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Second Edition
Renato Dulbecco, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
Description
The Encyclopedia of Human Biology, Second Edition provides complete coverage of the vast subject area of human biology--no
other reference work available offers such a detailed and comprehensive treatment of the subject. Including more than 670 articles in
37 different biological fields, this fully revised edition features one of the most renowned editorial Advisory Boards ever assembled.
The Second Edition offers more than 75% new, updated, and revised content including approximately 150 new articles.
In keeping with the first editions high standards, all articles have been subjected to rigorous peer review to ensure consistent presentation
of the highest quality. Unlike other encyclopedias which use numerous fragmented entries to treat a subject, the Encyclopedia
examines each subject in individual, cohesive articles. Arranged alphabetically for easy access, each article--about ten pages in length-contains
a brief outline, glossary of unusual terms, a short concise definition of the subject, an in-depth development of the topic, recent bibliography,
extensive cross references to other articles in the Encyclopedia, and tables and illustrations including more than 100
color plates.
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spectrum of accurate, current information on all aspects of human biology
Contents
Preface to the First Edition.
Preface to the Second Edition.
A Guide to Using the Encyclopedia.
Volume 1 - A-Bi:
Abortion,
Spontaneous.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Epidemic.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Infectious Complications.
Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome, T-Cell Subsets.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Virology.
Acute Phase Response.
Adaptational Physiology.
Adaptation
and Human Geographic Variation.
Addiction.
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP).
Adenoviruses.
Adipose Cell.
Adolescence.
Adrenal Gland.
Adrenergic
and Related G Protein-Coupled Receptors.
Affective Disorders, Genetic Markers.
Affective Responses.
Aggression.
Aging and Language.
Aging,
Molecular Aspects.
Aging, Psychiatric Aspects.
Agronomy.
Alcohol, Impact on Health.
Alcohol Toxicology.
Alkaloids in Medicine.
Allergy.
Altruism.
Alzheimer's Disease.
Amoebiasis, Infection with Entamoeba histolytica.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Anaerobic Infections
in Humans.
Anesthesia.
Animal Models of Disease.
Animal Parasites.
Antibiotic Inhibitors of Bacterial Cell Wall Biosynthesis.
Antibiotics.
Antibody-Antigen Complexes: Biological Consequences.
Antibody Diversity (Clonal Selection).
Antidepressants.
Anti-Inflammatory Steroid
Action.
Antimicrobial Agents, Impact on Newborn Infants.
Antimicrobial Drugs.
Antinuclear Antibodies and Autoimmunity.
Antisense Inhibitors.
Appetite.
Articular Cartilage and the Intervertebral Disc.
Articulations, Joints.
Artificial Cells.
Artificial Heart.
Artificial Kidney.
Artificial Skin.
Asbestos.
Ascorbic Acid.
Asthma.
Astrocytes.
Ataxia-Telangiectasia and the ATM Gene.
Atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis:
From Risk Factors to Regulatory Molecules.
ATP Synthesis in Mitochondria.
Atrial Natriuretic Factor.
Attention.
Attitudes as Determinants
of Food Consumption.
Attraction and Interpersonal Relationships.
Autism.
Autoantibodies.
Autoimmune Disease.
Autonomic Nervous System.
Bacterial Infections, Detection.
B-Cell Activation.
Behavioral Development, Birth to Adolescence.
Behavioral Effects of Observing Violence.
Behavior: Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic.
Behavior Measurement in Psychobiological Research.
Bile Acids.
Binocular Vision
and Space Perception.
Bioenergetics and the Adrenal Medulla.
Bioethics.
Biofeedback.
Bioimpedance.
Biomechanics.
Biomineralization and
Calcification.
Birth Control.
Birth Defects.
Volume 2 - Bl-Co:
Blood Binding of Drugs.
Blood-Brain Barrier.
Blood Coagulation,
Hemostasis.
Blood Coagulation, Tissue Factor.
Blood Platelets and Their Receptors.
Blood Sampling, Fetal.
Blood Supply Testing for Infectious
Diseases.
Body Fat, Menarche, and Fertility.
Body Temperature and Its Regulation.
Bone Cell Genes, Molecular Analysis.
Bone Density and
Fragility, Age-Related Changes.
Bone, Embryonic Development.
Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Bone Regulatory Factors.
Bone Remodeling.
Bone
Tumors.
Bony Pelvis of Archaic Homo sapiens.
Brain.
Brain, Central Gray Area.
Brain Evolution.
Brain, Higher Function.
Brain
Messengers and the Pituitary Gland.
