{"product_id":"the-kidney-from-normal-development-to-congenital-disease-hardback-9780127224411","title":"The Kidney; From Normal Development to Congenital Disease (Hardback) 9780127224411","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Kidney\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Normal Development to Congenital Disease\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter D. Vize (Edited by), Adrian S. Woolf (Edited by), Jonathan B.L. Bard (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780127224411, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 March 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e592 pages, Approx. 200 illustrations (100 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e27.8 x 21.5 x 3.3 cm, 1.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is well written and will be useful both for students and researchers in developmental biology, as well as clinical nephrologists and urologists. This book clearly outlines the development of the human kidney from an evolutionary perspective. In addition, it describes the pronephros and the mesonephros in great detail...The book concludes with an excellent review of therapies for congenital kidney diseases, including gene-transfer techniques and cell-based therapies. Overall, The Kidney is well organized and well written...an excellent resource for the researcher in kidney development and developmental diseases, and an outstanding reference for clinical pediatric nephrologists and urologists.\" \u003cb\u003e--TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, 2004\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"finding this book was like driving to the top of a small hill only to find a magnificent, snow-capped mountain range rising a dozen or so miles ahead, begging to be explored. ...an excellent point of departure for laboratory trainees, as well as more senior scientists, who may want to catch up on the fundamentals of renal development in the modern era without much of a struggle.\" \u003cb\u003e--AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, August 2003\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is well organized, lucidly written, and superbly illustrated. ...does a fine job of emphasizing that the kidney is a wonderful system in which to study many critical issues in cellular and developmental biology.\"  \u003cb\u003e--THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, November 2003\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Recommended for medical and academic libraries and renal specialists.\"  \u003cb\u003e--E-STREAMS, September 2003\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This reader appreciates the imaginative handling of the illustrations that deal with pronephic, mesonephric, and metanephric development in a way that complements the excellent text descriptions...this book is an excellent point of departure for labratory trainees, as well as more senior scientists, like me, who may want to catch up on the fundamentals of renal development in the modenrn era without much of a struggle\" \u003cb\u003e-KIDNEY INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, 2003\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOrganogenesis of the kidney has been intensely studied for over a century. In recent years advances in molecular techniques have not only made great inroads into exploring the genetic regulation of this complex process but also began to unravel the molecular basis of many forms of congenital kidney disease. This book is a comprehensive study on these findings and the only book available with such in depth coverage of the kidney.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 1: EMBRYONIC KIDNEYS AND MODELS\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Introduction: the embryonic kidneys and other nephrogenic models  2. Development of the Malpighian tubules in Drosophila melanogaster  3. Induction, development and physiology of the pronephric tubules  4. Formation of the nephric duct  5. The pronephric glomus and vasculature 6. Development of the mesonephric kidney  7. 3-Dimensional anatomy of mammalian mesonephroi 8. The Molecular control of pronephros development- an Overview  9. Embryological, genetic and molecular tools for investigating embryonic kidney development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 2: THE ADULT KIDNEYS\u003c\/b\u003e 10. Introduction  11. Anatomy and Histology of the Human Urinary System 12. Development of the Ureteric Bud  13. The Fates of the Metanephric Mesenchyme  14. The Formation and Development of Nephrons  15. Establishment of polarity in epithelial cells of the developing nephron  16. Development of the Glomerular Capillary and its Basement Membrane  17. The development of kidney blood vessels  18. The Development of function in the metanephric kidney  19. Experimental methods for studying urogenital development  20. Overview: The Molecular Basis of Kidney Development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 3: CONGENITAL DISEASE\u003c\/b\u003e 21. Maldevelopment of the Human Kidney and Lower Urinary Tract: an Overview  22. Wilms' Tumor and related disorders  23. Pax-2 and Renal-Coloboma Syndrome  24. Polycystic Kidney Disease, von Hippel Lindau and Tuberous sclerosis  26. Renal Cell Carcinoma: The Human Disease  27. The Tubule  28. Diseases of the Glomerular Filtration Barrier: Alport Syndrome and Congenital Nephrosis (NPHS1) 29. Congenital Kidney Diseases: Prospects for New Therapies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Renal medicine \u0026amp; nephrology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Renal medicine \u0026amp; nephrology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Renal%20medicine%20\u0026amp;%20nephrology%20%5BMJR%5D%22\"\u003eMJR\u003c\/a\u003e], Physiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physiology%20%5BMFG%5D%22\"\u003eMFG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Academic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648097734936,"sku":"9780127224411","price":121.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780127224411.jpg?v=1694088272","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-kidney-from-normal-development-to-congenital-disease-hardback-9780127224411","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}