Heat Shock Proteins and the Cardiovascular System

Book Overview

Heat shock proteins (HSP) were originally described in heat-shocked drosophila by Ritossa in the early 1960's. In the last 5 years it has become apparent that these heat shock proteins have important functions both in the normal cell and in the stressed cell. These proteins constitute an endogenous protective system; mutations in the heat shock proteins can be lethal, and there are no known organisms without heat shock proteins. The first observations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146137832X
• ISBN13: 9781461378327
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"