Glycobiology and Medicine

by John S. Axford

Over the past decade significant advances in technology have opened up the field of glycobiology. In particular, improved methods for carbohydrate analysis have led to important biochemical observations demonstrating that sugars play crucial roles in human physiology. It is clear that many diseases are associated with characteristic changes in glycosylation and furthermore, the possibility of modulating glycan processing to treat disease is beginning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461349087
• ISBN13: 9781461349082
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"