Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease, vol. 1, 2006.0824343018 Annual review of pathology; mechanisms of disease; v.1, 2006. Abbas, Abul K. et al. Annual Reviews 2006 552 pages $209.00 Hardcover RB111 Joining the ranks of the revered family of Annual Reviews series is this new series on pathology and mechanisms of disease, focusing on the biological underpinnings of disorders affecting the various organ systems and identifying unsolved aspects of such diseases. The 19 articles in this inaugural volume review current knowledge about the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis viral hepatitis n. Any of various forms of hepatitis caused by a virus. viral hepatitis, n an inflammatory condition of the liver, caused by the hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, delta, E, F, G, or H. , H. pylori-induced gastro-duodenal diseases, neurodegenerative diseases neurodegenerative diseases diseases characterized by neurodegeneration. Lesions are microscopic only but in chronic disease with massive involvement there may be grossly visible atrophy of affected nervous tissue. , Kaposi's Sarcoma Kaposi's sarcoma (käp`əshē', kəpō`sē), a usually fatal cancer that was considered rare until its appearance in AIDS patients. , and nonimmune glomerulopathies. Other topics include the endothelium endothelium /en·do·the·li·um/ (-the´le-um) pl. endothe´lia the layer of epithelial cells that lines the cavities of the heart, the serous cavities, and the lumina of the blood and lymph vessels. as a target for infections, genetic regulation of congenital heart disease congenital heart disease, any defect in the heart present at birth. There is evidence that some congenital heart defects are inherited, but the cause of most cases is unknown. , lung cancer preneoplasia, calcium in cell injury, the genetics of soft tissue tumors, and the role of gram-negative bacteremia in sepsis. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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