1. Introduction to cell biology / Haley L. Bennett and Hing Leung -- 2. The cell and cell division / David E. Neal -- 3. Inflammation / Neville Woolf -- 4. Immunology / Anne C. Cunningham, Graeme O'Boyle, and John A. Kirby -- 5. The nature of renal Function / George B. Haycock -- 6. Principles of radiological imaging lof the urinary tract / Uday Patel and Miles Walkden -- 7. Upper urinary tract obstruction / Neil G. Docherty and John M. Fitzpatrick -- 8. Interactive obstructive uropathy : observations and conclusions from studies on humans / Nicholas J. R. George -- 9. Urinary tract infection / Nicholas J. R. George -- 10. The scientific basis of urinary stone formation / William G. Robertson -- 11. Pathophysiology and management of shock / Iain M. J. Mackenzie -- 12. Acute renal failure / Rona Smith and John R. Bradley -- 13. Chronic renal failure / Sanjay Ojha and John R. Bradley -- 14. Structure and function of the lower urinary tract / Anthony R. Mundy -- 15. Physiological properties of the lower urinary tract / Christopher H. Fry -- 16. Scientific basis of urodynamics / Michael Craggs and Sarah Knight -- 17. Scientific basis of male hypogonadism / Thang S. Han and Pierre-Marc G. Bouloux -- 18. Male sexual function / Giulio Garaffa, Suks Minhas, and David J. Ralph -- 19. The prostate and benign prostatic hyperplasia / Mark Feneley, Anthony R. Mundy, and Mark Emberton -- 20. Genetic and biological alterations in cancer / Vincent J. Gnanapragasam -- 21. General biology of cancer and metastasis / David E. Neal -- 22. Tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes / David E. Neal -- 23. The molecular genetics and pathology of renal cell carcinoma / Maxine G. B. Tran, Tim O'Brien, and Patrick H. Maxwell -- 24. Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder / T. R. Leyshon Griffiths and Nick Mayer -- 25. Prostate cancer / Freddie C. Hamdy and Craig N. Robson -- 26. Testis cancer / Danish Mazhar and Michael Williams -- 27. Radiotherapy : scientific principles and practical application in urogical malignancies / Angela Swampillai, Rachel Lewis, Mary McCormack, and Heather Payne -- 28. Principles of systemic cancer therapy / Christina Thirlwell, John Bridgewater, and Judith Cave -- 29. Embryology / David F. M. Thomas -- 30. Urological and biochemical aspects of transplantation biology / David Talbot and Naeem Soomro -- 31. Tissue transfer in urology / Daniela E. Andrich and Anthony R. Mundy -- 32. Energy sources in urology / Andy Symes and Ken M. Anson -- 33. Instrumentation in urology / Rashmi Singh and Ken M. Anson -- 34. Minimally invasive technologies in the treatment of renal and prostate cancer / Hashim U. Ahmed, Caroline Moore, Manit Arya, and Mark Emberton -- 35. Stratified risk assessment for urological surgery / Thiru Gunendran, Nicholas A. Wisely, and Nicholas J.R. George -- 36. Screening in urology / Nicholas J. R. George -- 37. Evidence-based medicine / Kieran J. O'Flynn.