Colloquium on Plants and Population : Is There Time?

Table of Contents: “…SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS CRESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS -- Biotechnology: Enhancing human nutrition in developing and developed worlds -- AGRONOMIC TRAITS -- DIFFERENTIATED CROPS -- PLANTS AS FACTORIES -- Use of plant roots for phytoremediation and molecular farming -- CONCLUSIONS -- Transgenic plants for tropical regions: Some considerations about their development and their transfer to the small farmer -- From pre-Hispanic to future conservation alternatives: Lessons from Mexico…”
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Neuropsychopharmacology : the fifth generation of progress : an official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Table of Contents: “…8 -- Neurogenesis in Adult Brain -- 9 -- Dopamine -- 10 -- Astrocytes -- 11 -- Synaptic Plasticity -- 12 -- Gaba -- 13 -- Substance P and Related Tachykinins -- 14 -- Histamine -- 15 -- Purinergic Neurotransmission -- 16 -- Neurotrophic Factors and Intracellular Signal Transduction Pathways -- 17 -- Regulation of Gene Expression -- Section II -- Emerging Methods in Molecular Biology and Genetics -- Emerging Methods in Molecular Biology and Genetics -- Introduction -- 18 -- Using Human Genomics to Advance Neuropsychopharmacology -- 19 -- Gene Targeting and Transgenic Technologies.…”
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Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and treatments

Table of Contents: “…Chavez and Danton H. O'Day -- Transgenic models of alzheimer's pathology : success and caveats / Benoît Delatour [and others] -- Relevance of COX-2 inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease / Amita Quadros [and others] -- Copper studies in Alzheimer's disease / R. …”
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The Cardiovascular System.

Table of Contents: “…""Endocardial Cushion Formation in Zebrafish""""Neural Crest Migration and Mouse Models of Congenital Heart Disease""; ""Hey bHLH Factors in Cardiovascular Development""; ""Molecular Mechanisms of Chamber-specific Myocardial Gene Expression: Transgenic Analysis of the ANF Promoter""; ""Pitx Genes during Cardiovascular Development""; ""Pitx2 and Cardiac Development: A Molecular Link between Left/ Right Signaling and Congenital Heart Disease""; ""Regulation of Cardiac Growth and Development by SRF and Its Cofactors""; ""Homeodomain Factor Nkx2-5 in Heart Development and Disease""…”
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Animal cell biotechnology : in biologics production

Table of Contents: “…Uphoff -- Cell line evolution and engineering / Hitto Kaufmann -- Gene amplification and chromosomes / Takeshi Omasa, Kyoungho Lee -- Synthetic mammalian designer cells / David Ausländer, Martin Fussenegger -- Rational approaches for transgene expression : targeted integration and episomal maintenance / Natascha Kruse, Shawal Spencer, Dagmar Wirth -- Manipulation of cell growth, metabolism and product quality attributes / Hans Henning von Horsten, Karsten Winkler, Volker Sandig -- Control of biotherapeutics glycosylation / Sandra V. …”
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Biopesticides : a biotechnological approach by Joshi, S. R.

Table of Contents: “…Thuringiensis and other organisms13; -- Chapter 5 Fungi as Biocontrol Agents -- Control of Plant Pathogenic Fungi13; -- Biocontrol of Nematodes13; -- Fungi as Parasites13; -- Fungi as Predators13; -- The Trapping Mechanisms in Fungi Adhesive Structures13; -- Biocontrol of Insects13; -- Chapter 6 Insects and Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents -- Chapter 7 Biocontrol Using Biological Products -- Volatile Phytochemicals and Oils13; -- Plant Extracts13; -- Phytoalexins13; -- Polyamine Biosynthesis Inhibitors13; -- Pheromones in Insect Control13; -- Anti-Microbial Substances13; -- Chapter 8 Production of Transgenic Plants and Biological Control -- InsectResistant Plants13; -- Virus-Resistant Plants13; -- Bacterial Infection Resisting Plants13; -- Chapter 9 Application of Biotechnological Methods for the Control of Pests and Diseases -- Biological Control of Citrus Pests13; -- Biological Control of Disease of Fingermillet13; -- Biological Control of Fruit Diseases13; -- Biological Control of Crown Gall13; -- Biological Control of Various Vectors Causing Human Diseases13; -- Biocontrol of Mosquitoes13; -- Biocontrol of Cockroaches13; -- Biocontrol of Grasshoppers13; -- Biocontrol of Rodents13; -- Chapter 10 Discussion -- Bibliography13; -- Index.…”
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Conservation biology : evolution in action

