Living Without Oxygen Closed and Open Systems in Hypoxia Tolerance |
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| Author:
| Hochachka, Peter W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-49826-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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Innumerable clinical problems have as their basis some derangement in oxygen-dependent metabolism. To explore mechanisms of adjusting to oxygen limitation,
Living without Oxygen presents a bestiary of exotic anaerobes that illuminate elements of metabolic biochemistry only dimly seen in studies using standard experimental animals. The book places the enzymatic and biochemical machinery firmly in the biological context and assumes only a modest familiarity with bioenergetics and...
More DescriptionInnumerable clinical problems have as their basis some derangement in oxygen-dependent metabolism. To explore mechanisms of adjusting to oxygen limitation, Living without Oxygen presents a bestiary of exotic anaerobes that illuminate elements of metabolic biochemistry only dimly seen in studies using standard experimental animals. The book places the enzymatic and biochemical machinery firmly in the biological context and assumes only a modest familiarity with bioenergetics and metabolic biochemistry.