Brain Regulation of Gastrointestinal Function.
Brain Spectrin.
Brain Tumors.
Breast Cancer Biology.
Caffeine.
Calcium Antagonists.
Calcium, Biochemistry.
Cancer Genetics.
Cancer Immunology.
Cancer Prevention.
Cardiac Muscle.
Cardiogenic
Reflexes.
Cardiovascular Hormones.
Cardiovascular Responses to Weightlessness.
Cardiovascular System, Anatomy.
Cardiovascular System,
Pharmacology.
Cardiovascular System, Physiology and Biochemistry.
Carnivory.
Cartilage.
Catecholamines and Behavior.
CD8 and CD4: Structure,
Function, and Molecular Biology.
Cell.
Cell Adhesion Molecules.
Cell Cycle.
Cell Junctions.
Cell Membrane.
Cell Membrane Transport.
Cell
Nucleus.
Cell Receptors.
Cell Signaling.
Cellular Cytoskeleton.
Cellular Memory.
Cell Volume, Physiological Role.
Cell Volume, Regulation.
Central Nervous System, Toxicology.
Cerebral Specialization.
Cerebral Ventricular System and Cerebrospinal Fluid.
Cerebrovascular System.
Chemical Carcinogenesis
Chemotherapeutic Synergism, Potentiation, and Antagonism.
Chemotherapy, Antiparasitic Agents.
Chemotherapy, Antiviral
Agents.
Chemotherapy, Cancer.
Childbirth.
Cholesterol.
Chromatin Folding.
Chromatin Structure and Gene Expression in the Mammalian Brain.
Chromosome Anomalies.
Chromosome Patterns in Human Cancer and Leukemia.
Chromosomes.
Chromosomes, Molecular Studies.
Chromosome-Specific
Human Gene Libraries.
Circadian Rhythms and Periodic Processes.
Citrate Cycle.
Cocaine and Stimulant Addiction.
Cochlear Chemical Neurotransmission.
Coenzymes, Biochemistry.
Cognitive Representation in the Brain.
Collagen, Structure and Function.
Colon Cancer Biology.
Color Vision.
Comparative Anatomy.
Comparative Physiology.
Complement System.
Volume 3 - Co-Fe:
Conditioning.
Connective Tissue.
Copper, Iron, and Zinc in Human Metabolism.
Cortex.
Cranial Nerves.
Craniofacial Growth, Genetics.
Craniofacial Growth, Postnatal.
Crime,
Delinquency, and Psychopathy.
Cryotechniques in Biological Electron Microscopy.
Cystic Fibrosis, Molecular Genetics.
Cytochrome P-450.
Cytokines and the Immune Response.
Dementia in the Elderly.
Dental and Oral Biology, Anatomy.
Dental and Oral Biology, Pathology.
Dental
Anthropology.
Dental Caries.
Dental Embryology and Histology.
Depression.
Depression, Neurotransmitters and Receptors.
Developmental
Neuropsychology.
Development of the Self.
Development, Psychobiology.
Diabetes Mellitus.
Diagnostic Radiology.
Dielectric Properties
of Tissue.
Diet.
Dietary Factors of the Cancer Process.
Digestion and Absorption of Human Milk Lipids.
Digestive System, Anatomy.
Digestive
System, Physiology and Biochemistry.
Digital Dermatoglyphics (Fingerprints).
Diuretics.
DNA and Gene Transcription.
DNA-Binding Sites.
DNA in the Nucleosome.
DNA Markers as Diagnostic Tools.
DNA Methodologies in Disease Diagnosis.
DNA Methylation in Mammalian Genomes:
Promoter Activity and Genetic Imprinting.
DNA Repair.
DNA Replication.
Down Syndrome, Molecular Genetics.
Dreaming.
Drug Analysis.
Drugs
of Abuse and Alcohol Interactions.
Drug Testing.
Dyslexia-Dysgraphia.
Ears and Hearing.
Eating Disorders.
Eating Styles and Food Choices
Associated with Obesity and Dieting.
Ecotoxicology.
Elastin.
Electron Microscopy.
Embryo, Body Pattern Formation.
Embryofetopathology.
Embryology and Placentation of Twins.
Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases.
Emotional Motor System.
Endocrine System.
Endocrinology,
Developmental.
Endometriosis.
Energy Metabolism.
Environmental and Occupational Toxicology.
Enzyme Inhibitors.
Enzyme Isolation.
Enzymes,
Coenzymes, and the Control of Cellular Chemical Reactions.
Enzyme Thermostability.
Ependyma.
