This exciting and cutting-edge book examines the fundamental virological methods for avian influenza virus research and diagnostics. It covers some of the newest molecular procedures currently used for basic and applied research.

Updated and revised, this volume provides a critical review of the evaluation of high blood pressure. Topics include home and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, the relationship between whole-day blood pressure and the cardiovascular disease process, and more.

A synthesis of the laboratory and clinical process of developing anticancer drugs covering the steps from the identification of cancer-specific targets to phase III clinical trials. It provides guidance on a variety of issues, including clinical trial design, preclinical screening, and the development and validation of bioanalytic methods.

This book reviews current knowledge of viral pathogenicity, the functions of viral proteins and the development of novel influenza vaccines, ranging from protocols for virus isolation, growth, and subtyping to procedures for the generation of influenza virus.