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Advances in medicine and biology. Volume 38 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berhardt, Leon V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science, ©2012.
Colección:Advances in Medicine and Biology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. VOLUME 38; ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY; ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY.; VOLUME 38; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Endogenous Angiogenesis Inhibitors: Is the List Ever Ending?; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Secreted Angiogenesis Inhibitors; 2.1. Parstatin; 2.2. Semaphorin3A; 2.3. Isthmin; 2.4. Ý2-glycoprotein-I (Ý2GPI); 2.5. ADAMTS: A Family of Antiangiogenic Metalloproteinases; 2.5.1. ADAMTS1; 2.5.2. ADAMTS2; 2.5.3. ADAMTS4; 2.5.4. ADAMTS5; 2.5.5. ADAMTS8; 2.5.6. ADAMTS9; 2.5.7. ADAMTS12.
  • 3. Cytoplasmic Angiogenesis Inhibitors3.1. Integrin Cytoplasmic Domain Associated Protein-1 (ICAP-1); 3.2. Epithelial Protein Lost In Neoplasm (EPLIN); 3.3. ASK1-Interacting Protein1 (AIP1); 3.4. microRNA; 3.4.1. miRNA-221/222; 3.4.2. miRNA-15 and miRNA-16; 3.4.3. miRNA-21; 3.4.4. miRNA-34a; 3.4.5. miRNA-519c and miRNA-107; 3.4.6. miRNA-179̃2 Cluster; Conclusion; Non-Standard Abbreviations and Acronyms; References; CXHAPTER 2. Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Vasculogenic Mimicry in Human Prostate Cancer TherapyJingli; Abstract; Introduction; Prostate Cancer and Angiogenesis.
  • Angiogenesis Activators as Therapeutic Targets for Prostate Cancer1. VEGF and VEGFR; 1.1. VEGF in Prostate Cancer Therapy; 1.2. VEGFR in Prostate Cancer Therapy; 2. Integrin ÜvÝ3 in Human Prostate Cancer; Angiostatin and Endostatin in Human Prostate Cancer Angiogenesis; Notch Singalling Pathway and Angiogenesis Paradox in Prostate Cancer; Lymphangiogenesis and Lymph Node Metastasis in Prostate Cancer; Vasculogenic Mimicry and Prostate Cancer; Conclusions and Future Directions; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; References.
  • CHAPTER 3. Structural and Functional Alteration of the Aging Lower Urinary TractAbbreviation; Abstract; Introduction; Epidemiology and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in the Elderly; Females; Males; Nocturia; Detrusor Underactivity; Quality of Life; Basic Research on the Structural and Functional Changes of the Aging Bladder; Bladder Contraction and Relaxation; Muscarinic Receptors Changes; Nerve Innervation of the Urinary Bladder; Non-Neuronal Ach Release; Change in Detrusor Contractility; Specific Considerations; Bladder Outlet Obstruction; Diabetes Mellitus; Detrusor Overactivity.
  • Detrusor UnderactivityClinical Research on Functional Changes of the Aging Bladder; General Voiding Parameters; Detrusor Overactivity; Detrusor Underactivity with or without Overactivity; Bladder Outlet Obstruction; Nocturia; Clinical Assessment of Elderly Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction; Non-Urologic Causes; Drugs that Affect Voiding; Physical Examination and Laboratory Tests; Frequency-Volume Chart, and Post-Void Residual and Uroflowmetry; Urodynamic Evaluation; Management of the Aging Bladder; Life-Style Modification; Bladder Outlet Obstruction.