Table of Contents: “…Neel -- Implications of transgene escape for conservation / Michelle Marvier -- Evolution and sustainability of harvested populations / Mikko Heino, Ulf Dieckmann.…”
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Mycotoxin reduction in grain chains

Table of Contents: “…Analysis of Fungal and Mycotoxin ContaminationSources and Genetics of Resistance; Traits Providing Resistance to Ear Rots; Genomic Resources for Analyzing Fusarium and Aspergillus-Maize Interactions; Genes Providing Resistance to Fungal Infection; Molecular Markers and QTL Mapping; Transgenic Approaches to Reduce Ear Rots and Mycotoxin Accumulation; Resistance to Insect Feeding; Maize Genes with Antifungal Properties; Detoxification/Prevention of Mycotoxins Accumulation; Future Prospects; References.…”
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Maize : cultivation, uses and health benefits

Table of Contents: “…MAIZE ; MAIZE ; Contents; Preface; Opportunities and Constraints in Modifying the Composition of Maize Grain; Abstract; Introduction; Domestication; Long-Term Temporal Shifts in Maize Composition; The Modern Biotechnology Era; Stability in the Compositional Equivalence of MON 810; Lack of Impact of Transgene Insertion in GM Maize Products with Agronomic Traits; Opportunities and Constraints in Modifying; the Composition; Conclusion; References.…”
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Genomics and Health in the Developing World. by Kumar, Dhavendra

Table of Contents: “…NUTRIGENOMIC RESEARCH IN WORLD POPULATIONS; 19. TRANSGENIC FOODS AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; 20. …”
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Microbial biotechnology in agriculture and aquaculture

Table of Contents: “…Metabolic EngineeringProtection against Transgene Escape; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 2. Genetically Modified Plants: Applications and Issues; INTRODUCTION; Objectives; CURRENT SITUATION IN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; PREPARATION AND SYNTHESIS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs); APPLICATIONS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE; DETECTION METHODS AND UNINTENDED EFFECTS OF GMOs; Detection Methods; Unintended Effects of GMOs; TOXICITY STUDIES PERFORMED WITH GM FOOD CROPS; CONSUMERS' BELIEFS TOWARDS GMO -DIFFERENCES AMONG OUNTRIES; CONSUMER SAFETY -- POST MARKETING MONITORING.…”
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Prions in Humans and Animals. by Hörnlimann, Beat

Table of Contents: “…The Phylogeny of Mammalian and Nonmammalian Prion Proteins; 10. Knockouts and Transgenic Mice in Prion Research.…”
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The cancer degradome : proteases and cancer biology

