International Review of Cytology (eBook)

Cover 1
International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology, Volume 145 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Chapter 1. NMR and the Study of Pathological State in Cells and Tissues 12
I. Introduction 12
II. NMR Techniques for Studies of Cells and Tissues 24
III. Examples of Applications of NMR to Pathological Studies 45
IV. Conclusion 57
References 62
Chapter 2. Roles of Urease in Plant Cells 76
I. Introduction 76
II. Metabolic Origins of Urea in Plants 77
III. Elimination of Urease Activity: Consequences for the Plant 90
IV. Biochemical Genetics of Soybean Urease Production 95
V. Urea and Nickel Metabolism: Two Points of Interaction between Soybean and a Commensal Bacterium 103
VI. Summary and Prospects for Continued Research on Plant Urea Metabolism 108
References 110
Chapter 3. Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis: Hormonal Control 116
I. Introduction 116
II. Thyroid Hormone 116
III. Adrenocortical Hormones 130
IV. Prolactin 139
V. Growth Hormone 148
VI. Conclusion 151
References 152
Chapter 4. Control of Metabolism and Development in Higher Plant Plastids 160
I. Introduction 160
II. Physical and Molecular Structure of Plastids 161
III. Metabolism of Higher Plant Plastids 178
IV. Summary 215
References 215
Chapter 5. Biomineralization and Eggshells: Cell-Mediated Acellular Compartments of Mineralized Extracellular Matrix 228
I. Introduction 228
II. Structural Organization and Composition of the Avian Eggshell 229
III. Fabrication of Eggshells 246
IV. Eggshells as Models of Biomineralization 251
V. Concluding Remarks 255
References 256
Chapter 6. Regulation of lntracellular Movements in Plant Cells by Environmental Stimuli 262
I. Introduction 262
II. Light-Induced lntracellular Movement 263
III. Responses of Streaming Cytoplasm to Low Temperatures 299
IV. Wound-Induced Movement of the Nucleus and the Cytoplasm 301
V . Responses of the Cytoplasm to Various Chemicals 308
VI. Concluding Remarks 309
References 313
Index 322