Bücher der Reihe SpringerBriefs in Cell Biology

It begins with an overview of phytoalexin production in Vitis vinifera (Common Grape Vine), detailing the relationship of resveratrol to analogues such as pterostilbene, piceid and the viniferins (resveratrol oligomers).

This book is a review on the evolution of cell-based microarrays and an update to the author's earlier book Methods in Molecular Biology: Cell-Based Microarrays. Since their development in 2001, cell-based microarrays have advanced significantly to include expression arrays, short interfering RNA arrays and antibody arrays.

This monograph summarizes the large amount of experimental data accumulated during many years of studying the functions of the blood system and its regulatory mechanisms under the action of diverse morbific factors within the models of pathological processes (e.g.

This book is focused on Sertoli cell physiology and its role in the spermatogenic event. These cells, known as "nurse cells", are essential for the normal development of germ cells by offering not only physical support and creating an immune-privileged environment, but also for providing nutritional support.

This book provides an overview of circadian rhythms and cellular networks in their relation to biological systems and dynamical medicine. The final chapter discusses optimization of drug delivery and individualized treatment systems using chronotherapy and chronobiology-based biomarkers as a general system of medicine.

After a historical review ranging up to the identification of autophagy genes in mammals, the authors discuss the signaling pathways that regulate autophagy, the mechanism of autophagosome formation and the physiological roles of autophagy in development, ageing, neurodegeneration, immune function and cell differentiation.