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Author:   Carlos López-Larrea
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2012
Volume:   739
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.838kg
ISBN:  

9781461417033

ISBN 10:   1461417031
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   30 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Thermosensor Systems in Eubacteria.- Molecular Plant Volatile Communication.- Primary Processes in Sensory Cells: Current Advances.- Chemical Communication in Insects: The Peripheral Odor Coding System of Drosophila Melanogaster.- Eusocial Evolution and the Recognition Systems in Social Insects.- Odor and Pheromone Sensing via Chemoreceptors.- Identifying Self‑ and Nonself-Generated Signals: Lessons from Electrosensory Systems.- Magnetoreception.- The Molecular Basis of Mechanosensory Transduction.- The Evolution of Vertebrate Color Vision.- Transforming the Vestibular System One Molecule at a Time: The Molecular and Developmental Basis of Vertebrate Auditory Evolution.- Neurobiology of Sociability.- Changing Senses: Chemosensory Signaling and Primate Evolution.- Molecules and Mating: Positive Selection and Reproductive Behavior in Primates.- Immune Systems Evolution.- Involvement of Sirtuins in Life‑Span and Aging Related Diseases.- Molecular Diversity of Dscam and Self‑Recognition.- The Neural Basis of Semantic and Episodic Forms of Self‑Knowledge: Insights from Functional Neuroimaging.- Hallmarks of Consciousness.

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Carlos Lopeza'Larrea is Professor of Immunology (Oviedo, Spain) and currently Head of the Department of Immunology at the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Oviedo, Spain). He is a world expert on spondyloarthropathies (SpA), in particular MHC and genetic factors that influence the development of the disease. The main research interests of his group also currently include the study of epigenetic mechanisms involved in autoimmune diseases and the role of innate immunity in organ transplantation tolerance. He is a member of several international scientific organizations and board member of several scientific journals. He has published more than 150 international papers and book chapters related to immunology and spondylaorthropathies.

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