This book highlights the potential advantages of using marine invertebrates like tunicates, echinoderms, sponges and cephalopods as models in both biological and medical research. Bioactive compounds found in marine organisms possess antibacterial, antifungal, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties, and can affect the immune and nervous systems. Despite substantial research on the medicinal attributes of various marine invertebrates, they are still very much underrepresented in scientific literature: the majority of cell, developmental and evolutionary scientific journals only publish research conducted on a few well-known model systems like Drosophila melanogaster or Xenopus laevis.

This work brings together a wealth of data regarding the reference values and factors of variation in biochemical parameters used by camel veterinarians and scientists to determine these animals’ nutritional and clinical status. It also explores several technical aspects involved in determining these parameters, sampling procedures, and essential elements in the interpretation of the results. Though many texts are available on small and large ruminants, much less is known about species confined to the marginal zones of tropical and Mediterranean countries, such as camels. This book addresses precisely this research gap, on the one hand by presenting an extensive review of the literature, and on the other by synthesizing the outcomes of the authors’ numerous previous works.

Wie schaffen Sie den Spagat zwischen Ihren und den Bedürfnissen anderer? Effektives Selbst- und Zeitmanagement heißt die Devise! Diese 2. überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage mit zahlreichen Selbsttests und Übungen unterstützt Sie den Praxisalltag im Gesundheitswesen bewusst zu gestalten. Der erfahrene Autor gibt praktische Tipps, wie Sie Ihre Zeit sinnvoll planen und auch in stressigen Situationen nicht untergehen.