Animal Models of Human Disease (Volume 100) (Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, Volume 100)

Animal experiments have contributed much to our understanding of mechanisms of disease and are important for determining new therapies. This volume reviews the latest research and developments in this field. * Discusses new discoveries, approaches, and ideas * Contributions from leading scholars and industry experts * Reference guide for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields Modeling human prostate cancer in genetically engineered mice / Fen Wang Modeling cancers in Drosophila / Ce dric Polesello ... [et al.] Probing human cardiovascular congenital disease using transgenetic mouse models / Paige Snider, Simon J. Conway Dissection of cardiovascular development and disease pathways in zebrafish / Joanne Chan, John D. Mably Drosophila models of cardiac disease / Nicole Piazza, R.J. Wessells Animal models of retinal disease / Erica L. Fletcher ... [et al.] Toward a better understanding of human eye disease: insights from the zebrafish, Danio rerio / Jonathan Bibliowicz, Rachel K. Tittle, Jeffrey M. Gross 800 facets of retinal degeneration / T. Cook ... [et al.] Animal models of glycogen storage disorders / H. Orhan Akman Adithya Raghavan, William J. Craigen Modeling disorders of fatty acid metabolism in the mouse / Eric S. Goetzman Genetic mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases / Alzbeta Trancikova, David Ramonet, Darren J. Moore Demise of the flies: why Drosophila models still matter / Mathieu F. Bakhoum, George R. Jackson Watching worms whither: modeling neurodegeneration in C. elegans / Benjamin Wolozin ... [et al.]. Animal experiments have contributed much to our understanding of mechanisms of disease and are important for determining various therapies. This title reviews the research and developments in this field. It discusses different discoveries, approaches, and ideas. It is suitable for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields. Understanding how digestive organs develop, their physiology and structure is important for determining various therapies to combat diseases of the digestive organs. This title reviews the research and developments in this field. It is suitable for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields.