Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The Genus Yersinia: Entering the Functional Genomic Era

The Genus Yersinia: Entering the Functional Genomic Era (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
By Mikael Skurnik, José Antonio Bengoechea, Kaisa Granfors

Product Details
* Hardcover: 524 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (April 30, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0306477599

Book Description
The Genus Yersinia: Entering the functional genomic era contains 96 timely chapters on different aspects. It summarizes work done both on genome-wide approaches and on detailed microbe-host interactions as well as on genetic, biochemical and chemical characterization of different bacterial components such as lipopolysaccharides, type III secretions systems, porins, virulence effector molecules, gene regulation etc.
Furthermore, modern epidemiological and clinical aspects of Yersiniae are covered in a number of chapters as are the current standings in vaccine production and diagnostics methods. The book format is based on the session division used for the presentations given during the 8th International Symposium on Yersinia. However, this book will also be attractive to researchers and students interested in bacterial pathogenesis since the aspects covered include most of the bacterial strategies so far known to overcome the host defence systems.

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Cytokines, Stress, and Depression

Cytokines, Stress, and Depression (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
By Robert Dantzer, Emmanuelle E. Wollmann, Raz Yirmiya

Product Details
* Hardcover: 344 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 1, 1999)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0306461358

Book Description
Until a few years ago, cytokines were only known to immunologists; now these molecules have burst upon neurosciences and permeated several avenues of current research. This book examines the possible role of cytokines in mental depression, based on recent clinical and experimental data, and constitutes the first attempt to make a synthesis between the exciting new developments in cytokine research and their implications for the pathophysiology of mental disorders.

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