Caveolae and Lipid Rafts(1st Edition) Roles in Signal Transduction and the Pathogenesis of Human Disease, Volume 36 (Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology) by EdwardBittar, Philippe Frank, Michael Lisanti, ElsevierScience Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2005 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51500-1, ISBN: 0-444-51500-3
"Caveolae (latin for little caves) are small structures found at the surface of cells. They are responsible for the regulation of important metabolic pathway. As a consequence, they may play a critical role in several human diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, and muscular dystrophies. This book analyzes the role and function of caveolae in these aspects and serves as the first textbook currently available on caveolae/cave ..."
"It is now widely recognised that biological psychiatry is rapidly coming into its own. For over the last three decades dramatic advances in this young discipline have been made, all of which attest to the staying power of the experimental method. Those who made this revolution in knowledge happen are a breed of investigators availing themselves of the tools of molecular biology, pharmacology, genetics, and perhaps, above all, the techno ..."
"The seventh volume of a multi-volume work designed for medical students with rudimentary knowledge of cellular biology. It is the key discipline for the basic medical sciences and clinical medicine to be taught in an integrated curriculum. This text features developmental biology."
Cell Chemistry and Physiology(1st Edition) Part I, Volume 4 (Principles of Medical Biology) by EdwardBittar, ElsevierScience Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 1996 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-1-55938-805-4, ISBN: 1-55938-805-6
"This is the first of a 4-volume module that is an introduction to the study of cell chemistry and physiology. It is not intended to be encyclopedic in nature but rather a general survey of the subject with an emphasis on those topics that are central to an understanding of cell biology and those that are certain to become of increasing importance in the teaching of modern medicine.We have followed what appeared to as to be the logical d ..."
"This volume is intended to complete the Cell Chemistry and physiology module. It is about how the traditional boundaries of cell chemistry and physiology are being erased by molecular biology. We do not think it necessary to elaborate on this theme, particularly since the body of core knowledge found in this volume brings us a stage closer to answering the question, "what makes cell biology into a new discipline?"The first part of the v ..."
"This volume illustrates the extent to which the traditional distinction between biochemical and physiological processes is being obliterated by molecular biology. It can hardly be doubted that the revolution in cell and molecular biology is leading to core knowledge that provides an outline of the integrative and reductionist approach. We view this as the beginning of a new era, that of the integration of learning.As in the preceding vo ..."
"This readable, comprehensive text covers endothelial biology from the fundamentals of structure and lung fluid balance physiology to state-of-the-art descriptions of the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of lung failure. The material and illustrations, provided by outstanding experts in their individual areas of research and clinical concentration, is artfully woven together to provide the reader with an integrated, in-de ..."
The Liver in Biology and Disease, Volume 15(1st Edition) Liver Biology in Disease, Hepato - Biology in Disease (Principles of Medical Biology) by EdwardBittar, Ricardo Bittar Hardcover, 600 Pages, Published 2005 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1124-8, ISBN: 0-7623-1124-X
"The Liver in Biology and Disease was conceived as a sequel in the series Principles of Medical Biology, whose general aim continues to be the integration of human biology and molecular cell biology into modern molecular medicine. It is a volume molded by the Information Revolution which few will deny has forced the teaching faculties in our medical schools to curtail and prune the teaching load and focus on fundamentals and principles. ..."
Microbiology(1st Edition) (Principles of Medical Biology) by EdwardBittar, Neville Bittar Hardcover, 404 Pages, Published 1998 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-1-55938-814-6, ISBN: 1-55938-814-5
"There is a need in small group teaching for a readable module that provides a balanced treatment of the four main areas of medical microbiology-bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasistology. It need not be encyclopedic in scope nor didactic, but it should emphasise principles and concepts. Any existing gaps in this type of presentation are, of course, left for the student to fill.Some subject material has been excluded. An example ..."
"The present volume is the first in the advances in oncobiology series. It is meant to be useful not only to clinical and non-clinical oncologists but also to graduate students and medical students. The individual chapters are presented as self-contained summaries of current knowledge rather than as reviews. The last chapter deals with the subject of chemotherapy."
