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- Biochemical Adaptation
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- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
summary
This book discusses biochemical adaptation to environments from freezing polar oceans to boiling hot springs, and under hydrostatic pressures up to 1,000 times that at sea level.
Originally published in 1984.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents
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- List of Figures
- pp. vii-xii
- List of Tables
- pp. xiii-xiv
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xix-xx
- 2. Design of Cellular Metabolism
- pp. 15-54
- 4. Exercise Adaptations
- pp. 85-144
- 5. Limiting Oxygen Availability
- pp. 145-181
- 6. Metabolic Adaptations to Diving
- pp. 182-203
- 8. Mammalian Developmental Adaptations
- pp. 250-278
- 9. Respiratory Proteins
- pp. 279-303
- 11. Temperature Adaptation
- pp. 355-449
- 12. Adaptations to the Deep Sea
- pp. 450-495
- References
- pp. 496-522
Additional Information
ISBN
9781400855414
Related ISBN(s)
9780691083438, 9780691083445, 9780691612638, 9780691640556
MARC Record
OCLC
893920699
Pages
560
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No