Product Description: Taking the World Health Organization’s report on the top-ten causes of death worldwide as its starting point, this volume sets out the opportunities that exist for both biomaterials scientists and physicians to tackle these leading contributors to mortality.

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Product Description: Selectins are cell adhesion molecules that initiaterecruitment of white blood cells to targeted sites onthe blood vessel wall. This process is necessary fornumerous immune functions, including inflammation,lymphocyte homing, and bone marrow replenishmentafter transplantation...read more