Published September, 2011
By T. Ulf Westblom, Steven J. Czinn and John G. Nedrud
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I am delighted to be able to write the foreword for this new book on Helicobacter pylori by three pioneers in the field, Vlf West blom, Steven Czinn and John Nedrud. pylori, the editors have been able to produce a volume which is authoritative and up to date in the science of H.

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Published September, 2011
By P.K. Vogt and P.A. Jones
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This book is a comprehensive survey of new and exciting developments regarding the role of DNA methylation in human cancer.

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Published September, 2011
By Lena Claesson-Welsh
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FERRARA Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: Molecular and Biological Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIPALMA Structure, Expression and Receptor-Binding Properties of Placenta Growth Factor (PIGF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLAESSON-WELSH Structure and Function of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-I and -2 .

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Published September, 2011
By C.H. Hagedorn, C.M. Rice, C. H. Hagedorn, C. M. Rice and Curt Hagedorn
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Chronic hepatitis C is a major worldwide health problem affecting more than 170 million people. This volume includes comprehensive reviews that cover much of the vast literature that has appeared since the identification of the hepatitis C virus RNA genome.

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Published September, 2011
By Stanley B. Prusiner
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A series of remarkable discoveries in the past three decades have led to the molecular and genetic characterization of the transmissible pathogen causing scrapie in animals and a quartet of human illnesses: kuru, Jakob-Creutzfeld disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, and fatal familial insomnia.

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Published September, 2011
By Wolfgang Baumeister and Peter Zwickl
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The penultimate chapter rounds up the in formation on intracellular distribution of proteasomes in yeast and mammalian cells, while the last contribution highlights proteasome inhibitors, tools which proved to be very valuable for dissecting the cellular roles of the proteasome and which might turn out to be of pharmacological importance.

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Published September, 2011
By Bruce Beutler and Hermann Wagner
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On occasion, the innate immune system is referred to as the "primitive" immune system. On the contrary, the innate immune system has had time to achieve a level of refinement that is nothing short of dazzling, and a modicum of respect is at long last due.

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Published September, 2011
By Louis B. Justement and Katherine A. Siminovitch
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This volume provides a review of current research in the field of B cell development and differentiation with particular emphasis on signal transduction processes.

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Published September, 2011
By Ursula Gunthert and Walter Birchmeier
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Published September, 2011
By Marcel B.M. Teunissen
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The chapters highlight the effectiveness of intradermal immunization in experimental animal models or in clinical practice, all supporting the view that intradermal immunization is at least as good as other immunization routes.

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