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Introduction
1. Unit 1 - The Cardiovascular System
2. 1.1 Cardiomyogenesis
3. 1.2 The Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
1.3 Cardiac Injuries
1.4 Heart Failure
4. 1.5 Gaps in the Literature
5. Unit 2 - Relevant Experiments
6. 2.1 Methods
7. Unit 3 - The Benefits of Exercise and its Pathways
3.1 The Effects of Exercise on the Cardiovascular System
8. 3.2 Exercise and Cardiac Hypertrophy
3.3 The miR-222 Pathway
3.3 Limitations
Unit 4 - Running to the Future
Test Your Knowledge
References - Academic Literature
References - Open Source Images
Authors
4.1 - Overview of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
4.2 - Overview of Stem Cells and Their Potential as a Therapeutic
4.3 - Cellular Therapy Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells
4.4 - Using iMSCs to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
4.4a - A Possible Answer to the Critical Thinking Question
4.5 - MSC Treatments: Where To Go From Here?
4.6 - References
4.7 - About the Authors
9. 5.1: Introduction and Origins of Cannabis in Medicine
10. 5.2: Overview of the Endocannabinoid System
11. 5.3: Pros and Cons of Medical Cannabis
12. 5.4: Cannabis in Pain Management
13. 5.5: Cannabis in Mental Health Disorders
14. 5.6: Novel Treatments - The Role of Cannabigerol in Neuroprotection
15. References
16. About the Authors!
17. Table of Contents
18. 6.1 - Introduction
19. 6.2 - FMD Methods Used in Experimental Research
20. 6.3 - Effects of FMD on aged mice
21. 6.4 - Effects of FMD in humans
22. 6.5 - Key Takeaways from the Fasting Mimicking Diet
23. 6.6 - The Future of FMD
24. Answer Key
25. References
26. Authors
27. 7.1 - Introduction and Background
28. 7.2 - History of FMT & Methods of Treatment
29. 7.3 - Clinical Efficacy and Standardizing Procedures
30. 7.4 - Effects of Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Crohn's Disease
31. 7.5 - Limitations and Challenges of Using FMT
32. 7.6 - Potential Future Directions
33. Answer Key
34. References
35. 8.1: Overview of Bladder Cancer
36. 8.2: Current Treatment Methods
37. 8.3: Novel Treatment Methods Following a Radical Cystectomy
38. 8.4: Future Directions
39. Answer Key
40. References
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Model Organisms for Cancer Detection
9.3 Zebrafish models of Melanoma
9.4 Future Directions
9.5 Test your knowledge!
References
Appendix
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