Contains papers from a November 1996 meeting, reflecting advances in glycobiology, basic biochemistry of carbohydrate physiology, and therapeutic trials using synthetic sugars to block inflammatory responses. Papers are arranged in sections on glycobiology basics, oligosaccharides and protein recogn

Since their discovery over 60 years ago, eicosanoids have come to represent a diverse family of bioactive lipid modulators, including prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes, lipoxins, isoprostanes, hepoxilins, hydroxy acids, epoxy and hydroxy fatty acids.

Elastic filaments refer mainly to titin, the largest of all known proteins. Titin was discovered initially in muscle cells, where it interconnects the thick filament with the Z-line. Titin forms a molecular spring that is responsible for maintaining the structural integrity of contracting muscle, ensuring efficient muscle contraction. More recently, it has become clear that titin is not restricted to muscle cells alone. For example, titin is found in chromosomes of neurons and also in blood platelets. This topic is fast becoming a focal point for research in understanding viscoelastic...

The proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Urolithiasis, held in Cairns, Australia, August 1992, reflect the areas of interest and current status of urolithiasis research, investigation, and management. The papers are largely left in the broad categories in which they were grouped in

Among the topics addressed in papers from the March 1996 symposium: identification of the oxygen sensor in the carotid body by photochemical action spectra, in vitro studies of mechanisms of carotid chemoreceptor resetting after birth, carotid chemosensory response to caffeine in developing cats, re

Proceedings of the summer 1996 workshop, presenting research in interpretations of three-dimensional structure and regulatory elements of genes controlling for tissue-specific expression of particular enzymes. Subjects include human corneal and lens aldehyde dehydrogenases, regulation of rat ALDH-3

Papers from a December 1996 symposium present the latest research on fundamental aspects of sperm production and maturation and the destiny of spermatozoa within the female reproductive tract. Contains sections on genes, chromosomes, and fertility; germ cell differentiation and tumorigenesis; the ro

Thirty-three papers from the June 1997 symposium focus on the relationship between the immune system and the nervous system, aiming to clarify the consequences of immunomodulation induced by drugs of abuse on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. The effects of opiates, cocaine, marijuana and alc