James L Hiatt, Leslie P Gartner, "Textbook of Head and Neck Anatomy" Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 2009 | ISBN: 078178932X | 400 pages | CHM | 66,8 MB
The new edition of this classic text is now in full color and combines concise yet complete coverage of head and neck anatomy with superb illustrations, photographs and tables to provide students with a thorough understanding of this vital subject. The Fourth Edition contains basic anatomic information not found in other specialized textbooks of head and neck anatomy. It details structures of the oral cavity from an oral examination point of view to promote the practice application of fundamental anatomic concepts.
Molecular Basis Of Epithelial Appendage Morphogenesis
Molecular Basis Of Epithelial Appendage Morphogenesis (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit) Publisher: LANDES, R.G. COMPANY | ISBN: 1570594902 | edition 1998 | PDF | 444 pages | 4,4 mb
Epithelial appendages are the derivatives of the epithelial sheet. On the body surface, they include hair, feathers, scales, claws, horns, sebaceous glands, mammary glands, etc. In the oral cavity, they include teeth, salivary glands, etc. Inside the body, the surfaces of the gut are covered with different derivatives that line the stomach, small intestine, colon, etc. Lung, pancreas and liver begin as epithelial derivatives of the endodermal tube. These organs are diverse in structure and function.However, is there a common theme underlying their formation?This book identifies simple principles underlying the seemingly diverse phenomena of organ formation. Data accumulated so far suggest that most of the molecular mechanisms are shared in different organogenetic processes, in body axis construction, and even have their roots in Drosophila morphogenesis. The new unifying concept is a pleasure to appreciate. Each chapter provides the most up-to date information written by leaders in the field.
Model Organisms in Drug Discovery-Willey Publications
Model Organisms in Drug Discovery Publisher: John Wiley & Sons | ISBN: 0470848936 | edition 2003 | PDF | 302 pages | 3,3 mb
Fruit flies are "little people with wings" goes the saying in the scientific community, ever since the completion of the Human Genome Project and its revelations about the similarity amongst the genomes of different organisms. It is humbling that most signaling pathways which "define" humans are conserved in Drosophila, the common fruit fly. Feed a fruit fly caffeine and it has trouble falling asleep; feed it antihistamines and it cannot stay awake. A C. elegans worm placed on the antidepressant flouxetine has increased serotonin levels in its tiny brain. Yeast treated with chemotherapeutics stop their cell division. Removal of a single gene from a mouse or zebrafish can cause the animals to develop Alzheimers disease or heart disease. These organisms are utilized as surrogates to investigate the function and design of complex human biological systems.Advances in bioinformatics, proteomics, automation technologies and their application to model organism systems now occur on an industrial scale. The integration of model systems into the drug discovery process, the speed of the tools, and the in vivo validation data that these models can provide, will clearly help definition of disease biology and high-quality target validation. Enhanced target selection will lead to the more efficacious and less toxic therapeutic compounds of the future.
Sean F. Craig, Dennis A. Thoney, Neil Schlager, Michael Hutchins, Joseph E. Trumpey, «Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Protostomes» Gale | ISBN: 0787657786 | 2003 | PDF | 569 pages | 47.86 MB
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Earth is teeming with life. No one knows exactly how many distinct organisms inhabit our planet, but more than 5 million different species of animals and plants could exist, ranging from microscopic algae and bacteria to gigantic elephants, redwood trees and blue whales. Yet, throughout this wonderful tapestry of living creatures, there runs a single thread: Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. The existence of DNA, an elegant, twisted organic molecule that is the building block of all life, is perhaps the best evidence that all living organisms on this planet share a common ancestry. Our ancient connection to the living world may drive our curiosity, and perhaps also explain our seemingly insatiable desire for information about animals and nature.
Children and Health Care: Moral and Social Issues Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1556080786 | edition 1989-02-28 | PDF | 347 pages | 16,3 mb
`This book is essential reading for all pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students, since it will give them an insight into where pediatrics has come from, and where it is going.' I. Porter, The Journal of Pediatrics, May 1990, 116:5 `I wish all pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students could read this book and understand where pediatrics has come from, and where it is going. In the process they would not only learn the interrelation of environment and biology, but also the importance of ethics in the care of children and the need for physicians to work with others to solve the health care problems of America's children.'
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Product Description Emergency Medicine of the Southwest, Santa Fe, NM. A Brandon/Hill Medical List selection. Text/ reference for practitioners and residents. Stresses clinical usefulness. Includes a new section on 'tips and techniques' that organizes information on common emergency conditions. Previous two-volume edition: c1992. Trim size: 11 x 9 inches. DNLM: Emergencies.
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Hardcover: 1936 pages
Publisher: Williams & Wilkins; 4 Sub edition (January 15, 1999)
