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Author:   Rudolfs K. Zalups (Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia, USA) ,  D. James Koropatnick (London Regional Cancer Center, Ontario, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.954kg
ISBN:  

9781420059977

ISBN 10:   1420059971
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   21 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Cellular Inorganic Chemistry Concepts and Examples. Molecular and Cellular Biology of Mercury in the Kidneys. Essential and Toxic Metal Transport in the Liver. Molecular and Cell Biology of Lead. Transport and Biological Impact of Manganese. Metallothionein and Metal Homeostasis. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Iron-Binding Proteins. The Regulatory and Signaling Functions of Zinc Ions in Human Cellular Physiology. Glutathione, Protein Thiols, and Metal Homeostasis. Ionic and Molecular Mimicry and the Transport of Metals. Heavy Metal Transport and Detoxification in Crustacean Gastrointestinal and Renal Epithelial Cells. Metals and Cell Adhesion Molecules. Iron Metabolism and Disease. Metal Influences on Immune Function.

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Rudolfs K. Zalups, PhD, trained as a fellow and instructor at the Mayo Clinic, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is now a professor at the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. James Koropatnick, PhD, is a Distinguished Oncology Scientist, Director of the LRCP Cancer Research Laboratory Program, Director of the UWO/CIHR Strategic Training Program in Cancer Research and Technology Transfer, Assistant Director of the Lawson Health Research Institute, and a Full Professor in the UWO Department of Oncology with cross-appointments in the UWO Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Physiology and Pharmacology, and Pathology. He is also the Chief Scientific Officer of Sarissa, Inc. (a biotech discovery company) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Critical Outcomes Therapeutics, Inc., ID Laboratories, Inc., and MedVax Pharma, Inc.

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