Apoptosis in Health and Disease: Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects

ISBN-13: 9780521529563 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 260 str.

Martin Holcik; Alex MacKenzie; Robert Korneluk

Opis

A 2005 survey of the role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of many significant human illnesses and injury states.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'This book provides a convenient mix of introductory material on apoptosis, with a rapid specialisation and thorough treatment of particular areas. … The introductory material is well written, and gives a comprehensive account of the burgeoning of this field.' David R. Bell, University of Nottingham

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Apoptosis in health, disease and therapy: overview and methodology Eric C. LaCasse, Martin Holcik, Robert G. Korneluk and Alex E. MacKenzie; 2. Developmental apoptosis Hyung Don Ryoo and Hermann Steller; 3. Apoptosis and cancer Erinn L. Soucie, Gerard Evan and Linda Z. Penn; 4. Neuronal cell death in human neurodegenerative diseases and their animal/cell models Lee J. Martin, Zhiping Liu, Juan Troncoso and Donald L. Price; 5. Apoptosis in the cardiovascular system: incidence, regulation and therapeutic options Martin R. Bennett; 6. Cytotoxic lymphocytes, apoptosis and autoimmunity Pere Santamaria and R. Chris Bleackley; 7. Pro- and anti-apoptotic strategies of viruses Helmut Fickenscher, Bernhard Fleckenstein and Armin Ensser.