Authors:Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: biological, ions, processes, metal, systems, roles, molybdenum, system, volume, metals, tungsten
Number of Pages: 856
Published: 2002-03-06
List price: $309.95
ISBN-10: 0824707656
ISBN-13: 9780824707651

Volume 39: Molybdenum and Tungsten: Their Roles in Biological Processes is devoted soley to the vital research area on molybdenum and tungsten and their role in biology. It offers a comprehensive and timely account of this fascinating topic by 40 distinguished international authorities. Topics include: transport, homeostasis, regulation and binding of molybdate and tungstate to proteins, crystallographic characterization, coordination of complexes, and biosynthesis.

Author: V. L. Delucchi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: biological, synthesis, series, programme, international, control, studies
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1976-04-30
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0521209102
ISBN-13: 9780521209106

The best alternative to chemical control is often seen as being biological control - the introduction of natural enemies in areas where foreign pests become abundant. However, biological control alone is not always sufficient to maintain pest populations under a tolerable level; and it is necessary to learn how to make it compatible with other methods of control, and in particular with chemicals, in integrated control programs. Data on these important aspects was collected and elaborated over a period of seven to eight years and synthesized in this volume, which was originally published in 197

Author: Roger J. Crossley
Publisher: CRC-Press
Keywords: biological, organic, amp, chemistry, directions, new, activity, drugs, chirality
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1995-11-30
List price: $179.95
ISBN-10: 0849391407
ISBN-13: 9780849391408

This book brings together the theoretical, commercial, and practical aspects of chirality and biological activity of drugs and acts as a ready reference for the effects of enantiomers of drug substances.

Author: Biological Sciences Curriculum Studies
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Keywords: perspectives, biological
Published: 2002-07-01
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 0787282324
ISBN-13: 9780787282325

Author: Ashley H. Robins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: biological, evolutionary, anthropology, studies, pigmentation, perspectives, human, cambridge
Number of Pages: 268
Published: 1991-07-26
List price: $126.00
ISBN-10: 0521365147
ISBN-13: 9780521365147

Skin color is perhaps the most decisive and abused physical characteristic of humankind. This book presents a multidisciplinary overview of how and why human populations vary so markedly in their skin color. The biological aspects of the pigment cell and its production of melanin are reviewed. The functions of melanin in the skin, brain, eye and ear are considered, and the common clinical abnormalities of pigmentation, such as albinism, are described and illustrated. Detailed reflectance data from worldwide surveys of skin color are also presented. Next, historical and contemporary backgrounds

Author: Gary F. Zimmer
Publisher: Acres USA
Keywords: biological, profitable, system, farming, amp, sustainable, farmer, complete, guide
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0911311629
ISBN-13: 9780911311624

Biological farmers work with nature, feeding soil life, balancing soil minerals and tilling soils with a purpose. The methods they apply involve a unique system of beliefs, observations and guidelines that result in increased production and profit. This practical how-to guide elucidates their methods and will help you make farming fun and profitable. A safe and sustainable system designed to keep production up. Biological farming does not mean less production; it means eliminating obstacles to healthy, efficient production. Once the chemical, physical and biological properties of the soil are

Author: Helmut Sigel
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: biological, role, processes, manganese, systems, ions, metal, volume
Number of Pages: 816
Published: 2000-01-27
List price: $309.95
ISBN-10: 0824702883
ISBN-13: 9780824702885

"Highlights the availability of magnesium to organisms, its uptake and transport in microorganisms and plants as well as its role in health and disease of animals and humans including its toxicology."