Epidermal Proliferation.
Epilepsies.
Epstein-Barr
Virus.
Ergonomics.
Estrogen and Osteoporosis.
Evolving Hominid Strategies.
Excitatory Neurotransmitters and Their Involvement in Neurodegeneration.
Exercise.
Exercise and Cardiovascular Function.
Extracellular Matrix.
Eye, Anatomy.
Eye Movements.
Famine: Causes, Prevention, and Relief.
Fatty Acids.
Feeding Behavior.
Fertilization.
Fetus.
Volume 4 - Fl-Im:
Flow Cytometry.
Follicle Growth and Leuteinization.
Food Acceptance: Sensory, Somatic, and Social Influences.
Food Allergies and Intolerances.
Food and Nutrition, Perception.
Food Antioxidants.
Food Groups.
Food Microbiology.
Food Toxicology.
Forearm, Coordination of Movements.
Fragile X Syndromes.
Free Radicals and Disease.
Fusimotor Systems.
Gangliosides.
Galglioside Transport.
Gastric Circulation.
Gastric Microbiology and Gastroduodenal Diseases.
Gastrointestinal
Cancer.
Gaucher Disease, Molecular Genetics.
Gene Amplification.
Gene Mapping.
Genes.
Gene Targeting Techniques.
Gene Therapy.
Genetically
Engineered Antibody Molecules.
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Psychopathology.
Genetic Counseling.
Genetic Diseases.
Genetic
Imprinting.
Genetic Maps.
Genetic Polymorphism.
Genetics and Mental Disorders.
Genetic Testing.
Genomes in the Study of Primate Relations.
Gerontechnology.
Gerontology.
Gerontology, Physiology.
Glutathione.
Glycogen.
Glycolysis.
G Proteins.
Growth, Anatomical.
Growth Factors
and Tissue Repair.
Hair.
Headache.
Health Care Technology.
Health Psychology.
Heart, Anatomy.
Heart-Lung Machine.
Heat Shock.
HeLa Cells.
Helminth Infections.
Hematology and Immunology in Space.
Hemispheric Interactions.
Hemoglobin.
Hemoglobin, Molecular Genetics and Pathology.
Hemophilia, Molecular Genetics.
Hemopoietic System.
Herpesviruses.
Hippocampal Formation.
Histones.
Hormonal Influences on Behavior.
Human Evolution.
Human Genetics.
Human Genome.
Human Genome and Its Evolutionary Origin.
Huntington's Disease.
Hydrocephalus.
Hypercalcemia
of Malignancy.
Hypertension.
Hyperthermia and Cancer.
Hypothalamus.
Immune Surveillance.
Immune System.
Immunoassays, Nonradionucleotide.
Immunobiology of Transplantation.
Immunoconjugates.
Immunodeficiencies, Genetic.
Immunological Tolerance.
Immunology of Parasitism.
Immunology,
Regional.
Immunopathology.
Immunotoxins.
Implantation, Embryology.
Volume 5 - In-Mu:
Inbreeding in Human Populations.
Infectious Diseases.
Infectious Diseases, Pediatric.
Infectious Diseases, Transmission.
Inflammation.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Influenza
Virus Infections.
Insulin and Glucagon.
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.
Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Fetal Growth.
Interferons.
Interleukin-2 and the IL-2 Receptor.
Intestinal Blood Flow Regulation.In Vitro Fertilization.
Ion Pumps.
Isoenzymes.
Keratinocyte
Transformation.
Kidney.
Kinins: Chemistry, Biology, and Functions.
Lactation.
Lactose Malabsorption and Intolerance.
Laminin in Neuronal
Development.
Language.
Language, Evolution.
Laryngeal Reflexes.
Larynx.
Learning and Memory.
Leishmaniasis.
Leukemia.
Life-Cycle Transitions.
Lipids.
Lithium Effects on Blood Cell Production and on the Immune System.
Liver.
Liver Cancer and the Role of Hepatitis B Virus.
Locomotion,
Neural Networks.
Longevity.
Low Temperature Effects on Humans.
Lung Cancer.
Lyme Disease.
Lymphocyte-Mediated Cytotoxicity.
Lymphocyte
Responses to Retinoids.
Lymphocytes.
Lymphoma.
Macrophages.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC).
Malaria.
Malnutrition.
Malnutrition of the Elderly.
Marjuana and Cannabinoids.
Maternal Mortality.
Mathematical Modeling of Drug Resistance in
Cancer Chemotherapy.
Mating Behavior.
Measles.
Meiosis.
Melanoma Antigens and Antibodies.
