Basic Molecular and Cell Biology 3e

3rd Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-7279-1195-7
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

This third, fully revised, edition brings the reader right up to date with the recent advances made in the study of disease at the molecular and cellular level, and examines the exciting new possibilities for treatment. Its clear and straightforward style will give doctors, medical students, and researchers valuable insight into molecular medicine and its applications.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Latchman, David S

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Molecular and cell biology in clinical medicine; methods in molecular medicine; the polymerase chain reaction - a tool for molecular medicine; an introduction to cells; stem cells in normal growth and disease; cell reproduction; apoptosis (programmed cell death); cell to cell and cell to matrix adhesion; how do receptors at the cell surface transmit signals to the cell interior?; membrane traffic, from cell to clinic; cytoskeleton and disease; the cell nucleus' gene regulation and transcription factors; genes and cancer; human congenital malformations - insights from molecular genetics; molecular genetics of common diseases; impact of molecular biology on clinical genetics; monoclonal antibodies in medicine; production and use of therapeutic agents; gene therapy.

Über Autor(innen)

David Seymour Latchman CBE is a British geneticist and university administrator. Since 2003 he has been Master of Birkbeck, University of London, and Professor of Genetics at Birkbeck and University College London.