ABSTRACT

This book provides modern views of developments in medical sciences based on advances in molecular pathology. Topics discussed include the molecule; the genome of eukaryotes and its function; gene regulation; the proteins; molecular aspects of inflammation, immunology, and carcinogenesis; molecular biology of the nervous system; molecular defects in the endocrine system; molecular diseases of the blood and blood-forming tissues; and diagnosis of molecular diseases. Four tables and 75 figures illustrate the concepts and provide a quick means to reference important data. Immunologists, pathologists, geneticists, and all other researchers in the biological and medical sciences will find a wealth of information in this ground-breaking new book.

chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|23 pages

The Molecule: Anatomy and Physiology

chapter 3|32 pages

The Genome in Eukaryotes and its Function

chapter 4|27 pages

Gene Regulation

chapter 5|6 pages

The Proteins

chapter 6|13 pages

Molecular Bases of Cell Differentiation

chapter 8|22 pages

Mutation

chapter 9|39 pages

The Pathology of Globin Molecules

chapter 10|49 pages

The Molecular Aspects of Inflammation

chapter 11|26 pages

The Molecular Aspects of Immunology

chapter 12|33 pages

The Molecular Aspects of Carcinogenesis

chapter 13|21 pages

Molecular Biology of the Nervous System

chapter 14|15 pages

Molecular Defects in the Endocrine System

chapter 16|57 pages

Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic Disorders

chapter 17|4 pages

Pharmacogenetics

chapter 18|7 pages

Diagnosis of Molecular Diseases