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Fully updated with new content and full-colour figures, the second edition of this successful book reflects developments and growth in our knowledge of carrots and related crops worldwide. It covers the scientific basis of their biology and production, with updated technical crop management content.... More

In just the last twenty years there has arisen a strong interest, especially among teachers of logic at the universities, in teaching techniques of applied logical reasoning and critical thinking. Many universities are now stressing these skills at an introductory level, and to meet the need, infor... More

As more and more people survive into old age, the burden of caring for them becomes greater and greater. Although it is now possible to alleviate many of the afflictions that beset mankind, no society can afford to pay for all the healthcare that is now available or technically possible. People work... More

Explores twentieth century American writing, generally from the close of the second world war to 1979. Includes essays on Black literature, women's writing, poetry, drama, etc.... More

General Neurochemical Techniques... More

The cutting-edge techniques detailed here include those that are particularly popular in multidisciplinary neuroscience research. There are readily reproducible methods for establishing neural cell cultures, measuring enzymes and their inhibitors, and using quantitative autoradiography to study mono... More

A superb collection of time-tested, key techniques for investigating nervous system function, as well as the actions of drugs on the nervous system. The methods range from authoritative treatment of such well-established techniques as recording electrical activity in the brain, to practical covera... More

This collection of state-of-the-art techniques encompasses the breadth of neurochemical and molecular neurobiology research, ranging from the isolation of neuronal genes and the study of their expression to the analysis of receptor-ligand interactions, to the characterization of the consequences of ... More

The latest information and methodologies for studying the activity of living nervous tissue, with special emphasis on electrophysiological techniques and their applications, ranging from ion channels to human behavior.... More

Leading researchers present those techniques that have been crucial to propelling the neurotrophic factors field to its current state of high visibility. The techniques range from molecular biological methods used for cloning and production, to cell culture methods for assessing biological activitie... More

Patch-Clamp Applications and Protocols presents the broadest coverage of techniques for measuring and recording directly activity within a cell. The first part of the book offers modern developments associated with the technology of path-clamp electrodes, of cell-free ion-channel recording, and of ... More

Practical Cell Culture Techniques focuses on the advantages of new tissue culture techniques that enable close and detailed study of many nerve cell types. Neuroscience is one of the key areas whose rapid development has been driven by the proliferation of cell culture methodology; some areas of ne... More

A book about amines and their metabolites.... More

This book is about amino acids.... More

Places special emphasis on three major drug classes: antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics. Chapters offer detailed information on the methods and techniques for analyzing these drugs. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)... More

Presents information on methods for in vitro and in vivo study of cerebral glucose and energy metabolism in the mammalian central nervous system. Among the topics: methods of fixation of nervous tissue, preparation of brain mitochondria, brain slice metabolite measurements, carbohydrates and th... More

The wealth of material presented in Animal Models in Psychiatry has necessitated its expansion into a comprehensive, two-volume work. <P><P> This initial volume opens with an introductory chapter on criteria for assessing the validity of animal models in psychiatry, providing a framework in ... More

The wealth of material presented in Animal Models in Psychiatry has necessitated its expansion into a comprehensive, two-volume work. <P><P> This initial volume opens with an introductory chapter on criteria for assessing the validity of animal models in psychiatry, providing a framework in ... More

This and several other volumes in the Neuromethods series will describe a number of animal models of neu- psychiatric disorders. Because of increasing public concern over the ethical treatment of animals in research, we felt it incumbent upon us to include this general preface to these volumes in or... More

The use of animal models continues to be the most reliable way of studying pathophysiologic mechanisms as well as treatments for neurological disorders. In two companion volumes, Animal Models of Neurological Disease highlights new information and techniques available in this rapidly growing area.<... More

A comprehensive guide to the use of animal models for understanding the many facets of drug and alcohol abuse-problems that are now worldwide health concerns. Expert investigators have contributed state-of-the-art chapters on the use of animal models for research on substance abuse.... More

Patch-Clamp Analysis: Advanced Techniques describes in reproducible detail all applications that involve patch pipet. Beginning with updated basic patch-clamp techniques, the book presents the newest developments, ranging from fast external solution switching and the switching of the pipet solution ... More

Neuroscience in all of its many disciplines has been revolutionized by the development in recent years of an enormous and powerful array of new techniques and methodologies. In Neuromethods, Allan A. Boulton and Glen B. Baker have undertaken to organize for Humana Press a comprehensive, coherent pr... More

Neurotransmitter Enzymes... More

This timely new volume in Bouton and Bader's highly practical Neuromethods series presents state-of-the-art techniques for neuropeptide research. Neuromethods * 6 * Peptides highlights the vast array of novel techniques that are essential for identifying neural peptides and explaining their roles, w... More