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Description for Cell Death
Hardcover. This book on cell death contains 29 self-contained, peer-reviewed articles written by leading scientists in each field. It features overview articles aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, which present basic information and provide entry into the following advanced articles. Editor(s): Melino, Gerry; Vaux, David. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 970.
This book on cell death contains 29 self-contained, peer-reviewed articles written by leading scientists in each field. It features overview articles aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, which present basic information and provide entry into the following advanced articles. These advanced articles are written for postgraduate students and research workers, containing detailed information and key references allowing the reader to investigate a specific area in more depth. The book is an essential resource for educational purposes as well as a reference work for experienced researchers in the field. The articles will also be available electronically as part of the acclaimed Encyclopedia ... Read more.
This book on cell death contains 29 self-contained, peer-reviewed articles written by leading scientists in each field. It features overview articles aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, which present basic information and provide entry into the following advanced articles. These advanced articles are written for postgraduate students and research workers, containing detailed information and key references allowing the reader to investigate a specific area in more depth. The book is an essential resource for educational purposes as well as a reference work for experienced researchers in the field. The articles will also be available electronically as part of the acclaimed Encyclopedia ... Read more.
Key features:
- Provides a comprehensive overview on the research of programmed cell death.
- Edited by leaders in the field.
- Clearly written and illustrated articles.
- Full colour throughout.
- A spin-on to the acclaimed reference work, the Encyclopedia of Life Science (ELS).
- Combines introductory information with coverage of the latest discoveries in the field.
- Features overview level articles for advanced students or people new to a topic and more advanced articles for those requiring more detailed information.
- Serves as a reference work for advanced students as well as researchers in this field.
- Ideal library purchase for science, medical, and technology libraries in academia, government, and industry; medical libraries; networks and consortia covering these markets.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470715734
SKU
V9780470715734
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino, PhD is Head of the Apoptosis and Cancer Laboratory, Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, UK, and Professor of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome-Tor Vergata. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cell Death and Differentiation as well as the Editor for the Molecular Biology and Genetics section of ELS. He also acts as Scientific Advisor for ... Read more
Reviews for Cell Death
"The book of Melino and Vaux is definitively a tremendous effort to summarize the vast amount of knowledge. It is divided into 29 chapters, which are all written by the leading experts in the field. Chapters range from basic biochemical mechanisms to therapy, from apoptosis to autophagy and from lower organisms to humans, and as such give a great overview ... Read more