Cell and tissue destruction : mechanisms, protection, disorders /
Cell and Tissue Destruction: Mechanisms, Protection, and Disorders provides an overview of the main mechanisms responsible for degradation in human beings and summarizes important strategies to counter these mechanisms. This book details the properties and limits of protective mechanisms, along with...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA :
Academic Press,
[2020]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PART I: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL REASONS FOR DESTRUCTION IN LIVING SYSTEMS
- Chapter 1
- Cells and Organisms as Open Systems
- Chapter 2
- Role of Reactive Species in Destructions
- Chapter 3
- Oxidation and Reduction of Biological Material
- PART II: PROTECTION AGAINST CYTOTOXIC COMPONENTS AND DESTRUCTIONS
- Chapter 4
- Disturbances in Energy Supply
- Chapter 5
- Mechanisms of Cell Death
- Chapter 6
- Immune Response and Tissue Damage
- Chapter 7
- Acute-Phase Proteins and Additional Protective Systems
- PART III: AGING PROCESSES AND DEVELOPMENT OF PATHOLOGICAL STATES
- Chapter 8
- Aging in Complex Multicellular Organisms
- Chapter 9
- Cell and Tissue Destruction in Selected Disorders
- Chapter 10
- Organ Damage and Failure
- Chapter 11
- Conclusions
- Appendix
- Some Basics About Redox Reactions in Living Systems