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Body Messages: The Quest for the Proteins of Cellular Communication
Giamila Fantuzzi
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Description for Body Messages: The Quest for the Proteins of Cellular Communication
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. Dimension: 167 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Whether classified as regulators of inflammation, metabolism, or other physiological functions, a distinctive set of molecules enables the human body to convey information from one cell to another. An in-depth primer on the molecular mediators that coordinate complex bodily processes, Body Messages provides fresh insight into how biologists first identified this special class of molecules and the consequences of their discovery for modern medicine. Focusing on proteins that regulate inflammation and metabolism--including the cytokines and adipokines at the core of her own research--Giamila Fantuzzi examines the role body messages play in the physiology of health as well ... Read more
Whether classified as regulators of inflammation, metabolism, or other physiological functions, a distinctive set of molecules enables the human body to convey information from one cell to another. An in-depth primer on the molecular mediators that coordinate complex bodily processes, Body Messages provides fresh insight into how biologists first identified this special class of molecules and the consequences of their discovery for modern medicine. Focusing on proteins that regulate inflammation and metabolism--including the cytokines and adipokines at the core of her own research--Giamila Fantuzzi examines the role body messages play in the physiology of health as well ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
593g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674088948
SKU
V9780674088948
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About Giamila Fantuzzi
Giamila Fantuzzi is Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Hannah Landecker is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Reviews for Body Messages: The Quest for the Proteins of Cellular Communication
The scholarship in the book is truly impressive. The interviews are revealing portraits of accomplished scientists. The writing style is lucid and purged of jargon so as to be intelligible to non-scientists. All in all this is a valuable and eminently readable record of the birth and development of a field that has had a dramatic impact on human health.
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