Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering: V.7, 2005.0824335074 Annual review of biomedical engineering The Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering is an academic journal started by Martin Yarmush in an effort to document cutting edge research in the areas of molecular, cellular, and bioengineering. ; v.7, 2005. Ed. by Martin L. Yarmush et al. Annual Reviews 2005 424 pages $173.00 Hardcover R856 The 12 articles in the 2005 edition of this annual series review the biochemical and biomechanical bases of cell motility, chlorine metabolites as markers for detection of malignant cancer and as therapeutic response indicators, and the state of the art in retinal prostheses Prostheses A synthetic object that resembles a missing anatomical part. Mentioned in: Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia . Other topics include quantum dots as cellular probes, microfluidic and microfabricated devices for blood cell separation, growth cone and axonal axonal pertaining to or arising from an axon. axonal degeneration an axon dies and cannot be replaced if its cell body is destroyed. pathfinding strategies, the mechanics of healing myocardial infarcts, and functional electrical stimulation Functional electrical stimulation (commonly abbreviated as FES) is a technique that uses electrical currents to activate nerves innervating extremities affected by paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury (SCI), head injury, stroke or other neurological disorders, for neuromuscular applications. A few color plates are provided. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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