L-Arginine: Biological Aspects and Clinical Application (Medical Intelligence Unit)

Ray Langley

G. Landes). N.F. Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.  Text on the problem of intracellular parasitism of bacteria from a 'signaling' point of view, for investigators. DNLM: Bacteria - metabolism.

Intracellular Parasitism of Microorganisms (Medical Intelligence Unit)

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Biological Sciences

This book deals with the types of gap junction proteins (connexins) and their distribution within the nervous system, the physiological properties of channels formed of each connexin, and the role of gap junction channels in functions of normal and pathological brain and peripheral nerve. Although glial tissue is emphasized, additional groups of chapters deal with neurons in the central nervous system and with the retina.

Gap Junctions in the Nervous System (Neuroscience Intelligence Unit)

Diverse alterations of glycosylation occur in diseases such as cancer, metastasis, leukemia, inflammatory and other diseases. The glycosylation abnormalities found in disease are the result of complex rearrangements of the oligosaccharide assembly by glycosyltransferases. This volume reviews several mechanisms that may underly the extremely complex alterations in disease. Disease specific glycosylation may contribute to the disease process by altering cellular functions, or may be exploited therapeutically. Specific therapy may be aimed at correcting glycosylation abnormalities based on knowledge of the mechanisms leading to the disease phenotype and the three-dimensional interactions between carbohydrates and carbohydrate-binding molecules.

Glycoproteins and Human Disease (Medical Intelligence Unit)

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Inka Brockhausen

This book summarizes and discusses recent research on the nature and regulation of capacitative calcium entry in cells. Capacitative calcium entry is a relatively newly discovered process whereby release of calcium from intracellular organelles secondarily signals to the plasma membrane opening plasma membrane calcium channels. Because this is a relatively new topic, there are as yet no volumes devoted to this phenomenon. However, basic scientists as well as drug companies are beginning to take an interest in capacitative calcium entry as a potential target of therapeutic intervention.

Capacitative Calcium Entry (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit)

James W. Putney