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A cross-sectional account of the advances made in the field of cardiovascular medicine, produced as a result of being able to probe the very roots of biological function.

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Author:   K. Lindpaintner ,  D. Ganten
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1996 ed.
Weight:   0.769kg
ISBN:  

9780412782602

ISBN 10:   041278260
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   29 February 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Basic methodology in the molecular characterization of genes.- 2 Genetic linkage analysis in hypertension: principles and practice.- 3 Molecular biology of renin.- 4 Discovery of genes for essential hypertension.- 5 Molecular regulation of smooth muscle contraction.- 6 Molecular biology of adrenergic receptors.- 7 Transgenic rats in hypertension research.- 8 Cloning, expression and regulation of angiotensin II receptors.- 9 Molecular biology and biochemistry of the natriuretic peptide system.- 10 Molecular regulation of plasma and tissue angiotensinogen.- 11 Molecular biology of oncogenes and cardiovascular hypertrophy.- 12 Molecular and cellular biology of endothelin and its receptors.- 13 Finding genes that cause human hypertension.- 14 Methods for the reduction or ablation of gene function.- 15 Molecular biology of the angiotensin I converting enzyme.- 16 The molecular biology of the kallikrein-kinin system.- 17 Prostaglandins and their receptors.- 18 The role of apolipoproteins in lipid metabolism and atherogenesis: aspects in man and mice.- 19 Vasopressin in the regulation of body functions.- 20 Beyond genetic markers: hypertension genes.- 21 Molecular aspects of signal transduction of shear stress in the endothelial cell.

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