Advances in medicine and biology. Volume 55 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berhardt, Leon V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science, ©2012.
Temas:
Clinical medicine.
Biology.
Clinical Medicine
Biology
Médecine clinique.
Biologie.
biology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Clinical medicine
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  • ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY VOLUME 55 ; ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY VOLUME 55 ; Contents ; Preface ; New Researches in Serum Angiotensin Applied to Equine Medicine and Science ; Abstract ; 1. Introduction; 2. Normal Function and Components of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System ; 2.1. Renin; 2.2. Angiotensinogen ; 2.3. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme, ACE ; 2.4. Angiotensin; 2.5. Aldosterone ; 2.6. Vasopressin ; 2.7. Local RAAS ; 2.8. Influence of Feeding on the RAAS in the Horse ; 2.9. Influence of Pregnancy on the RAAS in the Horse.
  • 2.10. Influence of Age and Gender on the RAAS Components in the Horse 2.11. Changes in the RAAS Components in Exercised Horses ; 2.12. Influence of Training on the RAAS in the Horse; 3. Current Knowledge of the RAAS in Different Pathological Situations in Horses ; 3.1. Heart Diseases; 3.1.1. Heart Failure as a Neuroendocrine Syndrome ; 3.1.2. Heart Failure in Horses ; 3.1.3. RAAS in Horses with Heart Failure and Heart Diseases ; 3.2. Renal Diseases ; 3.3. Laminitis ; 4. RAAS in Hypovolemia/ Hypotension ; 5. Use of Inhibitors of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (IACE) in Equine Medicine.
  • Future Directions for ResearchReferences ; Pertussis: Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Epidemiology of Bordetella Pertussis ; Structure of Pertussis Toxin ; Synthesis and Induction of PTx ; Activity of PTx in Target Cells ; Mechanism of Action of PTx ; Action Pathways Independent of G Proteins ; Pertussis as Immunotherapy ; Pertussis Toxin and Innate Immune Response ; Effects of PTx on the Dendritic Cells ; Effects of Bordetella Pertussis on Regulatory T Cells ; Bordetella Pertussis Toxin as Treatment ; Pertussis toxin and Cancer Treatment ; Perspectives.
  • Acknowledgments References ; Gastritis: The Influence of Helicobacter Pylori Virulence Factors; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1. Helicobacter Pylori ; 1.2. Gastritis ; 1.3. The Sydney System Classification of Gastritis ; 1.4. H. pylori-Induced Forms of Gastritis ; 1.4.1. Acute Gastritis ; 1.4.2. Chronic Gastritis ; 1.5. Peptic Ulcer Disease; 1.6. Gastric Cancer ; 1.7. H. pylori Virulence Factors ; 1.7.1. Cytotoxin-Associated Gene Pathogenicity Island (cagPAI) ; 1.7.2. Vacuolating Cytotoxin Gene (vacA) ; 1.7.3. Outer Membrane Proteins (OMPs) ; 1.7.4. Duodenal Ulcer Promoting Gene (dupA)
  • Conclusion References ; Robotic Surgery in Gynecology ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Robotic Surgery in Benign Diseases ; 2.1. Hysterectomy ; 2.2. Myomectomy ; 2.3. Adnexal Surgery and Endometriosis ; 2.4. Tubal Anastamosis ; 2.5. Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery ; 3. Robotic Surgery in Malignant Pathology ; 3.1. Endometrial Cancer ; 3.2. Cervical Cancer ; 3.3. Ovarian Cancer ; 4. Future of Robotics in Gynecology ; Conclusion ; Financial and Competing Interests Disclosure ; References ; Do Chronically Ill Women Who Are Good Sleepers Have Better Health Outcomes than Poor Sleepers? ; Abstract.

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