Table of Contents: “…The Degradome and Its Analysis -- Protease Genomics and the Cancer Degradome -- The CLIP-CHIP™: A Focused Oligonucleotide Microarray Platform for Transcriptome Analysis of the Complete Human and Murine Cancer Degradomes -- The Hu/Mu ProtIn Chip: A Custom Dual-Species Oligonucleotide Microarray for Profiling Degradome Gene Expression in Tumors and Their Microenvironment -- Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Degradome Gene Expression -- Identification of Protease Substrates by Mass Spectrometry Approaches-1 -- Identification of Protease Substrates by Mass Spectrometry Approaches-2 -- Activity-Based Imaging and Biochemical Profiling Tools for Analysis of the Cancer Degradome -- Images of Cleavage: Tumor Proteases in Action -- Insights into Protease Function -- Proteolytic Pathways: Intersecting Cascades in Cancer Development -- Physiological Functions of Plasminogen Activation: Effects of Gene Deficiencies in Humans and Mice -- The Plasminogen Activation System in Tissue Remodeling and Cancer Invasion -- The Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Target for Cancer Therapy -- The Endocytic Collagen Receptor, uPARAP/Endo180, in Cancer Invasion and Tissue Remodeling -- Physiological and Pathological Functions of Type II Transmembrane Serine Proteases: Lessons from Transgenic Mouse Models and Human Disease-Associated Mutations -- Roles of Cysteine Proteases in Tumor Progression: Analysis of Cysteine Cathepsin Knockout Mice in Cancer Models -- In Vitro and In Vivo Models of Angiogenesis to Dissect MMP Functions -- The Surface Transplantation Model to Study the Tumor-Host Interface -- Unravelling the Roles of Proteinases in Cell Migration In Vitro and In Vivo -- New Insights into MMP function in Adipogenesis -- TIMPs: Extracellular Modifiers in Cancer Development -- The Interface Between Proteolysis and Cell Signalling -- Invadopodia: Interface for Invasion -- uPAR and Proteases in Mobilization of Hematopoietic Stem Cells -- The Urokinase Receptor and Integrins Constitute a Cell Migration Signalosome -- Measuring uPAR Dynamics in Live Cells -- Janus-Faced Effects of Broad-Spectrum and Specific MMP Inhibition on Metastasis -- Cytokine Substrates: MMP Regulation of Inflammatory Signaling Molecules -- Matrix Metalloproteinases as Key Regulators of Tumor-Bone Interaction -- The Degradome as Source of Cancer Diagnostic and Markers -- The Plasminogen Activation System as a Source of Prognostic Markers in Cancer -- Cysteine Cathepsins and Cystatins as Cancer Biomarkers -- Novel Degradome Markers in Breast Cancer -- Meta-Analysis of Gene Expression Microarray Data: Degradome Genes in Healthy and Cancer Tissues -- Degradome Gene Polymorphisms -- TIMP-1 as a Prognostic Marker in Colorectal Cancer -- Novel Therapeutic Strategies -- Structure and Inhibition of the Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor -- Engineered Antagonists of uPA and PAI-1 -- MMP Inhibitor Clinical Trials -- The Past, Present, and Future -- Tailoring TIMPs for Selective Metalloproteinase Inhibition -- Third-Generation MMP Inhibitors: Recent Advances in the Development of Highly Selective Inhibitors -- Protease-Activated Delivery and Imaging Systems -- Development of Tumour-Selective and Endoprotease-Activated Anticancer Therapeutics -- Targeting Degradome Genes via Engineered Viral Vectors.…”
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Stem cell manufacturing by Joaquim, Cabral, Silva, Claudia Lobato da, Diogo, Maria Fonseca Rodrigues, Chase, Lucas G.

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; STEM CELL MANUFACTURING; STEM CELL MANUFACTURING; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; 1 -- Genetic Engineering in Stem Cell Biomanufacturing ; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 GENETIC MANIPULATION APPROACHES IN HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; 1.2.1 Transgenic Approaches; 1.2.2 Knock-In and Knock-Out Approaches; 1.2.2.1 Zinc-Finger Nucleases; 1.2.2.2 Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases; 1.2.2.3 Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat/Cas9; 1.2.3 Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes; 1.3 APPLICATIONS…”
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Environmental chemistry of animal manure

Table of Contents: “…Comparison of Chemical Structures of Transgenic and Conventional Pig Manures -- 3.3.3. Changes of the Distribution of Carbon Functional Groups in Stabilized Manure Products -- 3.4. 13C NMR CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER SOLUBLE ORGANIC MATTER OF ANIMAL MANURE -- 3.4.1. …”
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Hazards of Pesticides to Bees : Avignon (France), September 07-09, 1999. by Belzunces, Luc

Table of Contents: “…Sauphanor""""Impact of novel herbicide-resistant transgenic oilseed rape on honey bee colonies in semi-field conditions N. …”
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Everything Is Natural Exploring How Chemicals Are Natural, How Nature Is Chemical and Why That Should Excite Us. by Kennedy, James

