Overview

This textbook is based on the ""Biology of Parasitism"" course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. For over 20 years, the course has offered a training ground for future generations of parasitologists. Its primary goal is to attract and introduce the best and most promising young researchers to the many unresolved problems in parasitology and prepare them for their future as independent investigators in the field. The rigorous syllabus combines laboratory research with a programme of visiting lecturers who bring together research in the field. The text is intended to present a snapshot of the content and spirit of the course. By presenting a series of chapters that reflect the formal lectures that students receive on a daily basis, as well as the approaches used during the laboratory section, the editors hope to share some of the science that occurs there. One part of the book presents the experimental component of the course, in particular the subject matter of the four two-week sessions covering immunology, biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology of protozoan and helmith parasites. As in the course, the experimental part is complemented by a number of review-like chapters solicited from the large number of speakers who lecture during the course.

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Author:   Christian Tschudi ,  Edward J. Pearce ,  J. R. David
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2000 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.490kg
ISBN:  

9780792378235

ISBN 10:   0792378237
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   31 May 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Molecular Biology.- 1 Import of Nuclear Encoded tRNA into Mitochondria.- 2 RNA Metabolism in Trypanosomes: Approaches to Unravel pre-mRNA Signals Required for Intron Removal.- 3 Stable Transfection of Plasmodium berghei: A Crash Course.- Biochemistry.- 4 Malaria Chemotherapy: Paradigms from Pyrimidine Metabolism.- 5 Polyamine and Glutathione Biosynthetic Enzymes from Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi.- 6 Acetylcholinesterases of Gastrointestinal Nematodes.- Cell Biology.- 7 Toxoplasma as a Model Apicomplexan Parasite: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Beyond.- 8 The Trichomonad Hydrogenosome.- 9 Lysosome Exocytosis and Invasion of Non-Phagocytic Host Cells by Trypanosoma cruzi.- 10 Cell Biological Approaches to the Study of Intracellular Pathogens: Motility, Invasion, Secretion and Vesicular Trafficking.- Immunology.- 11 Cytokine Regulation of Filaria: Induced Airway and Corneal Disease.- 12 Molecular Mechanisms of Granuloma Formation in Schistosomiasis.- 13 Experimental Approaches to Studying the Immunology of Parasitic Diseases.- Participants in the Biology of Parasitism Course 1998.- Participants in the Biology of Parasitism Course 1999.

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