Cell Chemistry and Physiology(1st Edition) Part III, Volume 4C (Principles of Medical Biology) by EdwardBittar, Neville Bittar Hardcover, 361 Pages, Published 1996 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-1-55938-807-8, ISBN: 1-55938-807-2
"The first section of this volume consists of five chapters to the nature of membrane transport systems. A chapter on secondary active glucose transport has been omitted because this topic is slated to appear in the Nephrobiology module. Chapter 6 deals with oxidase control of plasma membrane proton transport, while chapter 7 addresses the question of how cell volume is regulated. Although we chose not to have a separate chapter covering ..."
"The tools of molecular biology have revolutionised our understanding of gene structure and function and changed the teaching of genetics in a fundamental way. The transition from classical genetics to molecular genetics was initiated by two discoveries. One was the discovery that DNA has a complementary double helix structure and the other that a universal genetic code does exist. Both led to the acceptance of the central dogma that RNA ..."
"Volume 1 of the series "Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology" is devoted to evolutionary biology. This is presented in two parts: in the first, the structure and dynamics of RNA, DNA, and protein are dealt with. The second part is concerned with the origins and cellular basis of life."
"The present volume represents an effort at presenting the subject of membrane biochemistry and the organization and dynamics of subcellular organelles in an exciting and somewhat tentative manner. Tentative in the sense that facts and theories are often kept clear and distinct, and alternative ways of thinking are suggested. Thus, if the thoughtful student not only comprehends the significance of this subject, but goes on to develop an ..."
"The purpose of this module is to provide a survey of the rapidly expanding field of developmental biology and to introduce it to the student in a unifying way. In medical schools where courses in biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology are already considerably intersecting, there is not surprisingly a rising demand in modern medical education for books emphasizing the interdisciplinary approach. In recent years, developmental biology ..."
Cell Injury, Volume 13(1st Edition) (Principles of Medical Biology) by EdwardBittar Hardcover, 314 Pages, Published 1998 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-1-55938-818-4, ISBN: 1-55938-818-8
"At no time since the introduction of cell pathology by Virchov more than a century ago has the outlook for pathology as an integrated discipline been brighter. It is surely clear that the revolution of molecular biology and biotechnology has wrought profound changes in the various basic medical sciences including pathology. But to say this is hardly enough, particularly since the burgeoning field of molecular pathology has been challeng ..."
"Hardbound. As this volume demonstrates, immunobiology is a young science which is undergoing explosive growth. Judged by results, it is already an elaborate discipline which cuts across every other area in biomedical research and even has its own vocabolary (e.g., the "veto" effect). Rather than inculcate the habit of superficial learning by having the student go through a maze of details, we have sought to gather together sixteen essay ..."
Cellular Organelles(1st Edition) by EdwardBittar Hardcover, 287 Pages, Published 1995 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-1-55938-803-0, ISBN: 1-55938-803-X
"The purpose of this volume is to provide a synopsis of present knowledge of the structure, organisation, and function of cellular organelles with an emphasis on the examination of important but unsolved problems, and the directions in which molecular and cell biology are moving. Though designed primarily to meet the needs of the first-year medical student, particularly in schools where the traditional curriculum has been partly or wholl ..."
Cumulative Index, Volume 8(1st Edition) (Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology. A Multi-Volume Work) by EdwardBittar Hardcover, 220 Pages, Published 1993 by ElsevierScience ISBN-13: 978-1-55938-308-0, ISBN: 1-55938-308-9
"The Cumulative Index is designed to assist the reader in quickly finding current and comprehensive information related to medical cell biology, an integrative discipline which encompasses evolutionary biology, structural biology, cell chemistry and physiology, developmental biology, and cell ageing. The volume is divided into an Author Index and a Subject Index. Thus, a reader familiar with or interested in the work of a certain researc ..."
"Volumes 5A and 5B of Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology are a treatment of several key subjects, including cellular signaling. One profitable way to tackle both volumes is to read them with care but without endeavouring to master most of the details. Then should follow a more plodding study, chapter by chapter. Such a strategy is also urged in respect of the preceding volumes. Although each chapter is only as detailed as space permits ..."