Melanoma, Malignant.
Melatonin.
Membranes,
Biological.
Meninges.
Menopause.
Menstrual Cycle.
Mental Disorders.
Metabolic Disorders.
Metabolic Regulation.
Metastasis.
Microbial
Protein Toxins.
Microtubules.
Microvascular Fluid and Solute Exchange.
Micturition Control.
Minerals in Human Life.
Mitochondria.
Mitochondrial
Respiratory Chain.
Mitosis.
Monoclonal Antibody Technology.
Mood Disorders.
Mortality.
Motor Control.
Motor Skills, Acquisition.
Movement.
Mucosal Immunology.
Multiple Sclerosis.
Multiple-Task Interactions.
Muscle, Anatomy.
Muscle Development, Molecular and Cellular Control.
Muscle Dynamics.
Muscle, Molecular Genetics.
Muscle Physiology and Biochemistry.
Muscular Dystrophies.
Mutation Rates.
Volume
6 - My-Pl:
Myasthenia Gravis.
Mycotoxins.
Myelin and Demyelinating Disorders.
Nasal Tract Biochemistry.
Natural Killer and Other
Effector Cells.
Naturally Occurring Toxicants in Food.
Natural Toxins.
Neocortex.
Neoplasms, Biochemistry.
Neoplasms, Etiology.
Nerve
Regeneration.
Nervous System, Anatomy.
Nervous System, Plasticity.
Neural Basis of Oral and Facial Function.
Neural-Immune Interactions.
Neural Networks.
Neuroendocrinology.
Neurological Control of the Circulatory System.
Neurology of Memory.
Neuropharmacology.
Neurotransmitter
and Neuropeptide Receptors in the Brain.
Neurotrophic Factors.
Neutrophils.
Newborn Screening.
Nitric Oxide.
Nonnarcotic Drug Use and
Abuse.
Nuclear Pore, Structure and Function.
Nucleotide and Nucleic Acid Synthesis, Cellular Organization.
Nutrients, Energy Content.
Nutritional Modulation of Aging Processes.
Nutritional Quality of Foods and Diets.
Nutrition, Carbohydrates.
Nutrition, Dietary Fiber.
Nutrition, Fats and Oils.
Nutrition, Protein.
Nutrition, Trace Elements.
Obesity.
Obesity, Genetics.
Olfactory Information Processing.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Growth and Development.
Oncogene Amplification in Human Cancer.
Oncogenes and Proto-oncogenes.
Oogenesis.
Opioids.
Optical Properties of Tissue.
Oral Contraceptives and Disease Risk.
Organ Transplantation.
Oxygen Transport to Tissue.
Pain.
Pancreas,
Physiology and Disease.
Pancreatic Toxicology.
Papillomaviruses and Neoplastic Transformation.
Parathyroid Gland and Hormone.
Parkinson's
Disease.
Parkinson's Disease, Biological Basis and Therapy.
Pathology, Comparative.
Pathology, Diagnostic.
Pathophysiology of the Upper
Respiratory Tract.
Pediatrics.
Peptide Hormones and Their Convertases.
Peptide Hormones of the Gut.
Peptides.
Perception.
Periodontics.
Personality.
Personality Disorders.
Person Perception.
Persuasion.
Pesticide Residues in Foods.
Phagocytes.
pH and Carbohydrate Metabolism.
Pharmacogenetics.
Pharmacokinetics.
Phenylketonuria, Molecular Genetics.
pH Homeostasis.
Phospholipid Metabolism.
Phosphorylation of
Microtubule Protein.
Photoelectric Effect and Photoelectron Microscopy.
Picornaviruses/Poliovirus.
Pituitary.
Placenta.
Plasma Lipoproteins.
Volume 7 - Po-Se:
Polarized Epithelial Cells.
Polyamine Metabolism.
Polymerase Chain Reaction.
Polymorphism of the
Aging Immune System.
Population Differentiation and Racial Classification.
Population Genetics.
Porphyrins and Bile Pigments.
Pregnancy,
Dietary Cravings and Aversions.
Pregnancy, Gestation.
Pregnancy, Nausea and Vomiting.
Prenatal Diagnosis.
Primate Behavioral Ecology.
Primates.
Prions.
Problem Solving.
Programmed Cell Death, Apoptosis.
Proprioceptive Reflexes.
Proprioceptors and Proprioception.
Prostate
Cancer.
Protein Detection.
Protein-Energy Malnutrition.
Protein Phosphorylation.
Proteins.
Protein Targeting, Basic Concepts.
