S. Egginton / Edwin W. Taylor / J. A. Raven (eds.)

Regulation of Tissue PH in Plants and Animals

A Reappraisal of Current Techniques
Herausgeber: Egginton, S.; Taylor, Edwin W.; Raven, J. A.

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Produktbeschreibung

The maintenance of a stable acid-base status within biological tissue is a fundamental homeostatic process in all organisms, necessary to preserve the metabolic function of proteins and other macromolecules. The study of acid-base regulation has advanced enormously over recent decades due to the development of increasingly accurate and sensitive techniques for measuring acid-base variables. This volume brings together contributions from leading comparative physiologists working on factors affecting the acid-base status of the internal fluids of animals and plants. The result is a broad-ranging, authoritative and accessible review of the most recent and exciting discoveries in this area, together with a critical look at current techniques and tools.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780521039383
• ISBN-10: 052103938X
• Artikelnr.: 22964010

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Preface; 1. Measurement of intracellular pH: a
comparison between ion-sensitive microelectrodes and fluorescent dyes C. J.
Schwiening; 2. pH-sensitive microelectrodes: how to use them in plant cells
H. H. Felle; 3. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance for examining pH in
living system Stephen T. Kinsey and Timothy S. Moerland; 4. Invasive
studies of intracellular acid-base parameters: quantitative analyses during
environmental and functional stress H. O. Portner and F. J. Sartoris; 5.
Lactate, H+ and ammonia transport and distribution in rainbow trout white
muscle after exhaustive exercise Chris M. Wood and Yuxiang Wang; 6.
Limiting factors for acid-base regulation in fish: branchial transfer
capacity versus diffusive loss of acid-base relevant ions Norbert Heisler;
7. H+-mediated control of ion channels in guard cells of higher plants
Michael R. Blatt and Alexander Grabov; 8. pH regulation of plants with
CO2-concentrating mechanisms J. A. Raven; 9. Intracellular pH regulation in
plants under anoxia R. G. Ratcliffe; 10. The role of turtle shell in
acid-base buffering Donald C. Jackson; 11. Acid-base regulation in
crustaceans: the role of bicarbonate ions Nia M. Whitely; 12. A novel role
for the gut of seawater teleosts in acid-base balance Rod W. Wilson; 13. pH
and smooth muscle: regulation and functional effects Susan Wray, Anthony J.
Bullock, Naomi Buttell and Robert A. Duquette; 14. Regulation of pH in
vertebrate red blood cells Bruce L. Tufts; 15. Acid-base regulation in
hibernation and aestivation Andre Malan; 16. Hepatic metabolism and pH in
starvation and refeeding Victor A. Zammit; 17. Back to basics: a plea for a
fundamental reappraisal of the representation of acidity and basicity in
biological solutions R. Tyler-Jones and E. W. Taylor; Index.