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 7 Using Chemophobia as a Weapon -- 7.1 The Fear of New Technology -- 7.2 Anti-vaccination Movements -- 7.3 Anti-Fluoridation Movements -- 7.4 Opposition to Transgenic Crops -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 8 Fighting Chemophobia -- 8.1 Chemicals Are Like People -- 8.2 Hero's Journey -- 8.3 How to Maintain Clarity when Encountering Fake Chemical Stories -- 8.4 What Teachers Can Do to Promote Appreciation of Chemistry -- 8.5 What Chemists Can Do to Promote Appreciation of Chemistry -- 8.6 What Journalists Can Do to Promote Appreciation of Chemistry…”
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The regulation of agricultural biotechnology

Table of Contents: “…Demcey Johnson -- Economic Impacts -- Future Impact of New Technologies: Three Scenarios, their Competence Gaps and Research Implications / Hanne Harmsen, Anne-Mette Sonne and Birger Boutrup Jensen -- Ex Ante Welfare Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union: the Case of Transgenic Herbicide Tolerant Sugarbeet / Matty Demont and Eric Tollens -- The Economic Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnology on International Trade, Consumers, and Producers: the Case of Maize and Soybeans in the USA / Andrew P. …”
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Lysophospholipid receptors : signaling and biochemistry

Table of Contents: “…ATX KNOCKOUT MICE AND TRANSGENIC MICE; 6.5. ROLE OF ATX IN BLOOD VESSEL FORMATION; 6.6. …”
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Putting Biotechnology to Work : Bioprocess Engineering. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""4.1.5 Isolation and Purification""""4.1.6 Protein Engineering""; ""4.1.7 Glycobiology""; ""4.1.8 Metabolic Engineering""; ""4.1.9 Polymerase Chain Reaction""; ""4.1.10 Monoclonal Antibodies and Antibody Engineering""; ""4.1.11 Transgenic Animals""; ""4.1.12 Product Formulation""; ""4.1.13 Research Needs""; ""4.2 SPECIALTY BIOPRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS""; ""4.2.1 Enzyme Technology and Specialty Bioproducts""; ""4.2.2 Biopesticides""; ""4.2.3 Microalgae and New Chemicals""; ""4.2.4 Plant-Cell Tissue Culture""; ""4.2.5 Research Needs and Opportunities""…”
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Handbook of Episodic Memory. by Dere, Ekrem

Table of Contents: “….* Episodic memory and Huntington's disease; Borchelt, D.R. Transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and episodic-like memory.…”
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Females are mosaics : X inactivation and sex differences in disease by Migeon, Barbara R.

Table of Contents: “…Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells for Manipulating the Early Steps in X Inactivation; 5.6. Transgenic Mice as a Functional Assay; 5.7. Assays for X Inactivation Patterns in Heterozygotes; 5.8. …”
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Females are mosaics : X inactivation and sex differences in disease by Migeon, Barbara R.

Table of Contents: “…Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells for Manipulating the Early Steps in X Inactivation; 5.6. Transgenic Mice as a Functional Assay; 5.7. Assays for X Inactivation Patterns in Heterozygotes; 5.8. …”
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Fossil Parasites.

Table of Contents: “…Designing Nonpathogenic Transgenic Schistosomes; 11. Concluding Remarks; Glossary; Acknowledgements; References; Chronobiology of Trematode Cercarial Emergence: from Data Recovery to Epidemiological, Ecological and Evolutionary Implications; 1. …”
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Proteins Biochemistry and Biotechnology. by Walsh, Gary

Table of Contents: “…3.4 Heterologous production in bacteria other than E. coli -- 3.5 Heterologous protein production in yeast -- 3.6 Heterologous protein production in fungi -- 3.7 Proteins from plants -- 3.7.1 Production of heterologous proteins in plants -- 3.8 Animal tissue as a protein source -- 3.9 Heterologous protein production in transgenic animals -- 3.10 Heterologous protein production using animal cell culture -- 3.11 Insect cell culture systems -- Further reading -- Chapter 4 Protein purification and characterization -- 4.1 Protein detection and quantification -- 4.2 Initial recovery of protein…”
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Poultry genetics, breeding, and biotechnology

