Cellular Membranes in Development
- 1st Edition - November 14, 2012
- Editor: Michael Locke
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 4 2 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 2 2 2 - 8
Cellular Membranes in Development covers the proceedings of the 1963 22nd Symposium on ""The Society for the Study of Development and Growth"" held in Storrs, Connecticut. This… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCellular Membranes in Development covers the proceedings of the 1963 22nd Symposium on ""The Society for the Study of Development and Growth"" held in Storrs, Connecticut. This book is organized into 10 chapters that discuss the properties, isolation, function, composition, and physiological aspects of membranes. After briefly dealing with the principles of the unit membrane concept, the book describes the properties of lipid membranes of bilayer thickness with biological relevance. The next chapter focuses on hepatic cell and the modifications of the endoplasmic reticulum in cell differentiation in normal and cancerous growth. Another chapter describes the developmental changes in a particular experimental systems and the modification of the membranes by specific treatments using the apical portion of the primary root of Zea mays. The book also discusses the role of the different organelles in development, supporting the idea of topological continuity between the membranes of all the organelles except the mitochondria. Other chapters describe the cytology of oogenesis and fertilization in Pteridium aquilinum; the early events of fertilization in Hydroides and Saccoglossus; and the composition of cell walls of bacteria, yeast, and fungi. Some aspects of the capsules, microcapsules, and sheaths exhibited by some microorganisms are also covered. The last chapters deal with the quantitative aspects of plant cell permeation and permeability function and changes in relation to maturation and growth hormones. The book is an ideal source for cell biologists and researchers, evolutionists, and biochemists.
List of Contributors
Preface
Unit Membranes: A Review with Recent New Studies of Experimental Alterations and a New Subunit Structure in Synaptic Membranes
The Unit Membrane Concept
The Generalized Unit Membrane Concept
The General Cell
Variations in Unit Membrane Thickness
Unit Membrane Contact Relationships
Experimental Alterations in Membrane Contact Relationships
Membrane Contact Phenomena in Synapses
References
The Properties of Bimolecular Phospholipid Membranes
Bilayer Formation
Bilayer Properties
Summary and Conclusions
References
Endoplasmic Reticulum and Microsomes of Rat Liver
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
The Microsomes
Functions of the Endoplasmic Reticulum
The Evolution of the Endoplasmic Reticulum during Cell Differentiation and Growth
Conclusion
References
The Dynamics of Cytoplasmic Membranes during Development
The Epidermis
The Cortex
The Stelar System
The Root Cap
Vacuolation
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
The Golgi Apparatus
Vacuole Membranes
The Plasma Membrane
Working Hypotheses
References
Cellular Membranes in Oogenesis
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Summary
References
The Membranes of the Fern Egg
The Nuclear Membrane
The Role of the Nuclear Membrane in Fertilization
The Egg Membrane
Conclusions
References
Role of the Gamete Membranes in Fertilization
Introduction
Sperm-Egg Association
Pattern of Sperm-Egg Association: Comparative Aspects
Membrane Activity: Special Considerations
Conclusion
References
Composition and Function of Microbial Cell Walls
Microbial Cell Walls
Capsules, Microcapsules, and Sheaths
Cellular Membranes vs. Cellular Form
References
Physiological Aspects of Membrane Function in Plant Cells during Development
Quantitative Aspects of Plant Cell Permeation and Relative Permeability of Tonoplast and Plasma Membrane
Membrane Permeability as a Function of Development or Aging
Permeability Changes in Relation to Maturation and Growth Hormones
Conclusion
References
The Problem of Adhesive Selectivity in Cellular Interactions
Cell and Tissue Affinities
Adhesive Codes
The Need for Criteria of Selectivity
Thermodynamics and the Arrangement of Cells
A Reference System: The Stochastic Model
The Criteria of Selectivity
The Problem of Direct Measurement
The Problem of Recognition of Self
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 398
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 14, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124314214
- eBook ISBN: 9780323152228
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