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Animal experiments have contributed much to our understanding of mechanisms of disease and are important for determining new therapies. Animal Models of Human Disease reviews the latest research and developments in this field.

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Author:   Min Kyung-Tai (Indiana University, IN, USA) ,  Karen Chang (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   100th edition
Volume:   100
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9780123848789

ISBN 10:   0123848784
Pages:   550
Publication Date:   06 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Modelling cancers in Drosophila Dr. Lucas Waltzer 2. Modeling human prostate cancer in mice Dr. Fen Wang 3. The Drosophila heart: a model system for the genetics of cardiac disease and senescence Dr. Robert Wessells 4. Dissection of cardiovascular development and disease pathways in zebrafish John D. Mably 5. Transgenic mouse models of human cardiovascular and blood diseases Dr. Simon J. Conway 6. 800 Facets of Retinal Degeneration Dr. Andrew C. Zelhof 7. Towards a better understanding of human eye disease: insights from the zebrafish, Danio rerio Dr. Jeffrey M Gross 8. Mouse models of retinal disease Dr. Paul N. Baird 9. Eating on the Fly: Studying Metabolic Diseases in Drosophila melanogaster Dr David Tree 10. Mouse models of selected inborn errors of metabolism William J. Craigen 11. Modeling disoders of mitochondrial fatty acid metabolism in the mouse Dr. Eric Goetzman 12. Watching Worms Whither: Modeling Neurodegeneration in C. elegans Dr. Benjamin Wolozin 13. Demise of the Flies?: Why Drosophila Models Still Matter George R. Jackson 14. Utility of zebrafish to late-onset neurology: A developmental model coming of age W. Ted Allison 15. Genetic Mouse Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases Darren J. Moore

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PRAISE FOR THE SERIES Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist--for whom the numerous references will be invaluable--but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell. --British Medical Journal

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist--for whom the numerous references will be invaluable--but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell. --British Medical Journal

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