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Free Download Future T/Issues: Organ Transplantation in Literary and Medical Narratives
by Ruth Gehrmann
English | 2024 | ISBN: 311141325X | 311 Pages | PDF | 2 MB

Free Download Hyung Wook Park, "Germs and Tissues: Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Peter Brian Medawar, and the Immunological Conjuncture "
English | ISBN: 1616684119 | 2010 | 61 pages | PDF | 1041 KB
The Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1960 was awarded to two renowned scientists in Australia and Britain, Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Brian Medawar. Many historical accounts have described Burnet’s theoretical prediction of immunological ‘tolerance’ and its experimental confirmation by Medawar as a momentous achievement in immunology. This book examines their distinct research pathways, especially their different ways of approaching the immunological changes of the host organism during embryogenesis and foetal development.

Free Download Computation in Cells and Tissues: Perspectives and Tools of Thought By R. Paton (auth.), Ray Paton, Hamid Bolouri, Mike Holcombe, J. Howard Parish, Richard Tateson (eds.)
2004 | 345 Pages | ISBN: 3642055699 | PDF | 11 MB
This book deals with key issues in the emerging interdisciplinary area involving cellular systems, computational modelling, and biologically inspired computing. This highly multidisciplinary book offers a unique blend of topical contributions that are written by biologists, computer scientists and mathematicians with non-expert readers in mind. It reflects important trends and developments in this exciting field of science. The volume can serve as a textbook and reference book for advanced students and computer scientists, biologists, and mathematicians.

Free Download Bioelectrochemistry of Cells and Tissues By Victor P. Whittaker (auth.), PD Dr. Dieter Walz, Hermann Berg Ph.D., Giulio Milazzo (eds.)
1995 | 305 Pages | ISBN: 3034898908 | PDF | 8 MB
Bioelectrochemistry: Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive compilation of all the physicochemical aspects of the different biochemical and physiological processes. The role of electric and magnetic fields in biological systems forms the focus of this second volume in the Bioelectrochemistry series. The most prominent use of electric fields is found in some fish. These species generate fields of different strengths and patterns serving either as weapons, or for the purpose of location and communication. Electrical phenomena involved in signal transduction are discussed by means of two examples, namely excitation-contraction coupling in muscles and light transduction in photoreceptors. Also examined is the role of electrical potential differences in energy metabolism and its control. Temporal and spatial changes of the potential difference across the membranes of nerve cells are carefully evaluated, since they are the basis of the spreading and processing of information in the nervous system. The dielectric properties of cells and their responses to electric fields, such as electrophoresis and electrorotation, are dealt with in detail. Finally, the effects of magnetic fields on living systems and of low-frequency electromagnetic fields on cell metabolism are also considered. Further volumes will be added to the series, which is intended as a set of source books for graduate and postgraduate students as well as research workers at all levels in bioelectrochemistry.

Free Download Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissues By S. Rakoff-Nahoum, R. Medzhitov (auth.), Tasuku Honjo MD, Ph.D., Fritz Melchers (eds.)
2006 | 210 Pages | ISBN: 3540306560 | PDF | 4 MB
The intestine is colonized by an impressive community of commensals, that has profound effects on the immune funtions. The relationship between gut microbiota and the immune system is one of reciprocity: commensals have important contribution in nutrient processing and education of the immune system and conversely, the immune system, particularly gut-associated lymphoid tissues plays a key role in shaping the repertoire of gut microbiota.

Free Download Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Tissues By Richard A. Hopkins MD (auth.)
2005 | 656 Pages | ISBN: 0387949623 | PDF | 22 MB
Cryopreserved allograft tissues are now standard materials for the reconstructive cardiac surgeon. Since publication of the first edition ("Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Valves") in 1989, the field has progressed dramatically with increased clinical use of cardiovascular allograft tissues, with the development of new surgical techniques, and with advances in the understanding of the fundamentals of valve transplantation biology and cryopreservation. As a result, over two-thirds of the present volume represents new material. Fifty-six authors bring their expertise to thirteen comprehensive, lavishly illustrated sections which discuss the principles of the use of homograft valves, major clinical series of homograft valves for both left and right ventricular outflow tracts, cryopreserved allograft tissue for cardiac reconstruction, cell biology of heart valve leaflets, cryobiology of heart valve preservation, morphological, biochemical, and explant pathology studies of allograft heart valves, allograft valve banking, as well as detailed explanation of surgical techniques for valve and root methods for left and right ventricular outflow tract reconstructions, the Ross operation and variants, and complex reconstructions. A final section presents potential future directions for the field. Over 400 illustrations, created expressly for this book, depict the surgical techniques from the perspective of the surgeon standing at the operating table. All surgeons performing pediatric and/or adult valve replacements and reconstructive cardiac surgeries will benefit from the described methods. Cardiothoracic residents and cardiologists will also find the text useful. It will provide the surgeon with an enhanced understanding of the biological and material properties of allografts and increased familiarity with the range of surgical techniques applicable for the use of these valves, particularly in the successful management of challenging cardiac reconstructions.>

Free Download Mechanics of Living Tissues
by Cédric Laurent and Claude Verdier
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1789451604 | 344 pages | True PDF | 53.8 MB

Free Download Engineering of Human Tissues and Implants: An Evolutionary Approach to Implant Design
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032399023 | 217 Pages | PDF (True) | 12 MB
Engineering of Human Tissues and Implants: An Evolutionary Approach to Implant Design provides basic scientific information on the evolutionary design of tissues and organs that are a result of living in a gravitational field. Much of the useful information that is available for the design of implants is based on tissue structure and function derived from light and electron microscopy observations. However, this information is not enough for developing new designs of implants and medical devices since much of the biological response to implants is based on understanding the biological control systems and mechanotransduction that drive many of the responses seen with implanted devices. The book also introduces mechanotransduction as it relates to implant design with an overview of materials and their use in applications that include those materials designed to treat wounds, burns, facial, hernial, ophthalmic, oral, cardiovascular, and tendon/ligaments.

Free Download Environmental Stressors and OxInflammatory Tissues Responses (Oxidative Stress and Disease) edited by Giuseppe Valacchi, Andreas Daiber
English | December 15, 2023 | ISBN: 1032357002 | True EPUB | 285 pages | 23.6 MB
Environmental risk factors – noise, air pollution, chemical agents, and ultraviolet radiation – impact human health by contributing to the onset and progression of noncommunicable diseases. Accordingly, there is need for preclinical and clinical studies and comprehensive summary of major findings.

Free Download Mueller-Matrix Tomography of Biological Tissues and Fluids: Digital Image Processing and Analysis Techniques by Zhengbing Hu , Yuriy A. Ushenko , Iryna V. Soltys , Oleksandr V. Dubolazov , M. P. Gorsky , Oleksandr V. Olar , Liliya Yu. Trifonyuk
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 126 Pages | ISBN : 9819982278 | 57.1 MB
This book presents experimental investigations and digital image processing, highlighting the interaction of polarized radiation with phase-inhomogeneous and optically anisotropic biological layers. The promising and efficient use of vector-parametric description of the formation of polarization-inhomogeneous object fields is noted. Applications of a set of Mueller-matrix polarimetry methods are highlighted. The book includes- structural and logical scheme of multi-parameter (singular, interference and layer-by-layer Stokes-polarimetric), polarization-correlation study of the structure of distributions of the number of singularities, maps of local contrast of interference distributions and layer-by-layer maps of microscopic polarization azimuth and ellipticity; determination of relationships between changes in the magnitude of statistical parameters characterizing polarization-correlation distributions and pathology of prostate tumors.