Urine Proteomics in Kidney Disease Biomarker Discovery

This book systematically summarizes the ideas and technologies used in urine proteome analysis. It argues that change is the core of biomarker definition since the body uses its homeostatic mechanisms to correct changes in the blood. This means that urine is probably a better source of biomarkers th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gao, Youhe (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 845
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book systematically summarizes the ideas and technologies used in urine proteome analysis. It argues that change is the core of biomarker definition since the body uses its homeostatic mechanisms to correct changes in the blood. This means that urine is probably a better source of biomarkers than blood. A roadmap to the urinary biomarker era is proposed, and researchers are reminded of the potential opportunities and risks in their study design. Kidney diseases are emphasized as they produce the most significant changes in urine. This book tries to show researchers and graduate students, who are in or entering the field, "all things considered" rather than "the current affair". .
Physical Description:XIII, 203 p. 25 illus., 10 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9789401795234
ISSN:0065-2598 ;