Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments

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Topics in Current Genetics 21

ISBN: 3642124216
ISBN 13: 9783642124211
Herausgeber: Esther Lubzens/Joan Cerda/Melody Clark
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xii, 284 S., 30 s/w Illustr., 16 farbige Illustr., 284 p. 46 illus., 16 illus. in color.
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.08.2010
Auflage: 1/2010
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

This book presents studies on organisms, from aquatic cyanobacteria that produce akinetes to hibernating mammals, revealing both common and divergent physiological and molecular pathways for surviving in a dormant form or for tolerating harsh environments.

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Beschreibung

InhaltsangabeAkinetes: Dormant Cells of Cyanobacteria.- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Spore Germination.- Dormancy in Plant Seeds.- Bud Dormancy in Perennial Plants: A Mechanism for Survival.- LEA Proteins: Versatility of Form and Function.- A Role for Molecular Studies in Unveiling the Pathways for Formation of Rotifer Resting Eggs and Their Survival During Dormancy.- Anhydrobiotic Abilities of Tardigrades.- Cryoprotective Dehydration: Clues from an Insect.- A Molecular Overview of Diapause in Embryos of the Crustacean, Artemia franciscana.- An Exploratory Review on the Molecular Mechanisms of Diapause Termination in the Waterflea, Daphnia.- Metabolic Dormancy and Responses to Environmental Desiccation in Fish Embryos.- Mammalian Hibernation: Physiology, Cell Signaling, and Gene Controls on Metabolic Rate Depression.- Lessons from Natural Cold-Induced Dormancy to Organ Preservation in Medicine and Biotechnology: From the "Backwoods to the Bedside".

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