The Encyclopedic Reference of Vascular Biology & Pathology provides a synthesis of the whole field of vascular biology: from the latest advances in the study of the structure and function of blood vessels to recent investigations of their interaction with blood cells, with non-cellular constituants of the blood, or with cells of the neighbouring tissue. The latest results from tumor angiogenesis to the latest advances in atherosclerosis research are discussed by leading experts in the field. The Encyclopedic Reference together with the accompanying CD-ROM guarantees quick and easy access to all relevant information for both researchers and clinicians. R System requirements PC: S i486 Pentium or Pentium Pro-Processor-based personal computer, Windows 95/98/NT 4.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0. R System requirements Macintosh: S Apple Power Macintosh or compatible computer, MasOs software version 7.1.2 or later, Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.