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ABCD springer.com Just Released New Books January 2013 English Titles Sorted by author and title within the main subject springer.com Biomedicine 2 Biomedicine H. Aldskogius, Uppsala University, Sweden (Ed.) P. van Endert, Université Paris Descartes, France (Ed.) Animal Models of Spinal Cord Antigen Processing G. Laviola, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; S. Macrì, Isti- Repair Methods and Protocols tuto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy (Eds.) The development of treatment strategies that can Features Adaptive and Maladaptive Aspects help patients with spinal cord injury to regain lost Antigen processing is a biological process that pre- of Developmental Stress functions and an improved quality of life is a major pares antigens for the presentation to special cells medical challenge, and experimental spinal cord in the immune system called T lymphocytes. In research has to meet these challenges by resolving Antigen Processing: Methods and Protocols, expert Since the very early stages of life, we all experi- fundamental problems, establishing a basis for possi- researchers in the field provide a comprehensive set ence some form of stress. Stressors can be mild to ble novel treatment strategies of spinal cord injury, of protocols for studying presentation of antigens severe and can range from unsuccessfully longing for and motivating their clinical translation. In Animal produced in the standard processing pathways for maternal milk in infancy, to recklessly wiggling on a Models of Spinal Cord Repair, expert researchers MHC class I and class II molecules. The chapters [..] motorbike to be on time to watch the NBA finals on examine a broad range of experimental models for TV, to breaking up a relationship. All those events research on spinal cord injury, how they have con- Fields of interest that we call “stress” have the capability of perturbing tributed to our current state of knowledge, and what Immunology; Antibodies a given state of psychological and physiological equi- their advantages are in the further advancement of librium and moving it to a different level. The transi- spinal cord repair. With[...] Target groups tion from crawling to walking has to be considered a Professional/practitioner form of stress as much as losing a job. It is through a Features continuous cross-talk between environmental stres- The development of treatment strategies that can Type of publication sors and individual adaptations that we build our[...] help patients with spinal cord injury to regain lost Contributed volume functions and an improved quality of life is a major More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-217-9 Features medical challenge, and experimental spinal cord Since the very early stages of life, we all experi- research has to meet these challenges by resolving Hardcover ence some form of stress. Stressors can be mild to fundamental problems, establishing a basis for possi- 2013. XVII, 589 p. 85 illus., 25 in color. (Methods in Mol- severe and can range from unsuccessfully longing for ble novel treatment strategies of spinal cord injury, ecular Biology, Vol. 960) maternal milk in infancy, to recklessly wiggling on a and motivating their clinical translation. In [..] $159.00 motorbike to be on time to watch the NBA finals on ISBN 978-1-62703-217-9 TV, to breaking up a relationship. All those events Contents Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. that we call “stress” have the capability of perturbing The Spinal Cord: Functional Organization, Dis- a given state of psychological and [..] eases, and Dysfunctions.- The Pathological Findings in Traumatic Injury to the Human Spinal Cord.- Contents Acute Spinal Cord Injury In Vitro: Insight Into Basic Making Sense of Stress: An Evolutionary-Develop- Mechanisms.- Spinal Cord Injury: The Lamprey mental Framework.- Prenatal and maternal psy- Model.- Dorsal Root Injury for the Study of Spinal chosocial stress in primates: adaptive plasticity or Cord Injury Repair.- No-Laminectomy Spinal Cord- vulnerability to pathology?.- The Everyday Stress Transected Murine Model.- Spinal Cord Injury: Resilience Hypothesis: Unfolding resilience from a The Rabbit Model.- The Cat Model of Spinal Cord perspective of everyday stress and coping.- Ontogeny Injury.- Using Naturally-Occurring Spinal Cord of stress reactivity in the human child: Phenotypic Injury in Domestic Dogs to Explore Novel Thera- flexibility, trade-offs, and pathology.- Consequences peutic Options.- Primate Models of Spinal Repair.- of Developmental Stress in Humans: Prenatal Stress.- Animal Models[...] Consequences of Developmental Stress in Humans: Adversity experienced during Childhood and Ado- Fields of interest lescence.