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1 online resource (xiii, 318 pages) : illustrations |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Online resource; title from pdf information screen (Ebsco, viewed April 5, 2013). |
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ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY: VOLUME 52; ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY: VOLUME 52; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter I: The Anthropozoonotic Ancylostoma caninum; Introduction; Ancylostoma caninum; 1. Taxonomy and Morphology; 2. Biological Cycle; 2.1. Free-living phase; 2.1.1. Survival and Behavior in the Soil; 2.1.2. Search for a Host; 2.2. Parasitic phase; 2.3. Interaction with Host and Maintenance of the Parasitic Existence; 3. Pathogenesis and Clinical Signs; 3.1. Dogs; 3.2. Humans; 4. Geographic Distribution and Prevalence; 5. Diagnosis. |
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6. Control and TreatmentAcknowledgments; References; Chapter II: The Function of the Hyalectan Class of Proteoglycans and Their Binding Partners during Vertebrate Development; Abstract; Introduction; The Hyalectan / Lectican Class of Chondroitin Sulphate Proteoglycans; Hyaluronan and Hyaluronic Acid Synthases; Hyaluronan and Proteoglycan Link Proteins; Aggrecan; Brevican and Neurocan -- The CNS Specific Hyalectans; Versican; The A Disintegrin-Like and Metalloproteinase Domain with Thrombospondin-1 Repeats (ADAMTS) Proteoglycanase Family; Hyalectans in Vertebrate Development. |
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Embryogenesis is a Conserved Set of Mechanisms amongst VertebratesFertilisation, the Formation of the Blastocysts and Embryonic Stem Cells; Hyalectans and ESCs; Gastrulation and Neurulation; Hyalectans and Gastrulation and Neurulation; Hyalectans and the Notochord; Body Folding and the Ectoderm; Hyalectans and Skin; The Neural Crest and Neural Crest Stem Cells; Hyalectans and NCCs; Mesoderm; Hyalectans and the Musculoskeletal System; Limbs; Spine; Craniofacial Development; Hyalectans and Cardiac Development; Hyalectans and Urogenital Development; Endoderm; Hyalectans in Lung Development. |
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The Central Nervous SystemHyalectans and the CNS; Aggrecan; Brevican; Neurocan; Versican; Pregnancy; Versican in Pregnancy; Dissecting Hyalectan Biology in the Zebrafish; The Zebrafish as a Model for Vertebrate Development; Expression and Function of Hyalectans in the Zebrafish; The Evolutionary Conservation of the Hyalectans and Related Proteins; Aggrecan and Hapln3; Brevican and Hapln2; Neurocan and Hapln4; Versican and Hapln1; Rate of Evolution of the Hyalectans and Haplns; ADAMTS Proteoglycanases in the Zebrafish; Conclusion; Author Contributions; References. |
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Chapter III: Puberty, Kisspeptin and Glutamate: A Ceaseless Golden BraidAbstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic Functional Aspects of the Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal-Gonadal Axis; The GnRH System at Prepuberal and Peripuberal Stages; 3. The Control of Puberty by Modulation of Different Neurotransmitter Systems; 4. The Neuroexcitatory Acid Glutamate and the Activation of the GnRH Neurons; 5. Modulation of Neuroendocrine Systems and Metabolic Status; 6. The Kisspeptin-GPR54 System in the Modulation of GnRH and Puberty; The KiSS-1, KP and GPR54 System: A Basic Approach. |
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Medicine.
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Biology.
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Medicine |
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Biology |
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Médecine.
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Biologie.
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medicines (material)
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biology.
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medicine (discipline)
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Biology
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Medicine
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Berhardt, Leon V.
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| ISBN |
9781620813393 (electronic bk.) |
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1620813394 (electronic bk.) |
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DEBBG BV041049528 |
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DEBBG BV043775692 |
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DEBSZ 472781766 |
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