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OverviewWith atherosclerosis being the number one cause of death in the western world, this handbook and ready reference provides a comprehensive account of the different stages and factors in the development of the atherosclerotic plaque. Each chapter is written by experts in the field and highlights the role of specific mediators of atherosclerotic plaque development, as well as potential therapeutic targets. A large amount of this up-to-date information is conveyed by way of tables and schematic figures, in a readily comprehensible manner. A must-have for master and PhD students, researchers, MDs and lecturers in vascular biology and cardiology, as well as for academics and scientists in the pharmaceutical industry. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah Jane George (Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK) , Jason Johnson (Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK)Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Imprint: Blackwell Verlag GmbH Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.912kg ISBN: 9783527324484ISBN 10: 3527324488 Pages: 420 Publication Date: 17 February 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book [is] especially interesting for researchers in the pharmaceutical industry...also for those with more experience which will benefit from the summary of the last findings in the field. ( RoSearch , December 2010) This book [is] especially interesting for researchers in the pharmaceutical industry...also for those with more experience which will benefit from the summary of the last findings in the field. (RoSearch, December 2010) Author InformationSarah George is a Reader in the Bristol Heart Institute at the University of Bristol. After obtaining her undergraduate and post-doctoral degree at the University of Cardiff she moved to the University of Bristol. Her research interests are the regulation of smooth muscle cell behaviour in atherosclerosis and restenosis, most recent studies have focused on the role of cell-cell contacts and the Wnt pathway. Dr George has written over 50 scientific original articles and was awarded the British Atherosclerosis Society John French Lecture in 2005. Jason Johnson is a British Heart Foundation Intermediate Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. He undertook both his Masters and Doctorate at the University of Bristol in the Bristol Heart Institute. His research interests are the role of matrix metalloproteinases in atherosclerosis and restenosis. He also contributed to the establishment of the first spontaneous mouse model of atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Dr Johnson was awarded the British Atherosclerosis Society Young Investigator Award Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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