Comparative High Pressure Biology
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Summary
High pressure biology is an old, fascinating and stimulating field of research. One of the major reasons for the interest in studying high pressure is that this environmental factor also plays an important role in thermodynamics and consequently in biology. Pressure, from a biological perspective, has a bearing on all living creatures. The book presents a panoramic view of this subject from molecules to the overall organism, via the cells and unicellular species, invertebrates and vertebrates, ectotherms and endotherms. This book provides not only the more recent results in each of its chapters but also suggests new directions for research.
The intended readership is postgraduate students and research scientists in various fields.
Table of Contents
Pressure and Cell Components
Protein Kinetics under High Pressure, S. Marchal, J. Torrent and R. Lange
Protein Folding and Aggregation under Pressure, L. Smeller
Pressure and Heat Shock Proteins, F.G. Tölgyesi and C. Böde
Pressure Perturbation of Artificial and Natural Membranes, R. Winter
High Pressure and Food Conservation, E. Dumay, D. Chevalier-Lucia and T. Lüpez-Pedemonte
Pressure and cell and tissue functions
Pressure Effects on Cells, S. Daniels and Y. Grossman
Pressure Sensing: Depth Sensors and Depth Usage, P.J. Fraser
Pressure Effects on Mammalian Central Nervous System, Y. Grossman, B. Aviner and A. Mor
Pressure and Osmoregulation, A.J.R. Péqueux and P. Sébert
Muscle Function and High Hydrostatic Pressure, O. Friedrich
Pressure and Reactive Oxygen Species, C. Moisan, A. Améranda, Y. Jammes, C. Lavoute and J.J. Risso
Pressure and living organisms
Piezophilic Prokaryotes, D. Prieur, D. Bartlett, C. Kato, Ph. Oger and M. Jebbar
Effects of the Deep Sea Environment on Invertebrates, J.F. Siebenaller
Fish and Pressure, A. Damasceno-Oliveira and P. Sébert
Pressure Tolerance in Diving Mammals and Birds, M. Castellini
Pressure and Man
Introduction to the Effects of Pressure on Human Organisms and Other Mammals, J.C. Rostain
Ventilatory and Circulatory Responses to Diving, Y. Jammes
Inert Gas Narcosis, J.C. Rostain and C. Lavoute
The High Pressure Nervous Syndrome, J.C. Rostain, J.J. Risso and J.H. Abraini
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, S.R. Thom
High Hydrostatic Pressure and Cancer, G. Blümelhuber
Working Under Pressure, J.C. Le Péchon
