap Junctions in Antigen-Presenting Cells; Chapter 5 -- Connect the Immune System: Roles of Gap Junctions in Antigen Presentation and T Cell Activation.…”
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Micronutrients and brain health

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Systems biology

Table of Contents: “…References; 2 Developmental Cell Biology; 1 Historical Perspective; 1.1 Origins of Cell Biology; 1.2 Origins of Developmental Biology; 1.3 Relationship between Cell and Developmental Biology; 2 Cell Activities Underlying Development; 2.1 Intracellular Signal Transduction; 2.2 Cell Signaling; 2.3 Cell-Cell Interactions; 2.4 Cell-Matrix Interaction; 2.3 Cell-Cell Interactions; 2.4 Cell-Matrix Interaction; 3 Cell Differentiation; 3 Cell Differentiation; 4 The Cell Cycle and Development; 4 The Cell Cycle and Development; 5 Organogenesis; 6 Stem Cells; 5 Organogenesis…”
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Culture of Animal Cells A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications. by Freshney, R. Ian

Table of Contents: “…Biology of Cultured Cells -- 2.1 The Culture Environment -- 2.2 Cell Adhesion -- 2.2.1 Cell Adhesion Molecules -- 2.2.2 Intercellular Junctions -- 2.2.3 Cytoskeleton -- 2.2.4 Extracellular Matrix -- 2.2.5 Cell Motility -- 2.3 Cell Proliferation -- 2.3.1 Cell Cycle -- 2.3.2 Control of Cell Proliferation -- 2.4 Differentiation -- 2.4.1 Induction and Maintenance of Differentiation -- 2.4.2 Plasticity of Differentiation and Dedifferentiation -- 2.5 Cell Signaling…”
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Principles of tumors : a translations approach to foundations by Bignold, Leon P.

Table of Contents: “…., Without Germ-Line Genomic Alteration) -- (b) Requiring Germ-Line Alteration as Well as a Somatic Alteration in the Genome -- (c) Cell Signaling in Normal Growth Control -- 1.3 Abnormalities in Morphology and “Molecular Pathologyâ€? …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction Caused by Drugs and Environmental Toxicants. by Will, Yvonne

Table of Contents: “…4.3 Targeting and Significance of Multiple Forms of Mitochondrial CYPs4.3.1 Mitochondrial Import of CYP1A1; 4.3.2 Mitochondrial Import of CYP1B1; 4.3.3 Mitochondrial Import of CYP2C8; 4.3.4 Mitochondrial Import of CYP2D6; 4.3.5 Mitochondrial Import of CYP2B1 and CYP2E1; 4.3.6 Import Mechanism of GSH-Conjugating GSTA4-4; 4.4 Variations in Mitochondrial CYPs and Drug Metabolism; 4.5 Physiological and Toxicological Significance of Mitochondria-Targeted CYPs; 4.6 Mitochondrial CYPs and Cell Signaling; 4.7 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Part 2 Organ Drug Toxicity: Mitochondrial Etiology.…”
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Cancer stem cells

Table of Contents: “…-- Stem cells and pancreatic cancer -- Melanoma subpopulations with cancer stem cell phenotypes -- Sarcoma stem cells -- Cancer stem cells in tumor metastasis perspective -- Cancer stem cells in metastasis and minimal residual disease -- Role of cancer stem cells in metastasis -- Cancer stem cells and the stromal microenvironment -- A perspective on breast cancer malignant progression: from cancer stem cell intra tumor heterogeneity to metastasis-initiating cells -- Novel and potential targets in cancer stem cells -- Targeting cancer stem cells: modulating embryonic stem cell signaling, epigenetics, and tumor metabolism -- Oct4, Oct1, and cancer stem cells -- The role of Cripto-1 in cancer and cancer stem cells -- Leptin signaling in the regulation of stem and cancer stem cells -- Tumor-initiating stem-like cells: carcinogenesis through toll-like receptors, environmental factors, and virus -- The role of epithelial cell polarity pathways on cancer stem cells -- Cancer-initiating cells, exosomes, and the premetastatic niche -- Microrna therapeutics to target brain tumor stem cells -- The riboproteome orchestrates self-renewal and cell fate in leukemia -- Clinical relevance of cancer stem cells in patients -- Targeting different states of breast cancer stem cells -- Difficulties in targeting the beating heart: therapeutic implications of the cancer stem cell hypothesis in melanoma -- Targeting cancer stem cells for overcoming drug resistance and cancer progression -- The role of cancer stem cells in tumor radioresistance.…”
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The Singularity of Nature A Convergence of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. by Torday, John S., Miller, William B., Jr., 1951-

