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Membrane fluidity in biology. Volume 3, Disease processes /
Membrane Fluidity in Biology, Volume 3: Disease Processes focuses on the relationship of membrane lipid alterations and membrane fluidity to various pathological conditions, providing unique phenomenological conceptualizations of disease states. This book compiles comprehensive reviews on topics suc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Orlando, Fla. :
Academic Press,
1985.
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| Colección: | Membrane fluidity in biology ;
v. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Disease Processes; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. Effects of Alcohols on Membrane Fluidity and Lipid Composition; I. Introduction; II. Effects of Alcohols on Membranes in Vitro; III. Chronic Effects of Ethanol; IV. Conclusions; Acknowledgment; Chapter 2. Lipid Fluidity and Respiratory Distress Syndrome; I. Introduction; II. Pulmonary Surfactant in Normal Lungs; III. Pulmonary Surfactant in Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Premature Newborn Infant; IV. Summary; Acknowledgments; References.
- Chapter 3. Membrane Fluidity in Normal and Malignant Lymphoid CellsI. Introduction; II. Chemical Determinants and Physical Measurement of Membrane Fluidity; III. Membrane Fluidity in Relation to Differentiation and Proliferation; IV. Alterations in Lipid Fluidity in Leukemic Cell Membranes; V. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. The Relationship of Membrane Fluidity to Degenerative Muscular Diseases; I. Introduction; II. Membrane Structure and Function; III. Brief Description of Some of the Neuromuscular Disorders Studied.
- IV. Studies Related to Membrane Fluidity in Degenerative Neuromuscular DisordersV. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Membrane Fluidity and Membrane Receptor Function; I. Introduction; II. Specific Receptor and Hormone Systems; III. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Membrane Perturbations in Atherosclerosis; I. Introduction; II. Arterial Ultrastructure and Atherosclerosis; III. The Role of the Endothelium; IV. Endothelial Permeability; V. Calcium Fluxes and Atherosclerosis; VI. Interrelationship between Ca2 + and Other Ionic Gradients.
- VII. Progression of AtherosclerosisVIII. Hypothesis on the Development of Atherosclerosis; IX. Membrane Modification in Atherosclerosis; References; Index.