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Front Cover; Cells and Organisms; Copyright Page; Contributors to Volume VI; Preface; Table of Contents; Contents to Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, and VII; Phylogenetic Charts; Chapter 1. The Biochemistry of Morphogenesis; I. Introduction; II. Bacterial Germination and Sporulation; III. Sporulation of the Cellular Slime Mold; IV. Seed Germination; V. Sea Urchin Egg Development; VI. Amphibian Differentiation; VII. Summary and Speculation; References; Chapter 2. Comparative Aspects of Metabolic Control; I. Introduction; II. Control of Enzyme Activity; III. Control of Enzyme Formation
IV. Activation of EnzymesV. Discussion; References; Chapter 3. The Biochemical Basis of Chemical Needs; I. Introduction; II. The Abiogenic Fulfillment of Biopoietic Demands; III. Requirements for Maintenance of the Fluid Medium; IV. The Nutritional Source of Free Energy; V. Nutritional Requirements for Structural Organization; VI. Requirements for the Catalysis of Organic Transformations; VII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Biochemistry of Insect Metamorphosis; I. Introduction; II. Morphology and Physiology; III. Respiration and Respiratory Enzymes
IV. Amino Acid and Protein MetabolismV. Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism; VI. Phosphorus and Nucleic Acid Metabolism; VII. Special Metabolic Pathways Related to Metamorphosis; VIII. Interaction of Metamorphosis Hormone with Genetic Material; IX. General Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Hormones in Invertebrates; I. Introduction; II. Classification; III. Neurohumors; IV. Products of Neurosecretion; V. Hormones Elaborated by Tissues Other Than the Nervous System; VI. Pheromones; VII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Protein Hormones in Vertebrates; I. Introduction
II. Group of the Neurohypophyseal HormonesIII. Group of the Melanocorticotropic Hormones; IV. Group of the Insulins; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Comparative Biochemistry of Digestive Mechanisms; I. Introduction; II. Digestion in General; III. Digestion in Special Physiological and Systematic Groups of Vertebrates; IV. Digestion in Invertebrates; V. Carnivorous Plants; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 8. Comparative Biochemistry of Detoxification; I. Introduction; II. The Detoxication Mechanisms; III. Reaction Rates and Species Differences
IV. Developmental Aspects of DetoxicationV. Detoxication and the Adoption of a Terrestrial Habitat; References; Author Index; Subject Index
edited by Marcel Florkin, Howard S. Mason.
Includes bibliographical references and index.