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  • Stem Cell Biology in Normal Life and Diseases
    Stem Cell Biology in Normal Life and Diseases NEW
    Editor Kamran Alimoghaddam
    ISBN 978-953-51-1107-8
    185 pages, May, 2013
    Downloads: 227
    Stem cells have a prominent role in normal life and also in pathogenesis of disorders. Today, these cells are clinically applicable in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation but expansion of their application in many more disorders needs more work. ...
  • Recent Advances in the Field of Ventricular Assist Devices
    Recent Advances in the Field of Ventricular Assist Devices NEW
    Editor Kazuo Komamura
    ISBN 978-953-51-1111-5
    93 pages, May, 2013
    Downloads: 169
    Recent Advances in the Field of Ventricular Assist Devices covers recent various advances and developments relating to ventricular assist devices and their diverse complications. Firstly, we overview recent technical advances as well as current indic ...
  • Common Eye Infections
    Common Eye Infections NEW
    Editor Imtiaz A. Chaudhry
    ISBN 978-953-51-0926-6
    249 pages, May, 2013
    Downloads: 188
    Since ocular infections are one of the most frequent occurrences in ophthalmology, the treatment for these infections must be fast, precise and effective. In order to address this goal, it is important to identify and characterize the culprit microor ...
  • Neonatal Bacterial Infection
    Neonatal Bacterial Infection NEW
    Editor Bernhard Resch
    ISBN 978-953-51-1124-5
    94 pages, April, 2013
    Downloads: 192
    Neonatal sepsis still remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborn, particularly in preterm, low birth weight infants. Despite advances in neonatal care, overall case-fatality rates from sepsis may be as high as 50%. Clinical ...
  • Endoscopy
    Endoscopy NEW
    Editor Somchai Amornyotin
    ISBN 978-953-51-1071-2
    382 pages, April, 2013
    Downloads: 192
    Endoscopy has had a major impact in the development of modern medicine and other medical specialties. The field of endoscopic procedure has developed over the last decade. By using different data it provided a better understanding of pathogenic mecha ...
  • Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases From Bench to Bedside A Diagnostic and Preventive Perspective
    Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases From Bench to Bedside A Diagnostic and Preventive Perspective NEW
    Editor Davy Vanden Broeck
    ISBN 978-953-51-1072-9
    325 pages, April, 2013
    Downloads: 159
    Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women worldwide, and infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) has been identified as the causal agent for this condition. The natural history of cervical cancer is characterized by slow dise ...
  • Neural Stem Cells - New Perspectives
    Neural Stem Cells - New Perspectives
    Editor Luca Bonfanti
    ISBN 978-953-51-1069-9
    420 pages, April, 2013
    Downloads: 194
    Twenty years after the discovery of neural stem cells, the question whether the central nervous system can be considered among regenerative tissues is still open. On one side, deep characterization of neural stem and progenitor cells, their niches, a ...
  • Gestational Diabetes - Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
    Gestational Diabetes - Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
    Editor Luis Sobrevia
    ISBN 978-953-51-1077-4
    162 pages, April, 2013
    Downloads: 254
    This book summarizes several aspects of GD, which is caused by not well-understood multifactorial mechanisms. Common strategies seem to be key in the understanding of the syndrome, i.e., endothelial dysfunction and the role of other placenta cells su ...