Jarvik International Review of Cytology

1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-08-058683-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 145, 331 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology-both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jarvik, Jonathan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology, Volume 145;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;6
5;Contributors;10
6;Chapter 1. NMR and the Study of Pathological State in Cells and Tissues;12
6.1;I. Introduction;12
6.2;II. NMR Techniques for Studies of Cells and Tissues;24
6.3;III. Examples of Applications of NMR to Pathological Studies;45
6.4;IV. Conclusion;57
6.5;References;62
7;Chapter 2. Roles of Urease in Plant Cells;76
7.1;I. Introduction;76
7.2;II. Metabolic Origins of Urea in Plants;77
7.3;III. Elimination of Urease Activity: Consequences for the Plant;90
7.4;IV. Biochemical Genetics of Soybean Urease Production;95
7.5;V. Urea and Nickel Metabolism: Two Points of Interaction between Soybean and a Commensal Bacterium;103
7.6;VI. Summary and Prospects for Continued Research on Plant Urea Metabolism;108
7.7;References;110
8;Chapter 3. Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis: Hormonal Control;116
8.1;I. Introduction;116
8.2;II. Thyroid Hormone;116
8.3;III. Adrenocortical Hormones;130
8.4;IV. Prolactin;139
8.5;V. Growth Hormone;148
8.6;VI. Conclusion;151
8.7;References;152
9;Chapter 4. Control of Metabolism and Development in Higher Plant Plastids;160
9.1;I. Introduction;160
9.2;II. Physical and Molecular Structure of Plastids;161
9.3;III. Metabolism of Higher Plant Plastids;178
9.4;IV. Summary;215
9.5;References;215
10;Chapter 5. Biomineralization and Eggshells: Cell-Mediated Acellular Compartments of Mineralized Extracellular Matrix;228
10.1;I. Introduction;228
10.2;II. Structural Organization and Composition of the Avian Eggshell;229
10.3;III. Fabrication of Eggshells;246
10.4;IV. Eggshells as Models of Biomineralization;251
10.5;V. Concluding Remarks;255
10.6;References;256
11;Chapter 6. Regulation of lntracellular Movements in Plant Cells by Environmental Stimuli;262
11.1;I. Introduction;262
11.2;II. Light-Induced lntracellular Movement;263
11.3;III. Responses of Streaming Cytoplasm to Low Temperatures;299
11.4;IV. Wound-Induced Movement of the Nucleus and the Cytoplasm;301
11.5;V . Responses of the Cytoplasm to Various Chemicals;308
11.6;VI. Concluding Remarks;309
11.7;References;313
12;Index;322