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Author:   P. Michael Conn (Senior Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, TX, USA) ,  Dr. P. Michael Conn
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   105
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780123945969

ISBN 10:   0123945968
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   30 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Animal Models Of Atherosclerosis Jose J. Fuster, Ana I. Castillo, Carlos Zaragoza, Borja Ibanez and Vicente Andres Genetic Animal Models of Cerebral Vasculopathies Jeong Hyun Lee, Brian J. Bacskai and Cenk Ayata Experimental Models of Seizures and Epilepsies Yogendra H. Raol and Amy R. Brooks-Kayal Animal models of muscular dystrophy Rainer Ng, Glen B. Banks, John K. Hall, Lindsey Muir, Julian N. Ramos, Jacqueline Wicki, Guy L. Odom, Patryk Konieczny, Jane Seto, Joel R. Chamberlain and Jeffrey S. Chamberlain Acute Phase Proteins in Animals Carolyn Cray Animal Models of Hemophilia Denise E. Sabatino, Timothy C. Nichols, Elizabeth Merricks, Dwight A. Bellinger, Roland W. Herzog, and Paul E. Monahan Animal Models of Lung Cancer: Characterization and Use for Chemoprevention Research Yian Wang, Lucina Rouggly, Ming You, Ronald Lubet Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Small Animals Rene M. Botnar and Marcus R. Makowski Animal Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Atsushi Mizoguchi Animal Models of Molecular Pathology: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Allison Sang, Yiming Yin, Ying-Yi Zheng and Laurence Morel Animal Models of Cutaneous and Hepatic Fibrosis Gideon P. Smith Animal models of schizophrenia: Emphazising construct validity Masaya Yanagi, Sarah Southcott, Jacob Lister and Carol A. Tamminga

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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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P. Michael Conn is the Senior Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. He was previously Director of Research Advocacy and Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cell Biology and Development and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Oregon Health and Science University and Senior Scientist of the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC). He served for twelve years as Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director of the ONPRC. After receiving a B.S. degree and teaching certification from the University of Michigan (1971), a M.S. from North Carolina State University (1973), and a Ph.D. degree from Baylor College of Medicine (1976), Conn did a fellowship at the NIH, then joined the faculty in the Department of Pharmacology, Duke University Medical Center where he was promoted to Associate Professor in 1982. In 1984, he became Professor and Head of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, a position he held for eleven years. Conn is known for his research in the area of the cellular and molecular basis of action of gonadotropin releasing hormone action in the pituitary and therapeutic approaches that restore misfolded proteins to function. His work has led to drugs that have benefitted humans and animals. He has authored or co-authored over 350 publications in this area and written or edited over 200 books, including texts in neurosciences, molecular biology and endocrinology. Conn has served as the editor of many professional journals and book series (Endocrinology, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine, Methods, Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science and Contemporary Endocrinology). Conn served on the National Board of Medical Examiners, including two years as chairman of the reproduction and endocrinology committee. The work of his laboratory has been recognized with a MERIT award from the NIH, the J.J. Abel Award of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, the Weitzman, Oppenheimer and Ingbar Awards of the Endocrine Society, the National Science Medal of Mexico (the Miguel Aleman Prize) and the Stevenson Award of Canada. He is the recipient of the Oregon State Award for Discovery, the Media Award of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and was named a distinguished Alumnus of Baylor College of Medicine in 2012. He is an elected member of the Mexican Institute of Medicine and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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