C&W Library Catalogue
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Critical situations in acute and emergency care are one of the great clinical challenges because of the uncertainty, high stakes, time pressure, and stress that are involved. This book provides a comprehensive outline of all the human factors issues relevant to patient safety during acute care. Fol…
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This text examines all aspects of human development, emphasizing both basic concepts and relevant clinical problems. The book presents a week-by-week and stage-by-stage view of how fetal organs and systems develop, why and when birth defects occur, and what roles the placenta and fetal membranes pl…
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Extensively revised toincorporate recent research and current clinical practice ,The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 11th Edition,covers all aspects of normal and abnormal embryonic and fetal development. In a clear, concise manner and lavishly illustrated throughout, this textboo…
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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer in the Western world, but comparatively little is known about its development. Epithelial ovarian carcinomas are thought to originate in the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE), i.e. the mesothelium covering the ovary, but experimental evidence fo…
Activin A (homodimer of inhibin βA-subunit) is known to increase inhibin βB-subunit and inhibin B (heterodimer of inhibin α- and βB-subunit) levels and decrease progesterone accumulation in human granulosa cells. Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is a potent paracrine regul…
Topics cover everything from the most basic genetic concepts to the latest screening and diagnostic techniques. Coverage includes:; autism, cancer, chromosomal abnormalities, ethics, genetic counseling, heart defects, muscular dystrophy, neural tube defects, phenylketonuria, spina bifida, and much …
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This encyclopedia provides a thorough yet accessible overview of genetics. This revised edition adds 64 new overview essays to the 172 original entries.
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This encyclopedia provides a thorough yet accessible overview of genetics. This revised edition adds 64 new overview essays to the 172 original entries.
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This text is in its 6th edition as a major repository of facts about prenatal diagnosis. It is an essential resource for all engaged in prenatal genetic diagnosis, especially obstetricians, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, medical geneticists, genetic counsellors, and pediatricians.
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Aim of this thesis is to investigate the genetic causes of type 2 diabetes, its interaction with environmental factors, and implications for treament and prediction of the disease.
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It is increasingly apparent that GnRH-II acts as an autocrine/paracrine regulator in non-pituitary tissues, in addition to its role in the regulation of gonadotropin synthesis, and is an important player in cancer cell biology. High levels of GnRH-II and GnRHR in malignant ovarian tumors as compare…
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