2nd Edition

Concise Dictionary of Biomedicine and Molecular Biology

By Pei-Show Juo Copyright 2002
1170 Pages 4000 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

1168 Pages
by CRC Press

Rapid advances in science, medicine, and molecular biology have created a large amount of new information on biomedicine and molecular biology. Keeping up with the latest information can become a cumbersome task for professionals and students working in these fields. Updated to include new terminology and accurate characterizations of previously existing terms, the Concise Dictionary of... Read more
Listed in alphabetical order, each entry includes:

Clear and concise definition of terms related to molecular biology and biomedicine
Atomic weights and valences of chemical elements
Molecular weights and chemical structures of the most commonly used chemicals, antibiotics, drugs and naturally occurring compounds
Corresponding generic name for each trade name of drugs, cross-referencing them with their chemical structure
Specific activities and origins of restriction endonucleases commonly used in recombinant DNA technology
Commonly used medical and molecular abbreviations

Biography

Pei-Show Juo