Published November, 2010
By Guha Krishnaswamy and David S. Chi
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Additional chapters cover methods for studying mast cell interactions with other cell types (endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and B cells), the roles of mast cells in host defense, and mast cell apoptosis.

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Published November, 2010
By David G. Lambert
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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In the first edition of Calcium Signaling Protocols I began by writing "The regula- 2+ tion of intracellular Ca is a common theme presented in many papers over the last 20 2+ or so years and the description of the Ca -sensitive indicator dye fura-2 in 1985 resulted in a massive increase in these types of studies.

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Published November, 2010
By Alexander E. Kalyuzhny
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Highlights include dual-color and multiplex ELISPOT assays, use of the ELISPOT assay on feline lymphocytes, standardization of the ELISPOT procedure, and combining the ELISPOT assay with immunohistochemistry.

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Published November, 2010
By Paul B. Fisher
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Cancer Genomics and Proteomics provides a compendium of techniques and applications in gene identification and function. This volume is a valuable laboratory resource for designing experiments to identify and analyze genes that are relevant to complex biological phenomena.

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Published November, 2010
By Martha R. J. Clokie, Andrew M. Kropinski and Andrew Kropinski
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Ranging from the evolution of pathogenicity to oceanic carbon cycling, the many and varied roles that bacteriophages play in microbial ecology and evolution have inspired increased interest within the scientific community. This title provides both classical and advanced molecular techniques.

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Published November, 2010
By Laszlo Otvos
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Due to their high specificity and low toxicity profile, peptides are once more central to the development of new drugs. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this practical volume provides scientists with a clear, concise guide for continuing this vital research.

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Published November, 2010
By Mukesh Verma
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Population studies and epidemiology facilitate the discovery of genetic and environmental determinants of cancer and the development of new approaches to cancer control and prevention, therefore they play a central role in the creation of health policies.

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Published November, 2010
By Edward D. Zanders
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Chemical genomics is an exciting new field that aims to transform biolo- cal chemistry into a high-throughput industrialized process, much in the same way that molecular biology has been transformed by genomics.

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Published November, 2010
By G. Ulrich Nienhaus
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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A readily reproducible collection of established and emerging techniques for studying the interaction between proteins and ligands, including biochemical/bulk techniques, structure analysis, spectroscopy, single-molecule studies, and theoretical/computational tools.

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Published November, 2010
By Anthony P. Davenport
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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These cutting-edge techniques cover mining from curated databases, identifying novel receptors by high throughput screening, molecular methods to identify mRNA encoding receptors, radioligand binding assays and their analysis, quantitative autoradiography, and imaging receptors by positron emission tomography (PET).

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