Table of Contents: “…Strategies for the Production of Transgenic Chickens / James N. Petitte -- 34. The Future of Molecular Genetics in Poultry Breeding / Jerry B. …”
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The biology of multiple sclerosis

Table of Contents: “…Choice of model -- Mice -- Rats -- Guinea pigs -- Marmosets -- Rhesus macaques -- Pathology of EAE -- Localisation of lesions -- Demyelination -- Remyelination -- Oligodendrocyte damage and death -- Neurodegeneration and axonal damage -- Astrocyte pathology -- BBB and vascular damage -- Immune mechanisms -- Innate immunity -- Adaptive immunity -- Mutant and transgenic mouse models -- Guidelines for using, reporting, and reviewing EAE studies -- Materials and methods -- Results -- Conclusions -- Conflict of interest -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4 Immunology of MS -- Introduction -- Tolerance and autoimmunity -- Pathogenesis of MS -- Myelin antigens -- Progression of MS -- Role of the innate immune system -- Dendritic cells -- Microglial cells and macrophages -- Natural killer cells and natural killer T cells -- gammadelta T cells -- The contribution of innate immunity during different stages of MS and EAE -- The role of the adaptive immune system in MS -- CD4+ T cells -- CD8+ T cells -- B cells -- Regulatory T cells -- Immunomodulatory therapies for MS -- First-line therapy for RRMS -- Second-line therapies for RRMS -- Emerging therapies -- SPMS and PPMS -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5 Animal models based on virus infection -- Theiler's virus -- Determinants of disease -- Demyelination -- Semliki Forest virus -- Virulence determinants -- Demyelination -- JHM coronavirus -- Demyelination -- Relevance to MS -- Viruses as potential gene therapy agents in the treatment of MS -- Herpesvirus vectors -- Adenovirus vectors -- Retrovirus vectors -- Vaccinia virus vectors -- Alphavirus vectors -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 6 Viruses in the etiology of MS -- Measles and rubella viruses -- Characteristics of the viruses -- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis -- Measles inclusion body encephalitis.…”
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Integrated Pest Management : Current Concepts and Ecological Perspective. by Abrol, Dharam P.

Table of Contents: “…1.6.1 Brown Planthopper Resistance1.6.2 Stem Borer Resistance; 1.6.3 Rice Water Weevil Resistance; 1.6.4 Induced Resistance in Rice; 1.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Impact of Climate Change on Pest Management and Food Security; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Impact of Climate Change on Geographic Distribution and Population Dynamics of Insect Pests; 2.3 Effect of Climate Change on the Effectiveness of Pest Management Technologies; 2.3.1 Expression of Resistance to Insect Pests; 2.3.2 Transgenic Crops for Pest Management; 2.3.3 Activity and Abundance of Natural Enemies.…”
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Introduction to biotechnology by Thieman, William J., Palladino, Michael Angelo

Table of Contents: “…Cloning -- Creating Dolly: A Breakthrough in Cloning -- Limits to Cloning -- Human Organ Development in GM Animals -- 7.3. Transgenic Animals -- Transgenic Techniques -- GM Animals for the Agriculture Industry -- Transgenic Animals as Bioreactors -- Kidney on a Chip Determines Drug Dosing -- Gene Editing Technologies in Animals -- 7.4. …”

Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Volume 1 Regulatory Processes. by Niazi, Sarfaraz K.

