Search Results - "Genetics"

Porcine Health Management

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Environmental effects on human reproduction

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Environmental effects on human reproduction -- Measuring reproductive ability -- Hormonal variation and ovarian function in different populations -- Effect of nutrition on reproductive function -- Effect of energetics on reproductive function -- Effect of genetics on reproductive function -- Developmental effects on reproductive function -- Immunological effects on reproductive function -- Hormones and health implications.…”
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From viruses to oncolytics

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Viruses: molecular biology and reverse genetics -- Tropism determinants: entry and post-entry levels -- Tropism targeting: protease activation, receptor attachment, transcription/replication, spread -- Cancer clinical trials: recombinant adeno-, herpes, vaccinia and measles viruses.…”
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Robustness and evolvability in living systems / by Wagner, Andreas, 1967 January 26-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The genetic alphabet -- The genetic code -- RNA structure -- Proteins and point mutations -- Proteins and recombination -- Regulatory DNA regions and their reorganization in evolution -- Metabolic pathways -- Metabolic networks -- Drosophila segmentation and other gene regulatory networks -- Phenotypic traits, cryptic variation, and human diseases -- The many ways of building the same body -- Neutral spaces -- Evolvability and neutral mutations -- Redundancy of parts or distributed robustness? …”
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Mouse models to investigate cell cycle and cancer

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Cell cycle regulation during mouse development and adulthood -- Cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) -- The genetic pathways for cell cycle regulation -- Cdk1, Cdk2, Cdk4, and Cdk6 -- The in vivo functions of Cdk2 -- Compensation between different Cdk/cyclin complexes -- Genetic interaction between Cdk2 and Cdk4 -- Control of the G1/S phase transition by the Retinoblastoma protein (Rb) -- DNA damage response in the absence of Cdk2 -- p27Kip1 inhibits Cdk1 in vivo -- Cdk1/cyclin E complexes promote S phase -- Cdks and tumors.…”
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Neurodevelopmental disorders

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Types of neurodevelopmental disorders -- Cognitive neuroscience approach -- Learning to read -- Types of evidence -- Phonological awareness -- Specific language impairment -- Aspects of language structure -- Non-word repetition -- Auditory temporal processing -- Language-impaired and language-normal children -- Associations between auditory and phonological deficits -- How do morphosyntactic deficits relate to auditory/memory deficits? -- Using genetics to understand relationships between cognitive impairments -- Twins as a tool for disentangling genetic and environmental risks -- Can we distinguish heritable subtypes on basis of underlying cognitive deficit? …”
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Neuroscience of creativity /

Table of Contents: “…Leising, Dennis Garlick, and Aaron P. Blaisdell -- Genetics -- The genetics of creativity : the generative and receptive sides of the creativity equation / Baptiste Barbot, Mei Tan, and Elena L. …”
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Gut Pathogens

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Rethinking the Andes–Amazonia Divide : A cross-disciplinary exploration

Table of Contents: “…-- The linguistic perspective: Potential, limitations and prospects -- 1.3 Genetics -- Genetic markers -- Ancient DNA -- Genetic diversity in South America -- Genetics and cross-cultural interactions -- 1.4 Anthropology -- Chavín de Huántar -- San Agustín -- The 'geoglyphs' of the Upper Purús -- The Kallawaya -- Conclusion -- 1.5 The Andes-Amazonia culture area -- Part 2 Deep time and the long chronological perspective…”
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Biotechnology policy across national boundaries the science-industrial complex / by West, Darrell M., 1954-

Table of Contents: “…The globalization of innovation -- Science-industry collaboration -- In vitro fertilization and assisted reproductive technology -- Genetically modified food -- Cloning -- Stem cell research -- Chimeras -- Pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology, and health care -- Whose ethical standards?…”
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Insect outbreaks revisited

Table of Contents: “…Population, community, and ecosystem ecology -- pt. 4. Genetics and evolution -- pt. 5. Applied perspectives.…”
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Codeswitching worldwide

Table of Contents: “…The historical perspective : genetics and language shift.…”
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Frontotemporal dementia

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Prevalence and nomenclature of FTD -- The pathology of FTD (tau, TDP-43) -- The genetics of FTD (tau, progranulin) -- Patterns of atrophy and neuroanatomical correlates of behavior and cognition -- von Economo neurons -- Neuroimaging (amyloid imaging) -- Treatment.…”
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Understanding racial and ethnic differences in health in late life a research agenda /

Table of Contents: “…The nature of racial and ethnic differences -- Perspectives on racial and ethnic differences -- Genetic influences -- Socioeconomic factors -- Behavior risk factors -- Social and personal resources -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Stress -- Biopsychosocial interactions -- Health care -- The life course -- Interventions.…”
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Biodefense challenges

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Viruses as bioterrorism or biowarfare threats -- Smallpox virus and monkeypox virus -- Equine encephalitis viruses: Venezuelan, eastern and western equine encephalitis viruses -- Ebola and Marburg viruses -- Rift Valley fever virus -- Genetically engineered viruses.…”
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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The podocyte as the central cell of the glomerular filtration barrier -- Podocyte function through cytoskeleton regulation -- Pathological altering of cytoskeletal dynamics (genetic defects vs. circulating factors) -- Restoring normal balance using novel drugs/compounds.…”
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Animal models of tauopathy

Table of Contents: “…Contents: General considerations about animal models -- Genetic and idiopathic tauopathies -- Transgenic mice -- Principles and practice for tau animal models -- Limitations of Tg mice -- Alternative approaches for modeling tauopathies -- Future prospects for animal models of tauopathy.…”
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Adamantiades-Behçet's disease

Table of Contents: “…History -- Epidemiology -- Diagnostic criteria, prognostic parameters, assessment of disease activity, and quality of life -- Pathogenesis -- Genetics -- Immunology -- Concepts for research -- Mucocutaneous manifestations -- ocular manifestations -- Neurological manifestations -- Cardiovascular involvement -- Various clinical manifestations -- Treatment -- Patient-physician relationship -- Index.…”
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Human evolution trails from the past / by Cela Conde, Camilo José

Table of Contents: “…Preface : Homo sapiens, the rational animal -- Evolution, genetics, and systematics -- The evolution of hominoids -- The hominin lineage -- Miocene and Pliocene genera and species -- Pliocene hominins : South Africa and the Rift Valley -- The Pliocene cladogenesis : paranthropus versus homo -- The radiation of homo -- Evolutionary characteristics of the erectus grade -- The late-Pleistocene transition -- The uniqueness of being human.…”
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Practical decision making in health care ethics cases and concepts / by Devettere, Raymond J.

Table of Contents: “…-- Prudence and living a good life -- The language of health care ethics -- Making health care decisions -- Deciding for others -- Determining life and death -- Life-sustaining treatments -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Medical nutrition and hydration -- Reproductive issues -- Prenatal life -- Infants and children -- Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Medical research -- Transplantation -- Medical genetics -- Social and political issues.…”
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