Overview

""Principles of medical biology"" is a treatise in 25 modules providing a holistic treatment of the main medical disciplines. The basic sciences including most of the achievements in cell and molecular biology have been blended with pathology and clinical medicine. The subject matter covered in preclinical and clinical courses has been reduced by almost one-third without sacrificing any of the essentials of a sound medical education. Over 700 internationally acclaimed medical scientists, pathologists, clinical investigators, clinicians and bioethicists are participants in this exciting undertaking. ""Cell chemistry and physiology"" is concerned with the way in which the traditional boundaries of these two disciplines are being erased by molecular biology. The first section of the book deals with the chemistry of actin and myosin and is followed by chapters examining cell motility, ATP synthesis in muscle and contraction in smooth and skeletal muscle. Emphasis is placed throughout these chapters on the contributions molecular biology is making to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying muscle contraction. The volume is concluded with studies of thermobiology and human heat shock response. This volume both completes the module on cell chemistry and physiology and is an invaluable source of reference in its own right.

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Author:   Edward Bittar (Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA) ,  Neville Bittar
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   JAI Press Inc.
Volume:   v. 4D
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.830kg
ISBN:  

9781559388085

ISBN 10:   1559388080
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   21 June 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents. List of Contributors. Preface (E.E. Bittar and N. Bittar). The Cytoskeleton-Microtubules and Microfilaments: A Biological Perspective (S.K. Malhotra and T.K. Shnitka). Actin Polymerization: Regulation by Divalent Metla Ion and Nucleotide Binding, ATP Hydrolysis and Actin Binding Proteins (M. Carlier and D. Pantaloni). Myosins (D.D. Lorimer and P. de Lanerolle). Cell Motility (S.K. Maciver and A.G. Weeds). Mitochondrial Oxidations and ATP Synthesis in Muscle (D.M. Turnbull and H.S.A. Sherratt). Regulation and Activity of Smooth Muscle (L. Barr). The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Contraction (M. Peckham). Muscle Fatigue (E. Hultman and L.L. Spriet). Skeletal Muscle Disorders (M.A. Johnson, K.M.D. Bush, L.V.B. Anderson, and J.B. Harris). Principles of Medical Cryobiology: The Freezing of Living Cells, Tissues, and Organs (P. Mazur). Clinical Applications of Cryobiology (J.H. Southard). Malignant Hyperthermia (C. Johnson and s. Kotamraju). The Human Heat Shock Response (D.A. Jurivich). Cell Culture (M.L. Taub). Index.

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