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International review of connective tissue research. Volume 1 /
International Review of Connective Tissue Research, Volume 1 is a collection of papers that deals with fibroblast, the hormonal control of connective tissues, and calcification of skeletal tissues. One paper reports on the origin, morphology, structure, and the effect of drugs on fibroblasts such as...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1963.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; International Review of Connective Tissue Research; Copyright Page; Contributors; Foreword; Table of Contents; Tentative Contents for Volume II; CHAPTER 1. THE FIBROBLAST; I. Origin, Morphology, and Structure; II. Interrelationship of Fibroblasts with Other ConnectiveTissue Cells; III. Function of Fibroblasts; IV. Enzymes and Fibroblasts; V. Fibroblasts and Hormones; VI. The Effect of Drugs on Fibroblasts; VII. Disorders of Function; VIII. Response of Fibroblasts to Injury; IX. Fibroblasts and Malignant Disease; X. Tissue Culture in Fibroblast Research; References.
- CHAPTER 2. THE HORMONAL CONTROL OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE I. Connective Tissue; II. Hormones and Their Tissue Targets; III. Aging of Connective Tissue; IV. Arteriosclerosis; V. Regeneration, Repair, and Growth; VI. Tumors; VII. Infection; VIII. Inflammation; IX. Fertility and Reproduction; X. Endocrine Diseases; XI. Hormone Therapy; References; CHAPTER 3. CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF COLLAGEN FIBRILLOGENESIS; I. Introduction; II. The Nature and Distribution of Collagen Fibers; III. Chemical Composition of Collagen Fibers; IV. The Structure of Collagen Fibers; V. Properties of Tropocollagen.
- VI. Aggregation of Tropocollagen in VitroVII. The Biosynthesis of Collagen; VIII. The Induction of Collagen Fiber Formation in Vivo; IX. Tropocollagen as a Precursor of Collagen Fiber in Biological Systems; X. Collagen Formation as a Problem in Protein Synthesis; XI. Summary; References; CHAPTER 4. MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF COLLAGEN; I. General Survey; II. Main Properties of Collagen; III. Structure at the Molecular Level in the Fiber; IV. Structure at the Electron Microscope Level; V. Structure in Solution; VI. Related Proteins and Crystallization on Collagen; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; References.
- CHAPTER 5. THE ENZYMES OF THE ELASTASE COMPLEXI. Introduction; II. Elastoproteinase (E2, Real Elastase, Proteolytic Elastase Component); III. Elastomucase (Elf Elastomucoproteinase, Mucolytic Elastase Component); IV. The Elastase Inhibition; V. The Mechanism of Elastolysis; VI. The Structure of Elastic Fibers and Elastic Tissue as Revealedby the Enzymes of the Elastase Complex; VII. The Possible Implications of the Enzymes of the Elastase Complex in Aging and Selected Diseases, Especially the Process of Atherosclerosis; References; CHAPTER 6. CONNECTIVE TISSUE CHANGES IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
- I. Delineation of AtherosclerosisII. Nutrition of the Arterial Walls; III. Arterial Endothelium in Atherosclerosis; IV. The Primary Lesion of Atherosclerosis; V. Elastic Tissue in Atherosclerosis; VI. Elastase and Atherosclerosis; VII. Further Development of Atherosclerosis from the PrimaryLesions; VIII. Collagen Fibers in Atherosclerosis; IX. Mucopolysaccharides in Atherosclerosis; X. Changes in the Muscular Layer of Arteries in Atherosclerosis; XI. Calcification; XII. Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 7. DIABETES AND VASCULAR DEGENERATION; I. Introduction.