Plasma membrane redox systems and their role in biological stress and disease / edited by Han Asard, Alajos Bérczi, and Roland J. Caubergs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Asard, Han.

Bérczi, Alajos

Caubergs, Roland J.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cell respiration.

Cell membranes.

Oxidation, Physiological.

Stress (Physiology).

Oxidoreductases.

Cytochromes.

Cell Respiration.

Cell Membrane.

Oxidation-Reduction.

Medical Subjects:

Cell Respiration.

Cell Membrane.

Cytochromes.

Oxidation-Reduction.

Oxidoreductases.

Physical Description:

xii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer, [1998]

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the involvement of plasma membrane redox reactions in the origin and development of biological stress and disease. Thirteen chapters, provided by invited specialists, cover the role of plasma membrane redox systems in cell defence (of plant and animal cells), growth control, antioxidative defence reactions, development of tumour cells, entry of toxins and viruses, reduction and uptake of iron and nitrate, and development of atherosclerosis. Each of these chapters deals extensively with the most recent molecular and cell biological developments in these topics, thereby providing new insights and hypotheses on the mechanisms of action. Overview chapters on the nature and molecular properties of redox proteins identified at the plasma membrane of animal, plant and fungal cells are also included. The book should be of prime interest to researchers and students in the fields of animal and plant physiology, cell biology and medicine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0792354672

OCLC:

40043500