Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 What Are the Tasks in Proteomics? 1
1.2 Challenges in Proteomics 5
1.3 Proteomics in Relation to Other -omics and System Biology 10
1.4 Some General Applications of Proteomics 12
1.5 Structure of the Book 18
References 18
2 Separation and Detection Technologies 21
2.1 Introduction to Experimental Strategies in Proteomics 21
2.2 Gel-Based Separation 31<