Effects of High Pressure on Biological Systems /

Provided here is an up to date account of how high pressures affect cellularprocesses in microorganisms and in eukaryotic cells. Topics include membranetransport, cell activation, the excitable properties of cells, muscular contraction, with particular emphasis on cardiac muscle, and the role of pre...

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Main Author: Macdonald, Alister G.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1993.
Series:Advances in comparative and environmental physiology ; 17.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Provided here is an up to date account of how high pressures affect cellularprocesses in microorganisms and in eukaryotic cells. Topics include membranetransport, cell activation, the excitable properties of cells, muscular contraction, with particular emphasis on cardiac muscle, and the role of pressure in the physiology of cartilage in load bearing joints. Additionally there are thorough reviews of the effects of pressure on fish and on the central nervous system of mammals, including man.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 246 pages 55 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642771156 (electronic bk.)
3642771157 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0938-2763 ;