Published December, 2011
By David R. Brown, A Alemayehu, B. Amiranoff, D.L. Barber, Stephen Robert Bloom, J. Calam, R.E. Carraway, Feng Chen, C.S. Chew, C.C. Chou, S.R. Bloom, J.M. Conlon, A. Couvineau, E. Ekblad, T.S. Gaginella, J.J. Galligan, J.R. Grider, R. Hakanson, P. Kitabgi, M. Laburthe, Y.P. Loh, M.S. O'Dorisio, S.M. O'Grady, R.K. Pearson, R.J. Playford, E. Rozengurt, F. Sundler and I. Zachary
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Authored by an array of internationally distinguished scientists, it deals with issues of peptide localization and biosynthesis in gastrointestinal cells, mechanisms of peptide release and inactivation and the nature of peptide receptors.

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Published December, 2011
By Allan Gaw, Gotthard Schettler, Andreas J.R. Habenicht, D.H. Blankenhorn, H.B. Brewer, G.A. Coetzee, S.L. Connor, William E. Connor, J. Davignon, Albrecht J.R. Habenicht, D. Kritchevsky, E.B. Schmidt, W.E. Connor, A. Gaw, E.v. Hodenberg, H.N. Hodis, D.R. Illingworth, U. Janßen-Timmen, K.J. Lackner, H.J. Menzel, G. Olivecrona, T. Olivecrona, A.G. Olsson, C.J. Packard, J.R. Patsch, W.O. Richter, P.B. Salbach, P. Schwandt, D. Seidel, J. Shepherd, G. Utermann, W.J.S.de Villiers and D.R.van der Westhuyzen
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This book is an update of the treatment of hyperlipidemia, necessary due to the identification in recent years of molecular mechanisms of atherogenesis. Emphasis is on the disease etiology of arteriosclerosis, the treatment of associated or causing diseases and treatment by dietary means or hypolipidemic drugs.

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Published December, 2011
By C. Muller, Henry R. Kranzler, R.F. Anton, H.C. Becker, B.J. Berg, M.J. Bohn, K.E. Bremner, Dominic A. Ciraulo, R.K. Fuller, J. Gelernter, K.A. Grant, C.M. Knapp, D.A. Ciraulo, D. Hersh, G.A. Higgins, P.L. Hoffman, A.Dzung Le, S.W. Leslie, R.Z. Litten, J. Littleton, P. Manu, A.T. McLellan, A.K. Mehta, J. Moring, C.A. Naranjo, M.K. Romach, H. Rommelspacher, H.H. Samson, B.F. Sands, E.M. Sellers, W.J. Shoemaker, M.K. Ticku, D.M. Tomkins, J.R. Volpicelli, N.T. Watson, T.M. Worner, Henry Kranzler and Heiko C. Becker
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Comprehensive in its scope, this book provides an up-to-date, in-depth treatment of the field, with particular emphasis on the integration of research findings from diverse approaches and how these findings might influence future investigations.

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Published December, 2011
By J. Erik Jorpes, Viktor Mutt, M. Bodanszky, R. Carratu, D.A. Dreiling, R. Fussganger, J.D. Jamieson, H.D. Janowitz, J.E. Jorpes, V. Mutt, Miklos Bodanszky, Henry D. Janowitz, E. F. Pfeiffer, J. Plessier, M. L. Ramorino, S. Rapits, A. Torsoli and M. J. Zimmermann
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It was found that such essential functions as the flow of pancreatic juice and emptying of bile into the intestine were regulated by two hormones, secretin and cholecystokinin, respectively. In spite of the difficulties in obtaining secretin American authors succeeded in keeping the interest in the secretin test alive.

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Published December, 2011
By H.E. Voss and G. Oertel
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Die in der chemischen, biologischen, physiologisch-pharmakologischen und klinischen Literatur zeitlich und raumlich weit verstreuten Beobachtungen und experimentellen Ergebnisse liessen eine Berucksichtigung der Entwicklung der Androgenforschung geboten erscheinen, die von der Mitte des 19.

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Published December, 2011
By Peter Frederick Baker and Peter F. Baker
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Published December, 2011
By Pedro Cuatrecasas, Steven Jacobs, J. Avruch, J.J. Bahl, D. Brandenburg, R. Bressler, P. Cuatrecasas, U. Derewenda, Z.S. Derewenda, G.G. Dodson, W.J. Malaisse, M.D. Walker, W.C. Duckworth, I.D. Goldfine, J.R. Gunsalus, M.D. Hollenberg, R.E. Hubbard, S. Jacobs, C.R. Kahn, T. Kono, J.M. Kyriakis, J. Larner, J.R. Levy, R.A. Liddle, J.L. Messina, J.M. Olefsky, D.J. Price, R.A. Roth, P. Rothenberg, R.J. Rushakoff, A.R. Saltiel, D.F. Steiner, H.S. Tager, H.E. Tornqvist, M.F. White, J.A. Williams, E.J. Yurkow and K. Zierler
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It is fourteen years since insulin was last reviewed in The Handbook of Ex perimental Pharmacology, in volume 32. We therefore decided to limit the present volume to the following areas: insulin chemistry and structure, insulin biosynthesis and secretion, insulin receptor, and insulin action at the cellular level.

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Published December, 2011
By Laszlo Szekeres, Julius G. Papp, M.L. Cohen, K.E. Creed, P. D'Orleans-Juste, G. Edwards, M. Fujiwara, G. Gabella, S. Iino, T. Itoh, J.G. Papp, L. Szekeres, A.L. Killam, K. Kitamura, E. Klinge, J. Knoll, A.J. Knox, H. Kuriyama, P.F. Mannaioni, E. Masini, J. Mironneau, I. Muramatsu, H. Ozaki, O. Pogatsa, D. Regoli, N.-E. Rhaleb, N. Rouissi, K.M. Sanders, H. Schröder, K. Schrör, N.O. Sjöstrand, A.E. Tattersfield, T. Tomita, A.H. Weston and Giorgio Gabella
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A comprehensive and systematic survey of the present knowledge of the structure and physiological functions of smooth muscle and its response to endogenous substances and pharmacological agents.

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Published December, 2011
By Fritz Markwardt, B. Blomback, P.C. Comp, P.D. Desnoyers, F. Duckert, U. Hedner, K.N.v. Kaulla, H.P. Klocking, M. Kopec, H. Landmann, Z.B. Latallo, F. Markwardt, I.M. Nilsson, M. Pandolfi, K.C. Robbins, W.E. Roschlau, K. Stocker, F.B. Taylor, G. Vogel and H.P. Kloecking
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A good knowledge of these processes is required for an understanding of the effects and side effects of fibrinolytics and antifibrinolytics, which comprise the basis of methods for the detection of fibrinolytic processes in the organism and of the control of therapy with these drugs.

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Published December, 2011
By R. Baserga and J. Abraham
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