- Behavioural and neuroendocrine[...] Neurosciences; Neurology; Animal Models Fields of interest Target groups Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Biomedicine (general) Professional/practitioner Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-196-7 Type of publication Contributed volume Hardcover 2013. XII, 336 p. 49 illus., 36 in color. (Neuromethods, More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-5604-9 Vol. 76) Hardcover $139.00 2013. XII, 281 p. 19 illus., 7 in color. (Current Topics in ISBN 978-1-62703-196-7 Neurotoxicity, Vol. 3) Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. $209.00 ISBN 978-1-4614-5604-9 Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. springer.com Biomedicine 3 K.K. Jain, Jain PharmaBiotech, Basel, Switzerland Y.Y. Shugart, National Institute of Mental Health , Bethesda, MD, K.L. Tucker, University of Heidelberg, Germany; T. Caspary, Emory USA (Ed.) University, Atlanta, GE, USA (Eds.) Applications of Biotechnology in Neurology Applied Computational Genomics Cilia and Nervous System Development and Function "Applied Computational Genomics" focuses on an Culling together excerpts from a wide range of writ- in-depth review of statistical development and appli- ings by Dr. Kewal K. Jain on biotechnology topics as Cilia are tiny microtubule-based organelles project- cation in the area of human genomics including they relate to disorders of the nervous system, Appli- ing from the plasma membrane of practically all cells candidate gene mapping, linkage analysis, popula- cations of Biotechnology in Neurology covers a vari- in the body. In the past 10 years a flurry of research tion-based, genome-wide association, exon sequenc- ety of applications for those working in life sciences has indicated a crucial role of this long-neglected ing and whole genome sequencing analysis. The and the pharmaceutical sciences, particularly those organelle in the development and function of the authors are extremely experienced in the area of developing diagnostics and therapeutics for the ner- central nervous system. A common theme of these statistical genomics and will give a detailed intro- vous system. This detailed volume delves into areas studies is the critical dependency of signal transduc- duction of the evolution in the field and critical eval- such as neurobiotechnology, like neurogenomics tion of the Sonic hedgehog, and more recently, Wnt uations of the advantages and disadvantages of the and neuroproteomics, molecular diagnostics, vari- signaling pathways upon cilia to regulate fate deci- statistical models proposed. They will also share their ous methods of improving systemic administration sions and morphogenesis. Both primary and motile views on a future shift toward translational biology. of drugs for targeted delivery to the nervous system, cilia also play crucial roles in the function of the ner- The book will be of value to human geneticists, med- including the use of nanobiotechnology, biotechnol- vous system, including the primary processing of ical doctors, health educators,[...] ogy-based strategies and[...] sensory information, the control of body mass, and Features higher functions such as[...] Features "Applied Computational Genomics" focuses on an Culling together excerpts from a wide range of writ- Features in-depth review of statistical development and appli- ings by Dr. Kewal K. Jain on biotechnology topics as Cilia are tiny microtubule-based organelles project- cation in the area of human genomics including they relate to disorders of the nervous system, Appli- ing from the plasma membrane of practically all cells candidate gene mapping, linkage analysis, popula- cations of Biotechnology in Neurology covers a vari- in the body. In the past 10 years a flurry of research tion-based, genome-wide association, exon sequenc- ety of applications for those working in life sciences has indicated a crucial role of this long-neglected ing and whole genome sequencing analysis. The and the pharmaceutical sciences, particularly those organelle in the development and function of the authors are extremely experienced in the area of sta- developing diagnostics and therapeutics for the ner- central nervous system. A common theme of these tistical genomics and will give a detailed introduc- vous system. This detailed volume [..] studies is the critical dependency of signal transduc- tion of the [..] tion of the Sonic hedgehog, and more recently, Wnt Contents Contents [..] Introduction to Neurobiotechnology.- Neuro- Introduction.- Concepts of Genetic Epidemiology.- genetics & Neurogenomics.- Neuroproteomics.- Contents Integration of Linkage Analysis and Next Genera- Biomarkers of Neurological Disorders.- Molecu- Introduction.- 1 Primary and motile cilia: their ultra- tion Sequencing Data.- From Family Study to Pop- lar Diagnostics for Neurological