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Biology for the Health Sciences : mechanisms of disease / Mark F. Wiser.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2023Edition: First editionDescription: 505 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780815345862
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 616.07  W.M.B
Contents:
Part I. Foundations of Biology: Chemical Basis of Life ; Cell Structure and Function ; Protein Structure and Function ; Molecular Biology ; Genetics and Evolution ; Genomics and the Omics Revolution ; Genetic Engineering ; Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells -- Part II. The Immune System and Disease Mechanisms: The Immune System ; Disease Overview and Molecular Biomarkers ; Genetic Diseases ; Nutritional Disorders ; Diabetes ; Cardiovascular Disease ; Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiorenal Syndrome ; Cancer ; Immunological Disorders ; Drug Misuse Associated Disorders -- Part III. Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; Diarrheal Diseases ; HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; Malaria and Other Vector-Transmitted Diseases ; Parasitic Helminths.
Summary: This innovative textbook provides students in health sciences with a foundational understanding of disease mechanisms at the molecular and cellular level. Covering both infectious and non-infectious diseases, it integrates biology, biotechnology, and modern genomic approaches. Case studies, glossary terms, and digital learning tools support deeper learning.
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Includes index.

Part I. Foundations of Biology: Chemical Basis of Life ; Cell Structure and Function ; Protein Structure and Function ; Molecular Biology ; Genetics and Evolution ; Genomics and the Omics Revolution ; Genetic Engineering ; Cell Differentiation and Stem Cells -- Part II. The Immune System and Disease Mechanisms: The Immune System ; Disease Overview and Molecular Biomarkers ; Genetic Diseases ; Nutritional Disorders ; Diabetes ; Cardiovascular Disease ; Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiorenal Syndrome ; Cancer ; Immunological Disorders ; Drug Misuse Associated Disorders -- Part III. Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; Diarrheal Diseases ; HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; Malaria and Other Vector-Transmitted Diseases ; Parasitic Helminths.

This innovative textbook provides students in health sciences with a foundational understanding of disease mechanisms at the molecular and cellular level. Covering both infectious and non-infectious diseases, it integrates biology, biotechnology, and modern genomic approaches. Case studies, glossary terms, and digital learning tools support deeper learning.

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