Mechanisms and Significance of Cell Volume Regulation
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Mechanisms and Significance of Cell Volume Regulation

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Mechanisms and Significance of Cell Volume Regulation

About this book

It is essential for the survival of cells to maintain their volume within certain limits: Profound alterations interfere with the integrity of the cell membrane and the cytoskeletal architecture. Cells use various methods to adjust osmotic pressure gradients which in turn govern water movement across cell membranes. The most rapid and efficient means is ion transport across the cell membrane. However, to avoid excessive alterations of intracellular ion concentration, cells additionally employ organic osmolytes for osmoregulation and modify their metabolism, thus generating or disposing osmotically active organic substances. But a given cell uses only part of the cell volume regulatory mechanisms at their disposal: The large repertoire available allows for a selection of those which have the least untoward impact on cell function. The present book is a collection of reviews on the various aspects of cell volume regulation, written by internationally leading experts, and constitutes a valuable addition to the library of those working in the field.

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Yes, you can access Mechanisms and Significance of Cell Volume Regulation by F. Lang, Claudio Ronco in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Endocrinology & Metabolism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
S. Karger
Year
2006
Print ISBN
9783805581745
eBook ISBN
9783318013931
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Endocrinology & Metabolism

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Cell Volume Regulatory Mechanisms
  4. Cell Volume-Sensitive Chloride Channels: Phenotypic Properties and Molecular Identity
  5. Cell Volume-Regulated Cation Channels
  6. Sensors and Signal Transduction Pathways in Vertebrate Cell Volume Regulation
  7. Activation of Kinases upon Volume Changes: Role in Cellular Homeostasis
  8. Tonicity-Dependent Regulation of Osmoprotective Genes in Mammalian Cells
  9. Ion Channels and Cell Volume in Regulation of Cell Proliferation and Apoptotic Cell Death
  10. Cell Volume Regulatory Ion Transport in the Regulation of Cell Migration
  11. Cell Volume Regulation in the Renal Papilla
  12. Osmosensing and Signaling in the Regulation of Liver Function
  13. Cell Volume and Peptide Hormone Secretion
  14. Volume Changes in Neurons: Hyperexcitability and Neuronal Death
  15. Pathophysiology of Red Cell Volume
  16. Author Index
  17. Subject Index