Cell Biology Books

New and Published Books

1. Histochemical and Cytochemical Methods of Visualization

   Edited by Jean-Marie Exbrayat

   Series: Methods in Visualization

   Histochemistry and cytochemistry are important fields for studying the inner workings of cells and tissues of the body. While visualization techniques have been in use for many years, new methods of detection developed recently help researchers and practitioners better understand cell activity....

   Published June 4th 2013 by CRC Press
2. The Biology of Cancer

   2nd Edition

   By Robert A. Weinberg

   Thoroughly updated and incorporating the most important advances in the fast-growing field of cancer biology, The Biology of Cancer, Second Edition, maintains all of its hallmark features admired by students, instructors, researchers, and clinicians around the world. The Biology of Cancer is a...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Garland Science
3. Epigenetics, Environment, and Genes

   Edited by Sun Woo Kang

   Epigenetics refers to DNA and chromatin modifications that play an important role in the regulation of various genomic functions. This important book reviews human and cellular data that underline paradoxical findings with respect to the contribution of heredity and environment to phenotype. The...

   Published April 15th 2013 by Apple Academic Press
4. Trends in Biophysics

   From Cell Dynamics Toward Multicellular Growth Phenomena

   Edited by Pavel Kraikivski

   This book covers a wide scope of biological approaches to such biological phenomena as cell division, motility, collective cell behavior, multicellular structures, morphogenesis, and tumor development. Over the past two decades, biologists have generated large sets of experimental data and...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Apple Academic Press
5. Prion Biology

   Research and Advances

   Edited by Vincent Béringue

   This book contains a selection of chapters aimed to provide a better understanding prion structure and biology. Together these chapters provide an overview of prion biology and underscore some of the challenges we face if we want to understand how this lively pathogen propagates and evolves in...

   Published April 7th 2013 by Apple Academic Press
6. Connexin Cell Communication Channels

   Roles in the Immune System and Immunopathology

   Edited by Ernesto Oviedo-Orta, Brenda R. Kwak, William Howard Evans

   Plasma membrane-associated channels known as gap junctions, along with their protein building blocks—connexins—have an important functional role in a range of immunological processes, including heart function, cell growth and specialization, and early development. Spanning basic science and...

   Published March 21st 2013 by CRC Press
7. MicroRNAs in Cancer

   Edited by César López-Camarillo, Laurence A. Marchat

   MicroRNA (miRNA) biology is a cutting-edge topic in basic as well as biomedical research. This is a specialized book focusing on the current understanding of the role of miRNAs in the development, progression, invasion and metastasis of diverse types of cancer. It also reviews their potential for...

   Published February 21st 2013 by CRC Press
8. Epigenetics, Environment, and Genes

   Edited by Sun Woo Kang

   Epigenetics refers to DNA and chromatin modifications that play an important role in the regulation of various genomic functions. This important book reviews human and cellular data that underline paradoxical findings with respect to the contribution of heredity and environment to phenotype. The...

   Published December 31st 2012 by Apple Academic Press
9. Vitamin D

   Oxidative Stress, Immunity, and Aging

   Edited by Adrian F. Gombart

   Series: Oxidative Stress and Disease

   Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency is a worldwide, public health problem in both developed and developing countries. Rickets among infants has reemerged. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with increased risk and mortality from cancer. At the same time, the beneficial effects of vitamin D on a...

   Published November 20th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Introduction to Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology

    By Christopher R. Jacobs, Hayden Huang, Ronald Y. Kwon

    Introduction to Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology is designed for a one-semester course in the mechanics of the cell offered to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biomedical engineering, bioengineering, and mechanical engineering. It teaches a quantitative understanding of the way...

    Published November 15th 2012 by Garland Science