Table of Contents: “…2.4.5 Antigenized antibodies -- 2.4.6 IgG1 fusion proteins -- 2.4.7 Drug or toxin conjugation -- 2.5 Development of antibodies -- 2.5.1 Endogenous method: single B-cell -- 2.5.2 Exogenous methods -- 2.5.3 Mouse hybridoma -- 2.5.4 Transgenic mice -- 2.5.5 Surface display libraries -- 2.5.6 Recombinant expression -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 2.7 Databases relevant to antibodies -- Chapter 3 Gene and cell therapy -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Gene therapy -- 3.2.1 Methodologies -- 3.2.2 Risks of gene therapy -- 3.2.3 Gene-editing technologies -- 3.2.4 Vector manufacturing -- 3.2.5 DNA vaccines…”
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Bioprocessing technology for production of biopharmaceuticals and bioproducts

Table of Contents: “…1.3.1 Bacillus Fermentation and Recovery of Industrial Enzyme1.3.2 Fermentation Stoichiometry; 1.3.3 Fermentor Kinetics and Outputs; 1.3.4 Downstream Processing; 1.4 Summary; References; Chapter 2 New Expression Systems for GPCRs; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Recombinant GPCR Production -- Traditional Approaches for Achieving High-Level Production; 2.3 Engineered Expression Systems for GPCR Production; 2.3.1 Bacteria; 2.3.2 Yeasts; 2.3.3 Insect Cells; 2.3.4 Mammalian Cells; 2.3.5 Transgenic Animals; 2.3.6 Cell-Free Systems; 2.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Glycosylation; 3.1 Introduction…”
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The AH receptor in biology and toxicology

Table of Contents: “…Role of the AHR and its Structure in TCDD Toxicity / Raimo Pohjanvirta, Merja Korkalainen, Ivy D Moffat, Paul C Boutros, Allan B Okey -- Nongenomic Route of Action of TCDD: Identity, Characteristics, and Toxicological Significance / Fumio Matsumura -- Interspecies Heterogeneity in the Hepatic Transcriptomic Response to AHR Activation by Dioxin / Paul C Boutros -- Dioxin-Activated AHR: Toxic Responses and the Induction of Oxidative Stress / Sidney J Stohs, Ezdihar A Hassoun -- Dioxin Activated AHR and Cancer in Laboratory Animals / Dieter Schrenk, Martin Chopra -- Teratogenic Impact of Dioxin Activated AHR in Laboratory Animals / Barbara D Abbott -- The Developmental Toxicity of Dioxin to the Developing Male Reproductive System in the Rat: Relevance of the AHR for Risk Assessment / David R Bell -- TCDD, AHR, and Immune Regulation / Nancy I Kerkvliet -- Effects of Dioxins on Teeth and Bone: The Role of AHR / Matti Viluksela, Hanna M Miettinen, Merja Korkalainen -- Impacts of Dioxin-Activated AHR Signaling in Fish and Birds / Michael T Simonich, Robert L Tanguay -- Adverse Health Outcomes Caused By Dioxin-Activated AHR in Humans / Sally S White, Suzanne E Fenton, Linda S Birnbaum -- The Toxic Equivalency Principle and its Application in Dioxin Risk Assessment / Jouko Tuomisto -- AHR-Active Compounds in the Human Diet / Stephen Safe, Gayathri Chadalapaka, Indira Jutooru -- Modulation of AHR Function by Heavy Metals and Disease States / Anwar Anwar-Mohammed, Ayman O S El-Kadi -- Transgenic Mice with a Constitutively Active AHR: A Model for Human Exposure to Dioxin and other AHR Ligands / Patrik Andersson, Sara Brunnberg, Carolina Wejheden, Lorenz Poellinger, Annika Hanberg -- AHR as a Physiological Regulator. …”
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Die Patentierung Gentechnisch Veränderter Tiere Im Hinblick Auf Die Schranke der öffentlichen Ordnung und der Guten Sitten - eine Analyse Unter Berücksichtigung der Rechtslage in F... by Westermayer, Isabel