Protein
Targeting, Molecular Mechanisms.
Proteoglycans.
Protozoal Infections.
Pseudoautosomal Region of the Sex Chromosomes.
Psychoanalyic Theory.
Psychoneuroimmunology.
Psychophysiological Disorders.
Psychotherapy.
Puberty.
Pulmonary Circulation, Pharmacology.
Pulmonary Pathophysiology.
Pulmonary Toxicology.
Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism.
Quinolones.
Radiation, Biological Effects.
Radiation in Space.
Radiation Interaction
Properties of Body Tissues.
Radiobiology.
Radioimmunoassays.
Radiosensitivity of the Integumentary System.
Radiosensitivity of the Small
and Large Intestines.
Reasoning and Natural Selection.
Receptor Molecules, Mammalian Fertilization.
Receptors, Biochemistry.
Red Cell
Calcium.
Red Cell Membrane.
Reproduction.
Reproductive Processes, Neurochemical Control.
Reproductive System, Anatomy.
Respiration, Comparative
Physiology.
Respiratory Burst.
Respiratory System, Anatomy.
Respiratory System, Physiology and Biochemistry.
Reticuloendothelial System.
Retina.
Retroviral Vaccines.
Retroviruses as Vectors for Gene Transfer.
Ribonucleases, Metabolic Involvement.
Ribosomes.
RNA Replication.
Salivary Glands and Saliva.Salmonella.
Salt Preference in Humans.
Scanning Electron Microscopy.
Scanning Optical Microscopy.
Schistosomiasis.
Schizophrenia, Psychosocial Treatment.
Schizophrenic Disorders.
Seizure Generation, Subcortical Mechanisms.
Selenium
in Nutrition.
Sensation-Seeking Trait.
Sensory-Motor Behavioral Organization and Changes in Infancy.
Sequence Analysis of DNA, RNA, and
Protein.
Serotonin in the Central Nervous System.
Sex Differences, Biocultural.
Sex Differences, Biological.
Sex Differences, Psychological.
Sexual Behavior.
Sexuality, Evolutionary Perspectives.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Volume 8 - Si-Z:
Sickle Cell
Hemoglobin.
Skeletal Muscle.
Skeleton.
Skin.
Skin and Touch.
Skin, Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation.
Sleep.
Sleep Disorders.
Smooth Muscle.
Somatosensory System.
Space Travel, Biochemistry and Physiology.
Speech and Language Pathology.
Sperm.
Sphingolipid Metabolism and Biology.
Spinal Cord.
Spinal Cord Dysfunction.
Steroid Hormone Synthesis.
Steroids.
Stroke.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Suffering, Healing,
and the Human Condition.
Suicide.
Sulfites in Foods.
Superovulation and Ovulation Induction.
Superoxide Dismutase.
Sweetness Stereochemistry.
Synaptic Physiology of the Brain.
T-Cell Activation.
T-Cell Receptors.
Telomeres and Telomerase.
Teratogenic Defects.
Teratology.
Testicular
Function.
Thalamus.
Thermal Injuries.
Thermotolerance in Mammalian Development.
Thinking.
Thirst.
Thymus.
Thyroid Gland and Its Hormones.
Tobacco, Smoking, and Nicotine: Impact on Health.
Togaviruses and Flaviviruses.
Tongue and Taste.
Total Body Calcium Measurement.
Transfer
RNAs, Molecular Recognition.
Transforming Growth Factor-alpha .
Transforming Growth Factor-beta.
Trichinosis.
Trichothecene
Mycotoxicoses.
Trigeminal System, Somatic Sensory Receptors.
Trypanosomioses.
Tuberculosis, Public Health Aspects.
Tumor Clonality.
Tumor
Suppressor Genes.
Tumor Suppressor Genes, p53.
Tumor Suppressor Genes, Retinoblastoma.
Ultrasound Propagation in Tissue.
Urinary System,
Anatomy.
Uterus and Uterine Response to Estrogen.
Vaccines, Synthetic.
Vascular Capacitance.
Ventricular Assist Devices.
Vertebra.
Virology,
Medical.
Viruses and Cancer.
Visceral Afferent Systems, Signaling and Integration.
Vision, Physiology.
Vision, Psychophysics.
Visual
Illusions.
Visual System.
Vitamin A.
Vitamin A Transport, Inter- and Intracellular.
Vitamin D.
Vitamin E.
Vomeronasal Organ and Human
Chemical Communication.
X Chromosome Inactivation.
Zinc Metabolism.
Zoonosis.
Volume 9:
Index.
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