http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) : illustrations.
Osmotic Problems of Vertebrates -- Geographical and Ecological Distribution of the Vertebrates (Osmotic Distribution) -- The Osmotic Anatomy of the Vertebrates -- Osmotic Exchanges with the Environment -- Physico-Chemical Gradients with the Environment -- Size and Surface Area -- Nature of the Integument -- Metabolism and Oxygen Consumption -- Feeding -- Forces Affecting Exchanges of Water and Solutes -- Diffusion -- Facilitated Diffusion -- Osmosis -- Evaporation -- Active Solute Transport -- Transporter Proteins Involved in Solute and Water Movements Across Cell Membranes -- Biological Structures Participating in Fluid Exchange -- The Cell Membrane -- Capillaries -- Skin -- Water Loss from the Tetrapod Respiratory Tract -- Gills -- Gut -- Urinary Bladder -- Salt Glands -- Kidney -- Functions -- Structure -- Physiology -- Regulation -- Relationships of Nitrogen Metabolism to Osmoregulation -- Osmoregulation and the Evolution of Vertebrates -- The Vertebrate Endocrine System -- Endocrine Function -- Architecture of Hormones and Receptors -- Morphology of the Endocrine Glands -- Synthesis of Hormones -- Release of Hormones -- Hormones in the Blood -- Peripheral Metabolism of Hormones -- Mechanisms of Hormone Action -- Osmoregulatory Hormones -- The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland -- The Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) -- Adrenocorticosteroids -- Adrenaline and Noradrenaline -- The Natriuretic Peptide Hormones -- Adrenomedullin -- Guanylin Peptides -- The Thyroid Hormones -- The Urotensins.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-284) and index.