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Biomimetic, bioresponsive, and bioactive materials : an introduction to integrating materials with tissues

Table of Contents: “…1.2.4 Poly(Lactic/Glycolic) Acid Copolymers: Encouraging Tissue Remodeling by Safe Biodegradation; 1.2.5 Porous Metals: Favoring Mechanical Integration; 1.3 THE THIRD-GENERATION BIOMATERIALS: BIOMIMICKING NATURAL BIOACTIVE AND BIORESPONSIVE PROCESSES; 1.3.1 Principal Phases of Tissue Regeneration; 1.3.1.1 Cell Adhesion: The Cornerstone of Tissue Regeneration; 1.3.1.2 Mechanisms of Tissue Mineralization; 1.4 PRINCIPLES OF BIOMIMESIS AND BIOACTIVITY; 1.4.1 Biomimicking of the ECM; 1.4.2 Biomimicking of Cell Membrane Components; 1.4.3 Biomimicking Cell Signaling Pathways.…”
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The origin of chronic inflammatory systemic diseases and their sequelae by Straub, Rainer H.

Table of Contents: “…Adhesion and Costimulatory Molecules, Vascular Transmigration, and ChemokinesPattern Recognition Receptors; The Local Cellular Support System of Inflammation; Fibroblasts and Astrocytes; Stromal Cells of the Bone Marrow; Endothelial Cells, Mesangial Cells, and Neovascularization; Epithelial Cells; Keratinocytes; Oligodendrocytes; Adipocytes; Myocytes; Eosinophils, Basophils, and Mast Cells; Signaling Pathways: Genome-Wide Association Studies; The Trigger of Chronic Inflammatory Systemic Diseases; The Timescale; The Asymptomatic Phase of Chronic Inflammatory Systemic Diseases.…”
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Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering. by Gupta, P. K.

Table of Contents: “…A Variety of Mechanisms in Eukaryotes (Including Cell Receptors and Cell Signalling) -- PART II -- Genetic Engineering -- Recombinant DNA and Gene Cloning 1. …”
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Principles of molecular diagnostics and personalized cancer medicine

Table of Contents: “…Introduction of Cancer Biology and Cancer Genetics: Cell proliferation and apoptosis -- Cancer stem cells -- Cell signal transduction -- Oncogenes -- Tumor suppression genes -- Viruses and human cancers: pathogenesis and therapeutic implication -- Section II. …”
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Veterinary Embryology. by McGeady, T. A.

Table of Contents: “…MammalsEstablishment of left-right symmetry in vertebrates; Twinning; 6 Aspects of Cell Signalling and Gene Functioning During Development; Cellular messengers and receptors; Types of signalling; Induction and competence; Paracrine signalling during development; Apoptosis; Morphogens; Differentiation; Gene structure and organisation; X-chromosome inactivation; DNA methylation and parental imprinting in mammals; Promoters, enhancers and silencers; Transcription factors; Gene systems essential for development; Experimental measurement of gene expression; Experimental evaluation of gene function.…”
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Liver Diseases : Biochemical Mechanisms and New Therapeutic Insights. by Ali, Shakir

Table of Contents: “…Oxidative Stress and Liver Fibrosis: From Liver Injury to Modulation of Cell Signalling and Response -- 1. Introduction -- 2. …”
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Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System. by Robertson, David

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; 1 Development and Differentiation of Autonomic Neurons; Introduction; The ANS is Derived from Neural Crest Cells; Signaling Molecules Regulate the Developmental Processes of the ANS; Transcriptional Regulatory Code Underlying the Development and Phenotypic Specification of the ANS; Mash1 (also called Cash1); Phox2 Genes; GATA3; AP2(Activator Protein 2)ß; Other Transcription Factors; Neurotransmitter Phenotypes of the ANS; NA Phenotype.…”
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