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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144668903321

Autore

Symposium CIBA Foundation

Titolo

Lysosomes [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

0-470-71531-6

0-470-71499-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (461 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation Symposia

Disciplina

591.192

Soggetti

Lysosomes -- Congresses

Lysosomes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

LYSOSOMES; Preface; Contents; General Properties of Lysosomes; The lysosome concept; Discussion; Lysosomes i n the physiology and pathology of cells: contributions of staining methods; Discussion; Lysosomes: distribution in animals, hydrolytic capacity and other properties; Discussion; Some observations on the occurrence and nature of esterases in lysosomes; Discussion; Lysosomes and Endocytosis; The cytoplasmic granules of phagocytic cells and the degradation of bacteria; Discussion

Comparative observations on lysosomes and phagosomes in kidney and liver of rats after administration of horse-radish peroxidaseDiscussion; Influence of the injection of Triton WR-1339 on the properties of rat-liver lysosomes; Discussion; Fine structure and enzymic activity of protozoan food vacuoles; Discussion; Lysosomes and Developmental Processes; The relation to lysosomes of the in vivo meta-chromatic granules; Discussion; Properties and rôle of acid hydrolases of the Müllerian ducts during sexual differentiation in the male chick embryo; Discussion

Behaviour and properties of acid hydrolases in regressing tails of tadpoles during spontaneous and induced metamorphosis in vitroDiscussion; General Discussion; Lysosomes and Pathological Cell Damage; Lysosomal changes during liver injury and mammary



involution; Lysosome changes in liver injury; Discussion; The reversible activation of lysosomes in normal cells and the effects of pathological conditions; Discussion; Action of vitamin A on the stability of lysosomes in vivo and in vitro; Discussion; General Discussion; General properties of lysosomes; Endocytosis and exocytosis

Lysosomer and immunityThe "primary lysosome"; Autophagic vacuoles; Lysosomes and disease; Chairman's Closing Remarks; Author index; Subject index