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  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Editor Imre Szabo
    ISBN 978-953-51-0879-5
    282 pages, December, 2012
    Downloads: 511
    This book is an overview of invited contributions on recent data of inflammatory bowel diseases. The first part of the book covers topics related to the ethiopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases including the environmental, genetic factors and ...
  • Steroids - From Physiology to Clinical Medicine
    Steroids - From Physiology to Clinical Medicine
    Editor Sergej M. Ostojic
    ISBN 978-953-51-0857-3
    211 pages, November, 2012
    Downloads: 919
    Steroids - From Physiology to Clinical Medicine covers contemporary basic science on steroids research, along with steroids practical application in clinical medicine. We start by describing physiological and pathophysiological roles of steroids, wit ...
  • Pathophysiology and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
    Pathophysiology and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
    Editor Oluwafemi O. Oguntibeju
    ISBN 978-953-51-0833-7
    128 pages, November, 2012
    Downloads: 703
    Diabetes mellitus is a complex, progressive disease, which is accompanied by multiple complications. It is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system and listed among the most common disorders in both developed and developing countries. It has a gl ...
  • State of the Art of Therapeutic Endocrinology
    State of the Art of Therapeutic Endocrinology
    Editor Sameh Magdeldin
    ISBN 978-953-51-0772-9
    224 pages, October, 2012
    Downloads: 704
    During the last two decades, evidence of increasing trends of several endocrine-related disorders has been strengthened. These disorders often come with lack of uniform diagnosis and/ or even unclear endocrine disruption. The later is mainly due to a ...
  • Probiotic in Animals
    Probiotic in Animals
    Editor Everlon Cid Rigobelo
    ISBN 978-953-51-0777-4
    272 pages, October, 2012
    Downloads: 654
    Over the last few decades the prevalence of studies about probiotics strains has dramatically grown in most regions of the world. The use of probiotics strains in animals production may reduce several problems caused by antibiotics therapy, growth pr ...
  • Thyroid Hormone
    Thyroid Hormone
    Editor Neeraj Kumar Agrawal
    ISBN 978-953-51-0678-4
    386 pages, July, 2012
    Downloads: 959
    Thyroid hormone is important for controlling metabolism and many other body functions. Changes in thyroid hormone physiology, its regulation and diseases thereof have been a concern for the mankind. Understanding of the thyroid hormone(s) has been co ...
  • Prenatal Diagnosis - Morphology Scan and Invasive Methods
    Prenatal Diagnosis - Morphology Scan and Invasive Methods
    Editor Richard Kwong Wai Choy and Tak Yeung Leung
    ISBN 978-953-51-0614-2
    210 pages, June, 2012
    Downloads: 645
    This book provides detailed and comprehensive coverage on various aspects of prenatal diagnosis-with particular emphasis on sonographic and molecular diagnostic issues. It features sections dedicated to fundamentals of clinical, ultrasound and gene ...
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
    Neuroendocrine Tumor
    Editor Anthony Lowell
    ISBN 978-953-51-0653-1
    64 pages, June, 2012
    Downloads: 988