Cellular Biology (Cytology)

The boundaries between simple and complicated, and complicated and complex system designations are fuzzy and debatable, even using quantitative mea...

The Encyclopedia of Cell Biology, Four Volume Set offers a broad overview of cell biology, offering reputable, foundational content for researchers...

This monograph deals with a heterogeneous group of structurally unrelated compounds, called cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors (CBIs). This group in...

This book studies the cell aging of individual animals as observed by light and electron microscopic radioautography. Also discussed in this compil...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the biology, characterisation and potential clinical application of progenitor c...

This book presents topical research in the study of leptin, including the interaction of leptin with stress system components; the effects of serum...

Of the estimated trillion cells that build up our bodies, only a little number can self-renew and give rise to many different cell types. These uns...

Cellulose is the principal constituent of all plant life; it is the most abundant, important and fascinating biopolymer on earth. Cellulose, as an ...

Air pollution has been associated with significant adverse health effects, including increased morbidity and mortality. The global increase in the ...

Both autophagy and programmed cell death (PCD) are fundamental processes of cellular maintenance that are closely interrelated in plant and animal ...

Malondialdehyde (MDA) is one of the better-known secondary products of lipid peroxidation, and it can be used in biomaterials as an indicator of ce...

The term inflammasome was coined over a decade ago to describe the molecular platform activated by pathogens or stressor molecules where inflammato...

Cell division is a highly co-ordinated process by which the living organisms grow, develop and reproduce. This book presents original research resu...

In biochemistry, a metalloprotein is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal cofactor. The metal may be an isolated ion or may be coordi...

Apart from the short-range interactions mediated by diffusion, long-scale interactions are indispensable for giant plant cells including internodal...

Motility is an inherent property of living organisms, both unicellular and multicellular. One of the principal mechanisms of cell motility is the u...

In this collection, the authors discuss endothelial lipase (EL), a recently identified member of the lipase gene family which exhibits a high degre...

β-galactosidase is an enzyme responsible for catalyzing the hydrolysis of the lactose β-1,4 linkage into α-D-glucose and β-D-galactose. β-gala...

This book first discusses the general principles of flow cytometry. This technique continues to be developed and is used in many medical applicatio...

People today worry about threats from radiation exposure. Such concerns have been backed up in the past when A-bombs were used in Hiroshima and Nag...

This book sums up the results of more than 50 years'' work on the physico-chemical characteristics and biological activities of dinitrosyl iron com...

This reference work offers a comprehensive overview of the synthesis, properties and biomedical applications of functional biopolymers. Chapters fr...