StressResponsesinBiologyandMedicine

ThisvolumeexploresthestressconceptasHansSelyeoriginallydescribedit.Avarietyofapproachestostressresearcharerepresented,includingmolecularstress(stressproteins),stressandcellularfunctions,stressinplants,stressattheleveloftheorganism,stressinmedicine,andpsychosocialstress.Specifically,thisvolumecomprisescontributionsonheat-shockproteinsandtheirexpression,thestressandcellularfunctionssuchasstresskinasesandgenomicstability,plantstress,heavymetal,inflammation,andoxidativestressattheleveloftheorganism,thestressofinfectionsandtheimmuneresponse,stressandlongevity,andpsychosocialstress.Thepurposeofthisapproachistostresstheneedforunderstandingthemoleculardataatthesystemslevel.ThevarietyofresearchthatnowexistsinthisscientificareaistrulyalegacyofHansSelye'svisionwhichrepresentedthemultidisciplinaryviewatitsbest.NOTE:Annalsvolumesareavailableforsaleasindividualbooksorasajournal.Forinformationoninstitutionaljournalsubscriptions,pleasevisitwww.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.ACADEMYMEMBERS:PleasecontacttheNewYorkAcademyofSciencesdirectlytoplaceyourorder(www.nyas.org).MembersoftheNewYorkAcademyofSciencereceivefull-textaccesstotheAnnalsonlineanddiscountsonprintvolumes.Pleasevisithttp://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspxformoreinformationaboutbecomingamember