Mechanisms of disease : an introduction to clinical science / edited by S. Tomlinson ...[et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tomlinson, S. (Stephen), 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physiology, Pathological.

Pathology, Molecular.

Pathology, Cellular.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Describes the mechanistic processes and principles underlying disease and highlights the links between disease types.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1 Molecular and cell biology; 2 Gaucher's disease: a model disorder for therapeutic exploration of the lysosome; 3 Obesity; 4 Autoimmune mechanisms; 5 Mechanisms of disease - allergy and anaphylaxis; 6 Infection - bacterial; 7 Infection - parasitic; 8 The acute coronary syndrome; 9 Heart failure; 10 Acute neurodegeneration: cerebral ischaemia and stroke; 11 Diabetic neuropathy; 12 Renal cell carcinoma; 13 Alcoholic liver disease; 14 Diet, health and disease; 15 Trauma

16 The interaction between organic and psychiatric diseaseIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17438-4

1-281-25438-X

9786611254384

0-511-38763-6

0-511-38662-1

0-511-38479-3

0-511-38296-0

0-511-38862-4

OCLC:

227160747