Product Description: This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review in the field of experimental and human nephrogenesis. The book reviews new data on the effects on kidney development by neonatal asphyxia, obstructive uropathies, nephrotoxic drugs, malnutrition, underfeeding, overfeeding and provides all possible preventive measures to ensure the well-being of the kidney at birth...read more

Product Description: This volume was designed as a text for medical students, house officers, and even clinicians. It deals with the most common problems in nephrology, providing new insight into how to improve clinical skills. A comprehensive overview of renal physiology and electrolyte disorders lays the groundwork for a clear presentation of the pathophysiological principles that underlie these disorders and a step-by-step presentation of the mechanisms behind the signs and symptoms of kidney failure...read more

Product Description: Volume 2 of Contnnporary Xephrology updates the major developments which ha\'e occurred during the past 2 years in 15 major areas of both basic and clinical nephrology. In addition, this volume has a section, Chapter 8, \uitten by Drs...read more

Volume 4 of Contemporary Nephrology summarizes major advances in 16 different areas of nephrology during the years 1985 and 1986. Major changes in the composition of the Editorial Board and authorship of the different chapters have occurred in this volume. Six distinguished contributors have retired from the Editorial Board. They include Dr. Zalman A. Agus, Philadelphia; Dr. Robert Anderson, Denver; Dr. Eli Friedman, Brooklyn; Dr. Richard Glassock, Torrance, California; Dr. James Schafer, Birmingham, Alabama; and Dr. Gordon Williams, Bos­ ton. We are grateful to them for their outstanding contributions to the of this series and for their advice and suggestions as first three volumes members of the Editorial Board. They certainly deserve substantial credit for the success of this series. Seven outstanding academicians have joined the Board. They in­ clude Dr. Vito M. Campese, Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California, who contributed the chapter on "Recent Advances in the Role of the Renal Nervous System and Renin in Hypertension"; Dr. William G. Couser, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Nephrology at the University of Washington in Seattle ("Immunologic Aspects of Renal Disease"); Dr. Garabed Eknoyan, Professor of Medicine and Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine ("The Uremic Syndrome"); Dr. H. David Humes, Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Nephrology Section at the Uni­ versity of Michigan Medical School, Veterans Administration Medical Center ("Acute Renal Failure and Toxic Nephropathy"); Dr.

Product Description: The complexity and copious number of details that must be mastered in order to fully understand renal physiology makes this one of the most daunting and intimidating topics covered in the first year of medical school. Although this is often only a 2-4 week module during the general physiology course, it is essential that students understand the foundations of renal physiology, and general physiology texts are often not detailed enough to provide students with what they need to master this difficult subject...read more

Product Description: Volume 5 of Contemporary Nephrology summarizes major advances in 15 different areas of nephrology. As in previous volumes the different chapters constitute up- of the discipline contributed by individuals dates in both basic and clinical aspects with in-depth expertise in their respective areas...read more

Product Description: Featuring the expertise of academic and clinical specialists, this study helps undergraduate students of health sciences to better understand the renal system. This invaluable reference covers relevant medical anatomy and physiology, placing emphasis on the relationship between structure and function...read more

Product Description: Clinical Nephrotoxins: Renal Injury from Drugs and Chemicals, Third Edition is a comprehensive text on all aspects of adverse effects by drugs, chemical substances and radiation on the kidneys. The importance of the toxicity of drugs and other substances for the kidneys is increasingly recognized...read more

Product Description: Brenner & Rector…a legacy of authority…a necessity for state-of-the-art care! This multimedia E-dition allows you to search the entire 2-volume set online, get instant access to regular updates, download images, and more! The revised 8th Edition continues to provide exhaustive, authoritative coverage of nephrology-from basic science through diagnosis and management...read more

Product Description: An easy step-by-step lecture session on the basic principles of renal physiology, this interactive lecture contains animated illustrations, audio and printable script, and a self-assessment test on lecture material equivalent to a three-hour presentation on the basic principles of renal physiology...read more

Product Description: Equivalent to a one-hour workshop on the application of renal physiology theory to clinical practice, this interactive scenario presents users with patient cases and asks them to make decisions about the diagnosis and treatment of the patients...read more

Product Description: Equivalent to a one-hour workshop on the application of renal physiology theory to clinical practice, this interactive scenario presents users with patient cases and asks them to make decisions about the diagnosis and treatment of the patients...read more

Product Description: This description of a model system for cell differentiation and organogenesis is written by one of the foremost researchers in the area. The main emphasis is on the mammalian kidney, but the book also deals with the development of the transien excretory organs...read more

"Renal Physiology" provides, in compact monograph form, complete coverage of the structure and function of the renal system for use on both traditional and integrated physiology courses. This is essentially a "mini-text" on one of the seven major organ systems covered with a traditional mammalian physiology course at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Objectives, self-study questions and answers, and selected annotated references are provided for each chapter to help students understand and retain text material.

Product Description: Heat shock proteins are a distinctive class of proteins that have evolved to cope with stress and to provide cellular defense against a wide range of cell injuries. Cellular stress responses include a transient rearrangement of functional activities in order to protect and maintain essential cellular functions...read more

Product Description: The new edition of this classic book is a major event. Offering full color illustrations throughout, it has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments in the field. Besides containing much more material on media texts and representations including genre, more on globalization, film and new media, the chapter on media research and investigation addresses the needs of students undertaking project work, and a glossary of key terms help ensure their understanding of key concepts...read more

Product Description: To you the reader, the joy of discovery begins, for We continue in our goal of providing a text which us the job is done. In this edition, we have corrected is useful, not only to the clinician, but of equal interest past deficiencies, added new topics, expanded infor- to the investigator...read more

Product Description: Acute Renal Failure in Practice, edited by practising renal physicians, is the essential guide to the clinical management of patients with acute renal failure and its complex, life-threatening metabolic sequelae. This book explains the workings of the normal kidney, illustrates the aetiology and pathophysiology of acute renal disease, and provides practical treatment guidelines relevant to the day-to-day needs of the practising clinician...read more

Product Description: The papers in this volume arose out of the workshop Membrane Transport and Renal Physiology, which was conducted as part of the IMA 1998-1999 program year, Mathematics in Biology. The workshop brought together physiologists, biophysicists, and applied mathematicians who share a common interest in solute and water transport in biological systems, especially in the integrated function of the kidney...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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