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Kapitel 1 Grundlagen; I Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen der Gentechnologie und BegriffsklÃÞrung; 1 Gentechnologie; 2 DNA; 3 Gene; 4 Genom; 5 Transgen; II Anwendungsgebiete der Gentechnologie im Bereich der Biologie; 1 â#x80;#x9E;Rote Gentechnikâ#x80;#x9C;: Pharmazie, Medizin; 2 â#x80;#x9E;GrÃơne Gentechnikâ#x80;#x9C;: Landwirtschaft, Nahrungsmittelindustrie; 3 â#x80;#x9E;Graue Gentechnikâ#x80;#x9C;: Umweltschutz, Industrie; III GrÃơnde fÃơr die Notwendigkeit konkreter Regelungen; 1 Allgemein kritische Aspekte von Biopatenten; 2 Bedenken hinsichtlich mÃœglicher Auswirkungen der Patentierung von Lebewesen.…”
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Coffee : a comprehensive guide to the bean, the beverage, and the industry

Table of Contents: “…Genetically modified (transgenic) coffee / Robert W. Thurston -- 61. Mechanization / Robert W. …”
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Recent works on microbes and infections in China : selected from the Journal of Microbes and Infections (China)

Table of Contents: “…Transcriptomic and proteomic studies on HBsAg-positive transgenic mouse livers suggest alterations in carbohydrate, lipid and amino acid metabolism / Jun Ren [and others]. 2.2. …”
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Microbes for Climate Resilient Agriculture. by Kashyap, Prem Lal

Table of Contents: “…9.2 POSSIBLE ROLE OF ARCHAEA IN AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY -- 9.3 ECOLOGY AND PHYLOGENY OF DOMAIN ARCHAEA -- 9.4 ARCHAEAL CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE -- 9.5 ARCHAEAL MECHANISMS OF ADAPTATION WITH RESPECT TO ABIOTIC CHANGES -- 9.6 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 10 MYCORRHIZA -- HELPING PLANTS TO NAVIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES -- 10.1 INTRODUCTION -- 10.2 ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE -- 10.3 ELEVATED CO2 LEVELS -- 10.4 HIGH TEMPERATURE -- 10.5 SALINITY -- 10.6 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 11 ENDOPHYTIC MICROORGANISMS: FUTURE TOOLS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE -- 11.1 INTRODUCTION -- 11.2 ENDOPHYTES AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE -- 11.3 ENDOPHYTES AND BIOTIC STRESS -- 11.4 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 12 BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS: GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT -- 12.1 INTRODUCTION -- 12.2 BIOLOGY OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS -- 12.3 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES OF MICROBIAL GENES FOR INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT -- 12.4 METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSGENIC CROPS -- 12.5 FIELD EVALUATION AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INSECTICIDAL CROPS -- 12.6 INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE -- 12.7 CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 13 MICROBIAL NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE -- 13.1 INTRODUCTION -- 13.2 MICROBE MEDIATED FABRICATION OF NANOPARTICLES -- 13.3 NANOMATERIALS FOR BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT -- 13.4 NANO-FERTILIZERS FOR BALANCED CROP NUTRITION -- 13.5 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT.…”
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A Survey of sustainable development : social and economic dimensions

Table of Contents: “…/ Priscilla Connolly -- Reinventing cities for people and the planet / Molly O'Meara Sheehan -- Food security and sustainable use of natural resources: a 2020 vision / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Rajul Pandya-Lorch -- Sustainable agriculture / Gordon Conway -- Environmental risks posed by Transgenic crops / Jane Rissler and Margaret Mellen -- Population extinction and saving biodiversity / Paul R. …”
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Molecular mechanism of congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension

