Published September, 2016
By Andrew J. Krentz, Lutz Heinemann and Marcus Hompesch
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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This book reviews techniques for assessing insulin action, insulin secretion and body composition, with reference to new drugs, in phase 1 & 2 studies. Adds to understanding of drug effects and non-drug treatment strategies in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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Published September, 2016
By Marc Ruel and Erik J. Suuronen
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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This book offers readers a comprehensive biomaterials-based approach to achieving clinically successful, functionally integrated vasculogenesis and myogenesis in the heart.

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Published September, 2016
By Baoxue Yang and Jeff M. Sands
Publisher: Springer
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Although urea represents roughly 40% of all urinary solutes in normal human urine, the handling of urea in the tissues has been largely neglected in the past and few clinical or experimental studies now report data on urea.

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Published September, 2016
By Satoshi Iwase, Junichiro Hayano, Satoshi Orimo and Jyunichiro Hayano
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
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Heart rate variability is another valuable tool in investigating the current status of human vagal function and in predicting future cardiovascular disease. MIBG is also used to assess cardiac noradrenergic function, especially decreases associated with Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease, and multisystem atrophy.

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Published September, 2016
By Damiano Marchi and Kristian J. Carlson
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Since the environment undoubtedly impacts mobility of a wide variety of animals, insights into human mobility, as a concept, can be improved by extending approaches to investigating comparable environmental influences on mobility in animals in general.

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Published September, 2016
By Daniel Pedro Cardinali
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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As in "La vie en rose", the immortal Edith Piaf song written in 1946, my lifelong work with melatonin could well be called "Ma vie en noir".

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Published September, 2016
By Nilanjana Maulik and Tom Karagiannis
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Overall, this book encompasses a wide range of topics related to epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease and would appeal to anyone with an interest in epigenetics, chromatin biology and emerging epigenetic interventions and therapies.

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Published September, 2016
By Kwan-Hoong Ng and Lawrence Lau
Publisher: Springer
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This book is the product of a unique collaboration by experts from leading international, regional and national agencies and professional organizations discussing on the current 'hot' issue on the judicious use and safety of radiation in radiology.

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Published September, 2016
By Leonard F. Koziol, Paul Beljan, John Mather, Kate Bree, Lauren Barker and Laurence Barker
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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Published September, 2016
By Mindy F. Levin
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This volume is the most recent installment of the Progress in Motor Control series. The Progress in Motor Control IXI meeting, and consequently this volume, provide a broad perspective on the latest research on motor control in humans and other species.

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