Mollusca
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1972
- Editor: Marcel Florkin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 5 4 0 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 6 3 2 6 - 2
Chemical Zoology, Volume VII, Mollusca, provides zoologists and chemists with an overview of the state of knowledge in chemistry and zoology and an introduction to the existing… Read more
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Request a sales quoteChemical Zoology, Volume VII, Mollusca, provides zoologists and chemists with an overview of the state of knowledge in chemistry and zoology and an introduction to the existing literature. The treatise is arranged by phyla, an arrangement which seemed most suitable for presenting chemical information of zoological significance and for bringing to the attention of chemists those aspects of biochemical diversity of greatest potential interest. Each section, dealing with a major phylum, is introduced by a discussion of the biology and systematics of the group. This is followed by chapters dealing with various aspects of the biochemistry of the group. This volume contains 14 chapters and begins with a discussion of the molluscan framework. This is followed by separate chapters on shell structure and formation, respiratory proteins, and nitrogen metabolism in molluscs. Subsequent chapters deal with molluscan byssus fibers, chemical embryology, pigments, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism and distribution, endocrinology, anisosmotic and isosmotic cellular regulation, pharmacology, and biochemical ecology.
List of Contributors
Preface
Contents of Other Volumes
Chapter 1. The Molluscan Framework
I. Introduction
II. Phylogenetic Origins
III. Unfolding of the Framework
IV. Derivation of the Classes
V. The Molluscan Subphyla
References
Chapter 2. Structure of the Molluscan Shell
I. Introduction
II. Types of Mineral Architecture and Organic Ultrastructures in Molluscan Shells
III. The Cuttle Bone (Sepia officinalis L.)
IV. Mineralogy and Crystallography
V. Uncalcified or Partly Calcified Organic Structures of Mollusk Shells
VI. Colors of Shells
VII. Biochemical Composition of the Nacreous Conchiolin in Relation to Its Ultrastructure
VIII. Biochemical Data on Organic Components of Mollusk Shells
IX. Conclusion
References
Chapter 3. Shell Formation in Mollusks
I. Introduction
II. The System of Shell Formation—Compartments
III. The Mantle and Calcium
IV. Environment of Shell Formation
V. Calcium Carbonate Deposition
VI. Carbonic Anhydrase and Calcium Deposition
VII. Shell Matrix and Crystallization
VIII. Formation of Crystal Layers
IX. Growth Increments
X. Shell Decalcification
XI. Shell Regeneration
XII. Minor Elements and Trace Elements
References
Chapter 4. Byssus Fiber-Mollusca
I. Description of the Byssus
II. Molecular Structure of Byssus Fiber
III. Elastic and Optical Properties of Byssus Fibers
IV. The Formation of Byssus Fibers
V. Summary
References
Chapter 5. Chemical Embryology of Mollusca
I. Oogenesis and Vitellogenesis
II. Fertilization
III. Ooplasmic Segregation
IV. Osmotic Regulation
V. Breakdown and Utilization of the Yolk
VI. Embryonic Nutrition
VII. Nucleic Acids
VIII. Protein Synthesis
IX. Respiration
X. Cell Metabolism
XI. Cell Differentiation
References
Chapter 6. Pigments of Mollusca
I. Carotenoids
II. Indigoids
III. Melanins
IV. Sclerotins
V. Ommochromes
VI. Porphyrins (Excluding Hemoglobins)
VII. Bile Pigments (Bilichromes)
VIII. Hemochromogens (Other than Hemoglobins)
IX. Miscellaneous Pigments
References
Chapter 7. Respiratory Proteins in Mollusks
I. Introduction
II. Hemoglobin
III. Hemocyanin
References
Chapter 8. Carbohydrates and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Mollusca
I. Introduction
II. Blood Sugar
III. Sugar Nucleotides
IV. Mucopolysaccharides and Glycoproteins
V. Galactogen
VI. Glycogen
References
Chapter 9. Lipid and Sterol Components and Metabolism in Mollusca
I. Introduction
II. Distribution of Lipids
III. Metabolism of Lipids
References
Chapter 10. Nitrogen Metabolism in Mollusks
I. Nitrogenous Constituents of Molluscan Organisms
II. Metabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds
III. Terminal Products of Nitrogen Metabolism in Mollusks
IV. Conclusions
References
Chapter 11. Endocrinology of Mollusca
I. Introduction
II. Amphineura and Scaphopoda
III. Lamellibranchia
IV. Gastropoda
V. Cephalopoda
VI. Conclusions
References
Chapter 12. Ionoregulation and Osmoregulation in Mollusca
I. Introduction
II. Anisosmotic Extracellular Regulation
III. Isosmotic Intracellular Regulation
IV. Summary
References
Chapter 13. Aspects of Molluscan Pharmacology
I. Introduction
II. Chemical Transmission at Synapses within the Central Nervous System
III. Chemical Transmission at Neuromuscular Junctions
IV. Chemical Regulation of Molluscan Hearts
V. General Discussion of Chemical Transmission in Mollusks
VI. Toxic Substances Elaborated by Mollusks
VII. General Discussion of Molluscan Biotoxins
References
Chapter 14. Biochemical Ecology of Mollusca
I. Introduction
II. Aquatic Mollusks
III. Intertidal Mollusks
IV. Land Mollusks
V. Concluding Remarks
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 590
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1972
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124054073
- eBook ISBN: 9780323163262