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Animal Osmoregulation [[electronic resource]]
| Animal Osmoregulation [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bradley Timothy J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (179 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.7/5 |
| Collana | Oxford Animal Biology Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Osmoregulation
Human Anatomy & Physiology Health & Biological Sciences Physiology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-154697-6
9786611985448 1-281-98544-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 The properties of water; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The structure of pure water; 1.3 Some unusual attributes of water; 1.4 The colligative properties of water; 1.5 The activity coefficient; 1.6 The activity of water; Suggested additional readings; 2 Osmosis; 2.1 The phenomenon of osmosis; 2.2 The reflection coefficient; 2.3 Osmotic pressure; Suggested additional readings; 3 The interaction of water with organic solutes; 3.1 The effects of polar solutes; 3.2 The primary structure of proteins; 3.3 The secondary and tertiary structure of proteins
3.4 The quaternary structure of proteins3.5 The interaction of lipids with water in the cell; 3.6 Membranes are ubiquitous; Suggested additional readings; 4 The need for, and often conflicting issues of, osmoregulation and volume regulation; 4.1 Osmotic regulation; 4.2 Volume regulation; 4.3 Compatible solutes; Suggested additional readings; 5 Osmoconformers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Marine invertebrates; 5.3 Osmoconforming chordates; Suggested additional readings; 6 Hyporegulators; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 General principles; 6.3 Marine teleosts; 6.4 Marine reptiles; 6.5 Marine birds 6.6 Marine mammals6.7 Saline-tolerant mosquitoes; 6.8 Brine flies; 6.9 Crustaceans (brine shrimp); Suggested additional readings; 7 Hyper-regulators: life in fresh water; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Freshwater fish; 7.3 Amphibians; 7.4 Reptiles; 7.5 Birds and mammals; 7.6 Insects; 7.7 Crayfish; 7.8 Mollusks; 7.9 Freshwater amoebae; 7.10 Summary; Suggested additional readings; 8 Terrestrial animals; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The terrestrial environment can be associated with enormous gradients for the activity of water; 8.3 Osmoregulatory strategies among terrestrial animals; 8.4 Terrestrial vertebrates 8.5 Water uptake by arthropods from a subsaturated atmosphereSuggested additional readings; 9 Membranes as sites of energy transduction; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Mitochondrial ATP production; 9.3 Vertebrate intestinal epithelial cells; 9.4 The integument of marine larvae; 9.5 Conclusions; Suggested additional readings; 10 Transport of ions and water in epithelia: molecular insights; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Insect Malpighian tubules; 10.3 The mitochondria-rich cells of freshwater animals; 10.4 The collecting tubule of the mammalian kidney; 10.5 On the more general distribution of aquaporins Suggested additional readings11 Volume and osmotic regulation; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Cell volume regulation; 11.3 Sensing osmotic concentration; 11.4 Osmotic homeostasis in insects; 11.5 The mammalian kidney; 11.6 Summary; Suggested additional readings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; M; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465171803321 |
Bradley Timothy J
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animal osmoregulation [[electronic resource] /] / Timothy J. Bradley
| Animal osmoregulation [[electronic resource] /] / Timothy J. Bradley |
| Autore | Bradley Timothy J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 168 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 571.7/5 |
| Collana | Oxford animal biology series |
| Soggetto topico | Osmoregulation |
| ISBN |
9780191546976
0191546976 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795863203321 |
|
Bradley Timothy J
|
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Animal osmoregulation / / Timothy J. Bradley
| Animal osmoregulation / / Timothy J. Bradley |
| Autore | Bradley Timothy J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 168 pages) : ill |
| Disciplina | 571.7/5 |
| Collana | Oxford animal biology series |
| Soggetto topico | Osmoregulation |
| ISBN |
9786611985448
9780191546976 0191546976 9780191728273 0191728276 9781281985446 1281985449 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The properties of water -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The structure of pure water -- 1.3 Some unusual attributes of water -- 1.4 The colligative properties of water -- 1.5 The activity coefficient -- 1.6 The activity of water -- Suggested additional readings -- 2 Osmosis -- 2.1 The phenomenon of osmosis -- 2.2 The reflection coefficient -- 2.3 Osmotic pressure -- Suggested additional readings -- 3 The interaction of water with organic solutes -- 3.1 The effects of polar solutes -- 3.2 The primary structure of proteins -- 3.3 The secondary and tertiary structure of proteins -- 3.4 The quaternary structure of proteins -- 3.5 The interaction of lipids with water in the cell -- 3.6 Membranes are ubiquitous -- Suggested additional readings -- 4 The need for, and often conflicting issues of, osmoregulation and volume regulation -- 4.1 Osmotic regulation -- 4.2 Volume regulation -- 4.3 Compatible solutes -- Suggested additional readings -- 5 Osmoconformers -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Marine invertebrates -- 5.3 Osmoconforming chordates -- Suggested additional readings -- 6 Hyporegulators -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 General principles -- 6.3 Marine teleosts -- 6.4 Marine reptiles -- 6.5 Marine birds -- 6.6 Marine mammals -- 6.7 Saline-tolerant mosquitoes -- 6.8 Brine flies -- 6.9 Crustaceans (brine shrimp) -- Suggested additional readings -- 7 Hyper-regulators: life in fresh water -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Freshwater fish -- 7.3 Amphibians -- 7.4 Reptiles -- 7.5 Birds and mammals -- 7.6 Insects -- 7.7 Crayfish -- 7.8 Mollusks -- 7.9 Freshwater amoebae -- 7.10 Summary -- Suggested additional readings -- 8 Terrestrial animals -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The terrestrial environment can be associated with enormous gradients for the activity of water -- 8.3 Osmoregulatory strategies among terrestrial animals.
8.4 Terrestrial vertebrates -- 8.5 Water uptake by arthropods from a subsaturated atmosphere -- Suggested additional readings -- 9 Membranes as sites of energy transduction -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Mitochondrial ATP production -- 9.3 Vertebrate intestinal epithelial cells -- 9.4 The integument of marine larvae -- 9.5 Conclusions -- Suggested additional readings -- 10 Transport of ions and water in epithelia: molecular insights -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Insect Malpighian tubules -- 10.3 The mitochondria-rich cells of freshwater animals -- 10.4 The collecting tubule of the mammalian kidney -- 10.5 On the more general distribution of aquaporins -- Suggested additional readings -- 11 Volume and osmotic regulation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Cell volume regulation -- 11.3 Sensing osmotic concentration -- 11.4 Osmotic homeostasis in insects -- 11.5 The mammalian kidney -- 11.6 Summary -- Suggested additional readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962897003321 |
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Bradley Timothy J
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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