ABSTRACT

Knowledge of the basic mechanisms of human disease is essential for any student or professional engaged in drug research and development. Functional gene analysis (genomics), protein analysis (proteomics), and other molecular biological techniques have made it possible to understand these cellular processes, opening up exciting opportunities for no

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Part 1 Introduction

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

György Kéri and István Toth
ByA breakthrough in modern drug research

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Part 2 Pathomechanisms and molecular target finding

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Part 3 Common pathway and general mechanism

chapter 5|14 pages

Signal transduction therapy

ByAlexander Levitzki

chapter 6|9 pages

Heat shock proteins

ByPéter Csermely, Ichiro Yahara

chapter 8|8 pages

Apoptosis in various diseases

ByBéla Szende

chapter 9|10 pages

Caspases

Pál I. Bauer, Erzsébet Kénesi and András Illés
ByThe regulators and executioners of the apoptotic process

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Part 5 Molecular pathomechanism of cancer

chapter 20|14 pages

Cancer genetics

ByLászló Kopper

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Part 6 Infectious diseases

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Part 7 Diseases of the central and the peripheral nervous system

chapter 29|16 pages

Migraine

ByIlona Jelencsik, Csaba Ertsey

chapter 32|11 pages

Parkinson’s disease

Michael S. Starr
ByIts causes and treatment

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Part 8 Cardiovascular diseases

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