Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lubzens, Esther. (Editor), Cerda, Joan. (Editor), Clark, Melody. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Topics in Current Genetics, 21
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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".