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Author:   Robert A. Meyers
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.882kg
ISBN:  

9783527305469

ISBN 10:   3527305467
Pages:   726
Publication Date:   16 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Preface.Editor-in-Chief.Editorial Board.Contents.List of Contributors.Color Plates.Electric and Magnetic Field Reception (Eberhard Neumann).Electron Microscopy in Cell Biology (Gareth Griffiths).Electron Microscopy of Biomolecules (Claus-Thomas Bock, Susanne Franz, Hanswalter Zentgraf, John Sommerville).Electron Spin Resonance of Biomolecules (Betty J. Gaffney).Electroporation and Electrofusion (Donald C. Chang).Endocrinology, Molecular (Franklyn F. Bolander).Endocytosis (Hadiya A. Watson, Mark Von Zastrow, Beverly Wendland).Epidemiology, Molecular (Paul A. Schulte, Frederica P. Perera, Nathaniel Rothman).Epigenetic Mechanisms in Tumorigenesis (Maureen K. Bunger, Trevor K. Archer).Epithelial Morphogenesis (Ronit Wilk, Amanda T. Pickup, Howard D. Lipshitz).Exocytosis (Robert D. Burgoyne, Alan Morgan).Exploiting Model Organisms for Disease Intervention (Caretha L. Creasy, George P. Livi, Christine Debouck).Expression Systems for DNA Processes (Ka-Yiu San, George N. Bennett).Female Reproduction System, Molecular Biology of (Guck T. Ooi, Jock K. Findlay).Flow Cytometry (Michael G. Ormerod).Fluorescence (David M. Jameson).Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) (Aladdin Pramanik, Jerker Widengren).Food Proteins: Interactions and Functionality (Charles Onwulata, Phoebe X. Qi).Footprinting Methods to Examine the Structure and Dynamics of Nucleic Acids (Keiji Takamoto, Mark R. Chance).Footprinting Methods to Examine the Structure and Dynamics of Proteins (Jing-Qu Guan, Mark R. Chance).Fragile Sites (Grant R. Sutherland, Elizabeth Baker).Fragile X-linked Mental Retardation (Ilse Gantois, R. Frank Kooy, Ben A. Oostra).Free Radicals in Biochemistry and Medicine (Barry Halliwell).FTIR of Biomolecules (Barbara Stuart).Glossary of Basic Terms.The Twenty Amino Acids that are Combined to Form Proteins in Living Things.The Twenty Amino Acids with Abbreviations and Messenger RNA CodeDesignations.Complementary Strands of DNA with Base Pairing.

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There are excellent reviews for the 1st ed. Encyclopedia for Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, which will serve as a model for the new edition with respect to aims, structure, and contents: ...an authoritative reference source of the highest quality... It is extremely well written and well illustrated... (American Reference Books Annual (Library & Information Science Annual)) This series can be recommended without hesitation to a broad readership including students and qualified researchers...articles...set-up facilitates easy reading and rapid understanding...overwhelming amount of valuable data. (Molecular Biology Reports) ...highly valuable and recommendable both for libraries and for laboratory use. (FEBS Letters) This series is a classic... (Molecular Medicine Today (Trends in Molecular Medicine))

"There are excellent reviews for the 1st ed. Encyclopedia for Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, which will serve as a model for the new edition with respect to aims, structure, and contents: ""...an authoritative reference source of the highest quality... It is extremely well written and well illustrated..."" (American Reference Books Annual (Library & Information Science Annual)) ""This series can be recommended without hesitation to a broad readership including students and qualified researchers...articles...set-up facilitates easy reading and rapid understanding...overwhelming amount of valuable data."" (Molecular Biology Reports) ""...highly valuable and recommendable both for libraries and for laboratory use."" (FEBS Letters) ""This series is a classic..."" (Molecular Medicine Today (Trends in Molecular Medicine))"

Author Information

Dr. Meyers earned his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California Los Angeles, was a post-doctoral fellow at California Institute of Technology and manager of chemical processes for TRW Inc. He has published in Science, written or edited 12 scientific books and his research has been reviewed in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is one of the most prolific science editors in the world having originated, organized and served as Editor-in-Chief of three editions of the Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, the Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry and two editions of the present Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine.

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