Basic Molecular and Cell Biology / Edition 3

by David S. Latchman

Overview

This third, fully revised, edition brings the reader right up to date with the recent advances made in the study of disease at the molecular and cellular level, and examines the exciting new possibilities for treatment. Its clear and straightforward style will give doctors, medical students, and researchers valuable insight into molecular medicine and its applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780727911957
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/09/1997
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	5.48(w) x 8.52(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

David Seymour Latchman CBE is a British geneticist and university administrator. Since 2003 he has been Master of Birkbeck, University of London, and Professor of Genetics at Birkbeck and University College London.

Table of Contents

Molecular and cell biology in clinical medicine; methods in molecular medicine; the polymerase chain reaction - a tool for molecular medicine; an introduction to cells; stem cells in normal growth and disease; cell reproduction; apoptosis (programmed cell death); cell to cell and cell to matrix adhesion; how do receptors at the cell surface transmit signals to the cell interior?; membrane traffic, from cell to clinic; cytoskeleton and disease; the cell nucleus' gene regulation and transcription factors; genes and cancer; human congenital malformations - insights from molecular genetics; molecular genetics of common diseases; impact of molecular biology on clinical genetics; monoclonal antibodies in medicine; production and use of therapeutic agents; gene therapy.

Editorial Reviews

Twenty contributions explain the techniques of molecular and cell biology and describe their implications for medicine. Topics include cell death, gene therapy, the therapeutic role of monoclonal antibodies and other recombinant proteins, the polymerase chain reaction, the role of stem cells in growth and disease, cellular adhesion, signaling by cell surface receptors, gene regulation, and the impact of molecular biology on clinical genetics and prenatal diagnosis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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