Table of Contents: “…PART I: Basic Science of Pulmonary Development and Pulmonary Arterial Disease -- 1 Perspective for Part I -- 2 The alveolar stem cell niche of the mammalian lung -- 3 Lung development and Notch signalling -- 4 Specialized smooth muscle cell progenitors in pulmonary hypertension -- 5 Diverse Pharmacology of Prostacyclin Mimetics: Implications for Pulmonary Hypertension -- 6 Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in pulmonary hypertension -- 7 Extracellular vesicles, MicroRNAs and Pulmonary Hypertension -- 8 Roles of Tbx4 in the lung mesenchyme for airway and vascular development -- 9 A lacZ reporter transgenic mouse line revealing the development of pulmonary artery -- 10 Roles of stem cell antigen-1 in the pulmonary endothelium -- 11 Morphological characterization of pulmonary microvascular disease in bronchopulmonary dysplasia caused by hyperoxia in newborn mice -- 12 Involvement of CXCR4 and stem cells in a rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertension -- 13 Ca2+ signal through inositol trisphosphate receptors for cardiovascular development and pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension -- PART II: Abnormal pulmonary circulation in the developing lung and heart -- 14 Perspective for Part II -- 15 Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Circulation in Congenital Heart Disease -- 16 Development of Novel Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension by Clinical Application of Basic Research -- 17 Using Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- 18 Modeling pulmonary arterial hypertension using induced pluripotent stem cells -- 19 Dysfunction and restoration of endothelial cell communications in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Therapeutic implications -- 20 Inflammatory Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- 21 Genotypes and Phenotypes of Chinese Pediatric Patients with Idiopathic and Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension- Experiences from A Single Center -- 22 Fundamental Insight into Pulmonary Vascular Disease : Perspectives from Pediatric PAH in Japan -- 23 Risk stratification in paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension -- 24 The Adaptive Right Ventricle in Eisenmenger Syndrome: Potential Therapeutic Targets for Pulmonary Hypertension -- 25 Impaired right coronary vasodilator function in pulmonary hypertensive rat assessed by in vivo synchrotron microangiography -- 26 Relationship between mutations in ENG and ALK1 gene and the affected organs in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia -- 27 A genetic analysis for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension -- 28 Evaluation and visualization of right ventricle using three dimensional echocardiography -- 29 Pulmonary hypertension associated with post-operative Tetralogy of Fallot -- 30 Microscopic Lung Airway Abnormality and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Associated with Congenital Systemic to Pulmonary Shunt -- 31 Respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants with heart and lung diseases -- PART III: Ductus arteriosus: bridge over troubled vessels -- 32 Perspective for Part III -- 33 The ductus arteriosus, a vascular outsider, in relation to the pulmonary circulation -- 34 Molecular, genetic, and pharmacological modulation of the ductus arteriosus: KATP channels as novel drug targets -- 35 New mediators in the biology of the ductus arteriosus: Lessons from the chicken embryo -- 36 Constriction of the Ductus Arteriosus with KATP Channel Inhibitors -- 37 New insights on how to treat patent ductus arteriosus -- 38 Antenatal Administration of Betamethasone Contributes to Intimal thickening of the Ductus Arteriosus -- 39 Prostaglandin E-EP4-mediated fibulin-1 up-regulation plays a role in intimal thickening of the ductus arteriosus -- 40 Transcriptional profiles in the chicken ductus arteriosus during hatching -- 41 Inhibition of Cyclooxygenase Contracts Chicken Ductus Arteriosus -- 42 Prostaglandin E2 receptor EP4 inhibition constricts the rat ductus arteriosus -- 43 Dilatation of the Ductus Arteriosus by Diazoxide in Fetal and Neonatal Rats -- 44 The Effect of Long-term Administration of Plostaglandin E1 on Morphological Changes in Ductus Arteriosus -- 45 Significance of SGK1 as a protein kinase transcriptionally regulated by ALK1 signaling in vascular endothelial cells -- 46 Fabrication of Implantable Human Arterial Graft by Periodic Hydrostatic Pressure -- 47 Optimum preparation of Candida albicans cell wall extra (CAWE) for the mouse model of Kawasaki disease -- PART IV: Development and Regeneration of the Cardiovascular System -- 48 Perspective for Part IV -- 49 Advances in the second heart field -- 50 Novel cardiac progenitors for all components of the heart except for the right ventricle -- 51 Regional and TBX5-dependent gene expression in the atria: Implications for pulmonary vein development and atrial fibrillation -- 52 The Endocardium as a Master Regulator of Ventricular Trabeculation -- 53 The Role of Alternative mRNA Splicing in Heart 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