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.
Author(s): Philippe Sebert
Publisher: Science Publishers
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 574
Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
ISBN 1578086388......Page 4
Foreword......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 8
Part 1: Pressure and Cell Components......Page 13
1. Protein Kinetics under High Pressure......Page 15
2. Protein Folding and Aggregation under Pressure......Page 37
3. Pressure and Heat Shock Proteins......Page 55
4. Pressure Perturbation of Artificial and Natural Membranes......Page 73
5. High Pressure and Food Conservation......Page 97
Part 2: Pressure and Cell and Tissue Functions......Page 131
6. Pressure Effects on Cells......Page 133
7. Pressure Sensing: Depth Sensors and Depth Usage......Page 155
8. Pressure Effects on Mammalian Central Nervous System......Page 173
9. Pressure and Osmoregulation......Page 199
10. Muscle Function and High Hydrostatic Pressures......Page 223
11. Pressure and Reactive Oxygen Species......Page 263
Part 3: Pressure and Living Organisms......Page 295
12. Piezophilic Prokaryotes......Page 297
13. Effects of the Deep-Sea Environment on Invertebrates......Page 335
14. Fish and Pressure......Page 359
15. Pressure Tolerance in Diving Mammals and Birds......Page 391
Part 4: Pressure and Man......Page 411
16. Introduction to the Effects of Pressure on Human Organisms and Other Mammals......Page 413
17. Ventilatory and Circulatory Responses to Diving......Page 417
18. Inert Gas Narcosis......Page 425
19. The High Pressure Nervous Syndrome......Page 443
20. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy......Page 477
21. High Hydrostatic Pressure and Cancer......Page 515
22. Working Under Pressure......Page 531
Index......Page 569
Back Page......Page 574
