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Books of Related Interest From Van Nostrand Reinhold Carcinogenically Active Chemicals A Reference Guide By Richard J. Lewis, Sr., 1088 pages, 7 x 10, ISBN 0-442-31875-8 More than 3400 chemicals verified or suspected as carcinogens are listed in this massive sourcebook. Data on each chemical are drawn from leading cancer research and regulatory agencies, and based on animal experiments, human case histories, or conclusions of expert review groups. Each entry contains experimental data relating t...

British-born biologist Baldwin has compiled a breezy guide to men's sexual organs and their health, covering functional, preventive, and disease issues. Less earthy in her language than James Gilbaugh's A Doctor's Guide to Men's Private Parts ( LJ 4/15/89) and less technical than Yosh Taguchi's Private Parts (Doubleday, 1989), she covers concerns from birth to old age, including circumcision, maintenance and care, hormones and drugs, sexual dysfunction, sexually transmitted diseases (including A...

In this issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Ming Zhou brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Genitourinary Pathology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as prostate cancer: update on grading and reporting; cribriform lesions of the prostate; urothelial carcinoma: divergent differentiation and variants; kidney tumors: new developments in existing WHO kidney tumor entities; and more. Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including testicular tu...

Confronting an illness that affects an estimated 10 million American women, this jargon-free reference sheds light on the commonplace ailment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The symptoms of this hormonal disorder are explored in detail, including irregular menstrual cycles, excess facial and body hair, weight gain, and adult acne. Identifying the affliction as the leading cause of infertility, this study also investigates the long-term risks of leaving the condition untreated, such as endom...

In recent years considerable progress has been made in the identification, immunolocalization and biochemical characterization of proteins expressed in mammalian spermatogenic cells. However, under culture conditions spermatogenic cells are difficult to investigate and manipulate, a limitation that has often complicated their functional analysis. By using the mouse as a model system, some of these limitations have been overcome. The techniques of producing genetically manipulated (knockout, tr...

Dieser Patientenratgeber richtet sich an Frauen mit Beschwerden und Schmerzen im Bereich von Blase, Darm und Becken, wie Urin- und Stuhlinkontinenz, Entleerungsstoerungen von Blase und Darm. Er informiert uber die neuen Behandlungsmethoden nach der Integraltheorie, die davon ausgeht, dass die meisten Inkontinenzprobleme ihren Ursprung im Bereich geschadigter bindegewebiger Bander der Vagina haben und nicht von Blase oder Darm ausgehen. Durch operative Korrektur dieser Strukturen, meist minimal-i...