Apoptosis: Pharmacological Implications and Therapeutic Opportunities (v.41) (Advances in Pharmacology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120329425 ISBN 13: 9780120329427

Publisher: Academic Press Inc, 1997

Synopsis

This work concentrates on presenting an overview of programmed cell death (PCD) pathways as they are currently understood and strives to identify unanswered questions as well as other theraputic possibilities. Understanding the biochemical pathways that participate in cell death process has become an important goal in neurobiology, cardiology and infectious disease research. The control of apoptosis has also become a major area of investigation in the field of cancer biology.

About this title

About the Author:

Ferid Murad was born in Whiting, Indiana. Working concurrently on an M.D. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Dr. Murad graduated with both degrees from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965. His many honors include the Alfred S. Maschke Award for Clinical Excellence from Case Western Reserve University in 1965. He has held several distinguished positions, including Acting Chairman in the Department of Medicine and Acting Division Chief, Division of Respiratory Medicine at Stanford University. He currently is CEO and President of Molecular Geriatrics Corporation in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Dr. Murad is married and has five children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0120329425
• ISBN 13: 9780120329427
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 584
• Editor: Kaufmann Scott H.