Klinische Fächer

Evidence-Based Ophthalmology

Evidence-Based Ophthalmology offers a unique approach to managing eye disease. From systematic reviewing of evidence, this book provides an overview of techniques for optimum management in key are...

Managing Osteoarthritis in Primary Care

Gillian Hosie / John Dickson

Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of musculoskeletal disability, affecting five million people in Britain. By far the majority of cases are managed in the community. A considerable proportio...

Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis

Drummond Rennie

Antidepressants and Receptor Function

<i>Ciba Foundation Symposium 123 Antidepressants and Receptor Function</i><br />Chairman: Dennis Murphy, 1986 <p>Depression is a common and often debilitating affective dis...

Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Disease

This work focuses on the autoimmune processes that have now been proven to underlie a number of serious diseases, including diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Papers e...

Molecular Approaches to Human Polygenic Disease

Many common human diseases have a multifactorial origin: they are influenced by a person's genetic predisposition as well as by factors in the environment. This volume deals with the applicati...

Tumour Necrosis Factor and Related Cytotoxins

The number of factors implicated in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation is already considerable and more are continually being identified. This book concentrates on tumor necr...

Novel Infectious Agents and the Central Nervous System

The term "unconventional virus" refers to virus-like agents that differ from conventional viruses in significant respects--resistance to agents that inactivate normal viruses, for example....

Genetic Analysis of Tumour Suppression

Comprises the proceedings of a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London, February 1988. Contains the latest research results on the inverse relationship between cell proliferation and differe...

Neurobiology of Incontinence

Incontinence is a very common and often devastating problem, but one that goes largely unacknowledged. In order to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of this major clinical condition, this sympos...

The Biology of Nicotine Dependence

Nicotine is considered to be the main agent in the maintenance of the tobacco smoking habit and is largely responsible for the behavioral and physiological responses to the inhalation of tobacco s...

Steroids and Neuronal Activity

Classical studies of steroid hormones are concerned with their regulation of protein synthesis via the modulation of genomic transcription. But many of the actions of these hormones occur too rapi...

Myopia and the Control of Eye Growth

Myopia, the most common disorder of the eye, affects 80% of the population of some countries. Although its basis remains uncertain, recent development of animal models have permitted tests of hypo...

Exploring Brain Functional Anatomy with Positron Tomography

Details the application of positron emission tomography (PET) to the mapping of human cerebral cortical function. Coverage includes all aspects of PET technology. Includes chapters on somatosensor...

Corticotropin-Releasing Factor

Working on Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in a variety of systems, experts present a coherent depiction of this peptide's role in the control and coordination of the response to stress-inducin...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Documents the latest results and opinions on the causes and possible cures for this disorder. Coverage includes retroviral involvement, immunity, pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of c...

Development of the Cerebral Cortex

This book details the rapidly advancing research on the development of the cerebral cortex. Topics covered include: new physiological data showing patterns in developing cortical organization; abn...

Growth Factors as Drugs for Neurological and Sensory Disorders

Degeneration of sensory receptors or of the nerves innervating them leads to a sensory deficit. Various strategies have been tried for promoting regrowth of sensory receptors, particularly in the ...

Health Impacts of Large Releases of Radionuclides

This up-to-the-minute account examines how radionuclides affect human health. It explores how radionuclides travel through various food chains and how they are transported throughout the terrestri...

Antibiotic Resistance

<i>Antibiotic Resistance: Origins, Evolution, Selection and Spread</i><br />Chairman: Stuart B. Levy, 1997 <p>Over the last 50 years, the rapid increase in the use of antib...