The Concise Encyclopedia of Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain

An A-to-Z look at these crippling disorders! Compiled by one of the foremost researchers in the field of immunology, The Concise Encyclopedia of Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain is an A-to-Z summary of current knowledge that updates patients and health care professionals on these disabling clinical disorders. This vital information has been organized in an easy-to-use format that lets you become familiar with highlights of the most relevant topics.The Concise Encyclopedia of Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain gives you immediate access to the latest advances in rheumatology, cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, epidemiology, immunology, infectious diseases, neurology, psychiatry, and psychology that form the basis for new lines of research and therapeutic intervention. This comprehensive reference summarizes information published mainly in the last decade, providing a thoughtful and balanced resource that will educate and increase awareness of these often-misdiagnosed disorders. The Concise Encyclopedia of Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain allows easy access to: relevant case study findings, summarized to provide the answers you need evidence-based alternative medicine approaches pertinent findings on related disorders an extensive bibliographyComprehensive and thorough, The Concise Encyclopedia of Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain gives you the information you’ve been looking for on these painful disorders that affect more than six million Americans. This important book gives health care professionals a greater understanding and awareness of fibromyalgia and myofascial pain and gives patients help at their fingertips.

Table of Contents:
Foreword, Preface, Chapter 1. Molecular Recognition Processes Between Plant and Bacterial Pathogens, Introduction, Physical Contact of Plant Cells is Necessary for Bacterial Recognition, Molecules Responsible for Physical Contact, Many Bacterial Pathogens Induce Necrosis on Hosts and Nonhosts, Bacterial Pathogens Grow in Both Host and Nonhost Plants, Bacterial Pathogens Induce Leakage of Nutrients in Both Host and Nonhost Plants, Bacterial Genes Involved in Recognition of Hosts and Nonhosts, Coregulation of hrp, avr and Other Pathogenicity Genes, Transcription of Bacterial Pathogenicity Genes in Planta, Plant-Derived Molecules May Be Involved in Induction of Bacterial Genes, Some Plant Signals May Direct Synthesis of Elicitors, Secretion of Elicitors From Bacterial Cells in Plants, The Role of hrp and avr Genes in Early Recognition Process in Plant-Bacterial Pathogen Interactions, Other Signal Molecules of Bacterial Pathogens, The Signal Transduction System, Systemic Signal Induction, Is Cell Death Involved in Signal Transduction Pathway?, How Pathogens Avoid or Overcome Host Defense Mechanisms Induced by the Signal Transduction System?, Possible Role of Signal Transduction System in Evasion of Host Recognition by Phytopathogenic Bacteria During Pathogenesis, Conclusion, Chapter 2. Host Defense Mechanisms: Cell Wall?the First Barrier and a Source of Defense Signal Molecules, The First Barrier to Bacterial Infection in Plants, Structure of the Plant Cell Wall, Pectic Polysaccharides, Cellulose, Hemicellulos, Cell Wall Proteins, Bacterial Genes Encoding Extracellular Enzymes, Bacterial Genes Regulating Production of Extracellular Enzymes, Bacterial Genes Regulating Secretion o