Medical Drugs Books and Publications

Retinal Degenerations

The topics in this volume explore the etiology, cellular mechanisms, epidemiology, genetics, models and potential therapeutic measures for the blinding diseases of retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.Special focus is highlighted in the areas of Mechanisms of Photoreceptor Degeneration and Cell Death (extremely important because very little is known how or why photoreceptors ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Advances in Nanofibre Research

Nanofibres are defined as fibres with diameters on the order of 100 nanometres. They can be produced by interfacial polymerisation and electrospinning. Nanofibres are included in garments, insulation and in energy storage. They are also used in medical applications, which include drug and gene delivery, artificial blood vessels, artificial organs and medical facemasks. This book presents some ...

By Smithers Rapra

BioResearch Open Access Journal

BioResearch Open Access is a peer-reviewed open access journal that provides a rapid-publication forum for a broad range of scientific topics including but not limited to molecular and cellular biology, tissue engineering and biomaterials, bioengineering, regenerative medicine, stem cells, gene therapy, systems biology, genetics, biochemistry, virology, microbiology, and ...

By Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Pharmacogenomics in Drug Discovery and Development

Since each human is genetically distinctive, responding differently to disease-causing factors as well as drugs, the field pharmacogenomics arose to develop personalized medicine, or medicine that deals with the complexity of the human body. In Pharmacogenomics in Drug Discovery and Development, leading experts present methodical, state-of-the-art contributions covering topics from individual ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Neurotherapeutics

Publishes critical reviews of broad interest on the treatment of neurologic disorders by renowned ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Polysaccharides in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Applications

This book presents new and specific aspects in the field of polysaccharides and their derivatives recommended for use in medicine and pharmacy. At the same time the aspects developed in this book will be useful to design new systems for drugs delivery, immunomodulation, and new materials based on polysaccharides isolated from different sources and their derivatives. The structure and properties ...

By Smithers Rapra

Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods

The current volume covers human gene therapy, improving the nutritional value of maize, restriction-modification enzymes, and eight other subjects. ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH