Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments

By Esther Lubzens

Book Overview

Akinetes: Dormant Cells of Cyanobacteria.- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Spore Germination.- Dormancy in Plant Seeds.- Bud Dormancy in Perennial Plants: A Mechanism for Survival.- LEA Proteins: Versatility of Form and Function.- A Role for Molecular Studies in Unveiling the Pathways for Formation of Rotifer Resting Eggs and Their Survival During Dormancy.- Anhydrobiotic Abilities of Tardigrades.- Cryoprotective Dehydration: Clues from an Insect.- A Molecular Overview of Diapause in Embryos of the Crustacean, Artemia franciscana.- An Exploratory Review on the Molecular Mechanisms of Diapause Termination in the Waterflea, Daphnia.- Metabolic Dormancy and Responses to Environmental Desiccation in Fish Embryos.- Mammalian Hibernation: Physiology, Cell Signaling, and Gene Controls on Metabolic Rate Depression.- Lessons from Natural Cold-Induced Dormancy to Organ Preservation in Medicine and Biotechnology: From the "Backwoods to the Bedside".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364226431X
• ISBN13: 9783642264313
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"