Overview
Protozoans are interesting creatures for several reasons, not least of which is their ability to live inside or among the cells of their host while resisting the host's cellular defences. The rigours of their lifestyle have resulted in the evolution of some remarkable adaptation at the biochemical level; many parasites have dispensed with entire metabolic pathways, and have evolved complex mechanisms for transmission to new hosts. Parasitic protozoa cause some of the major infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals. In recent years, new molecular biological techniques have opened up the study of the biology of these parasites, and tremendous advances have been made. This book covers this interesting and fast-moving field at an advanced level for which there is no other up-to-date book.
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Author: Deborah F. Smith (Reader in Molecular Parasitology, Reader in Molecular Parasitology, Imperial College) ,
Marilyn Parsons (Senior Scientist, Senior Scientist, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Volume: 13
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.474kg
ISBN: 9780199636013
ISBN 10: 019963601
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 02 May 1996
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This compendium has eleven chapters written by leading experts in their field and provides current research information on the molecular biology of parasitic protozoans causative agents of a broad spectrum of diseases around the world. --BIOSIS
This compendium has eleven chapters written by leading experts in their field and provides current research information on the molecular biology of parasitic protozoans causative agents of a broad spectrum of diseases around the world. --BIOSIS<br>
`It is ... timely that a new book on the subject should be published in a series designed to report on front-line molecular biological research ... this is a good book.' Brian J. Kilbey, University of Edinburgh, Genetical Research, Vol. 69 - 1997
It is ... timely that a new book on the subject should be published in a series designed to report on front-line molecular biological research ... this is a good book. * Brian J. Kilbey, University of Edinburgh, Genetical Research, Vol. 69 - 1997 *
<br> This compendium has eleven chapters written by leading experts in their field and provides current research information on the molecular biology of parasitic protozoans causative agents of a broad spectrum of diseases around the world. --BIOSIS<p><br>
