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Phase Transitions in Cell Biology

Phase transitions occur throughout nature. The most familiar example is the one that occurs in water - the abrupt, discontinuous transition from a liquid to a gas or a solid, induced by a subtle environmental change. Practically magical, the ever-so-slight shift of temperature or pressure can induce...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Pollack, Gerald H. (Editor ), Chin, Wei-Chun (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a On the Reversible Abrupt Structural Changes in Nerve Fibers Underlying Their Excitation and Conduction Processes -- Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in Scattered Cell Communities Coupled by Auto/Paracrine-Like Signalling -- Interfacial Water Compartments on Tendon/Collagen and in Cells -- The Role of Ion-Exchange on Trypsin Premature Activation in Zymogen Granules -- Whole-Cell Phase Transition in Neurons and its Possible Role in Apoptotic Cell Death -- Puzzles of Cell and Animal Physiology in View of the Chain-Ordering Transition in Lipid Membrane -- Ephemeral Gels: The Biological Example Applied to a New Type of Polymers -- The Cytoskeleton of the Living Cell as an Out-of-Equilibrium System -- Unexpected Linkage Between Unstirred Layers, Exclusion Zones, and Water -- "Autothixotropy" of Water - An Unknown Physical Phenomenon, and its Possible Importance for the Cytoskeleton -- Propagation of Volume Phase Transitions as a Possible Mechanism for Movement in Biological Systems -- Cell Plasma Membranes and Phase Transitions. 
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