Main description:

Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 95, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest and most up-to-date technologies related to the field of clinical chemistry, with this new release including sections on Advances in diagnostic microfluidics, Vascular and valvular calcification biomarkers, Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: From discovery to therapeutic targets, Exosomes of male reproduction, Tryptophan in health and disease, Biochemistry of blood platelet activation, and the beneficial role of plant oils in cardiovascular diseases.

Contents:

1. Advances in diagnostic microfluidics Alison Burklund, Amogha Tadimety, Yuan Nie, Nanjing Hao and John X.J. Zhang 2. Vascular and valvular calcification biomarkers Alberto Clemente, Irene Traghella, Annamaria Mazzone, Silverio Sbrana and Cristina Vassalle 3. Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: From discovery to therapeutic targets Ramesh Choudhari, Melina J. Sedano, Alana L. Harrison, Ramadevi Subramani, Ken Y. Lin, Enrique I. Ramos, Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy and Shrikanth S. Gadad 4. Exosomes of male reproduction Saradha Baskaran, Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam and Ashok Agarwal 5. Tryptophan in health and disease Stefano Comai, Antonella Bertazzo, Martina Brughera and Sara Crotti 6. Biochemistry of blood platelet activation and the beneficial role of plant oils in cardiovascular diseases Beata Olas