Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology: Interaction of Cell Volume and Cell Function Volume 14

by F. Lang, L. Bianchini, J. Graf L. Bianchini W. Gerok

One of the prerequisites for survival is the ability of cells to maintain their volume. Thus, during the course of evolution cells have "learned" a variety of strategies to achieve volume homeostasis. This volume regulatory machinery involves regulation of both, cellular metabolism and cellular transport and is exploited by hormones and transmitters to regulate cellularfunction. This book to illustrates the complex interplay of cell volume regulatory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642771262
• ISBN13: 9783642771262
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"