Body messages : the quest for the proteins of cellular communication / Giamila Fantuzzi.
By: Fantuzzi, Giamila [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016Description: xiii, 276 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674088948 (hbk.).Subject(s): Cell interaction | Cytology -- History | Cytokines | Fat cells | Inflammation | MetabolismGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: This is a book about the research process that led scientists to the discovery of a group of molecules that act as carriers of information among the cells of our body, which the book refers to collectively as "body messages." Among the thousands of body messages, the author selected those that are part of her own research, the cytokines, adipokines, and other proteins that regulate inflammation and metabolism. She also interviewed twenty researchers who contributed significantly to the field, asking details about their discoveries while also inquiring about their life and education. Along with scientists' personal recollections, the book reconstructs the discovery process based on published reports of the original experimental findings. Though the book's main theme is the process of discovery, it devotes considerable space to the biology of body messages and the consequence of their identification for medical practice.--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a book about the research process that led scientists to the discovery of a group of molecules that act as carriers of information among the cells of our body, which the book refers to collectively as "body messages." Among the thousands of body messages, the author selected those that are part of her own research, the cytokines, adipokines, and other proteins that regulate inflammation and metabolism. She also interviewed twenty researchers who contributed significantly to the field, asking details about their discoveries while also inquiring about their life and education. Along with scientists' personal recollections, the book reconstructs the discovery process based on published reports of the original experimental findings. Though the book's main theme is the process of discovery, it devotes considerable space to the biology of body messages and the consequence of their identification for medical practice.--