Endothelin: Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Pathology (Contemporary Biomedicine) [Hardcover]

Robert F. Highsmith (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0896034364 | ISBN-13: 978-0896034365 | Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | Edition: 1st

A unique, integrated collection of original contributions on the molecular biology, physiology, and pathology of endothelin. Leading academic, clinical, and industrial researchers summarize the dramatic recent progress in endothelin research and indicate the optimal direction of future studies. The contributors produce a critical evaluation of endothelin chemistry and pharmacology, its mechanism of action, and its physiological functions. The book is certain to become the new standard reference source for both basic scientists and informed clinicians who want a clear idea of the roles endothelin may play in cardiovascular physiology and pathology.

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"The book is well structured, with the subjects dealt with in a logical and well-defined manneer...Each of the chapters are well referenced, thus providing a good starting point for those who wish to delve deeper into the field." - Cell Biology International

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In Endothelin: Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Pathology, academic, clinical, and industrial researchers summarize the dramatic recent progress that has been documented in endothelin research and indicate the optimal direction of future studies. The contributors, highly respected authorities in their fields as well as active bench scientists, produce a critical evaluation and synthesis of our knowledge of endothelin chemistry and pharmacology, its mechanism of action, and its physiological functions. Endothelin: Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Pathology is certain to become the new standard reference source for both basic scientists and informed clinicians who want a clear idea of the roles endothelin may play in cardiovascular physiology and pathology. Biochemists, as well as medicinal and clinical chemists, involved in the development of drugs designed to alter the action or expression of the endothelin molecule will find the book rich in new results and insights. [

Product Details

• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896034364
• ISBN-13: 978-0896034365
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,392,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent portrait of Endothelin, July 30, 2000

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This review is from: Endothelin: Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Pathology (Contemporary Biomedicine) (Hardcover)

Highsmith has put together an extremely insightful and painstakingly researched and edited biography of endothelin. As a medical student, I was blown away by the current implications of research on endothelin. I highly recommend this work. My only question regards how the recent decoding of the human genome will affect the research currently being performed by endothelin scholars?