Glycans in Diseases and Therapeutics

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pavão, Mauro S.G (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Σειρά: Biology of Extracellular Matrix
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Human physiology.; Molecular biology.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Animal Biochemistry.; Molecular Medicine.; Human Physiology.

Initially believed to be inactive molecules, glycans are now considered essential for life, both under normal and pathological conditions. This volume of the series “Biology of Extracellular Matrix” reviews the most recent findings on the role of glycans in the development of diseases and the possib...

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