Instant Notes in Psychology contains the fundamental topics that are essential to the student. Each topic begins with a Key Notes panel containing concise summaries of the key points covered, which are expanded in the main text of the topic. Although each topic stands alone, it is the nature of the psychology that topics are interrelated. To help the student see these interrelationships the text provides numerous cross-references between topics.

Gel Electrophoresis of Proteins: A Practical Approach (third edition) is an up-to-date manual providing details of a variety of methods for running protein gels that will be very widely applicable and an abundance of new techniques and equipment developed since the publication of the second edition. As with the highly successful second edition, this new text places an emphasis on the practical aspects involved in the techniques - presenting them in a clear and accessible format.

The book is a collection of up-to-date reviews by major researchers in the field of the fast-moving area of modern immunology. Its wide scope, depth of coverage, well-illustrated text, and the eminence of the authorship make it unique in its field. Over 1900 literature reference are cited. So much has happened in immunology since publication of the first edition of this popular book seven years ago that the second edition is a major new work. The chapters on mechanism and control of immunoglobulin genes by Fred Alt and his colleagues, T-cell antigen receptor genes by Mark Davis and Yeuh-hsui Chien, T lymphocyte signal transduction by Cox Terhorst et al, and the complement system by Ken Reid are all major updates and extensions of their first edition contributions. In addition, the second edition contains new chapters by David Jewell and Ian Wilson on the structure and function on MHC class I and class II antigens, by John Monaco on molecular mechanisms of antigen processing. By Gerry Klaus on B cell activation, and by Martine Verhoeyen and John Windust in recent advances by antibody engineering.

This book is one of four which together are considerably updated and totally revised texts that arose out of the very successful "DNA Cloning, Volume I-IV" books in the Practical Approach series. This particular book describes all the necessary background and detailed laboratory methods for the core techniques used in every molecular biology laboratory.

Expression systems are in widespread use for cloning specific genes, for synthesising the encoded proteins for structural and functional analysis, and for large-scale preparation of proteins of commercial interest. This book covers all the maine expression systems in current use with background information and advice on the merits of each, step-by-step practical protocols, troubleshooting, and details of the latest applications.

Protein Expression: A Practical Approach and its companion volume Post-translational Modification: A Practical Approach complete the mini-series of Practical Approach books covering the synthesis and subsequent processing of proteins.