Physiology of the amphibia Volume III / edited by Brian Lofts.
Physiology of the Amphibia.
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Academic Press,
1976.
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| Series: | Physiology of the amphibia ;
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Physiology of the Amphibia; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; CHAPTER 1. COLOR CHANGE; I. Introduction; II. The Nature of Chromatophores; Color Plate; III. The Control of Color Change; IV. Mechanisms of Hormone Action on Pigment Cells; V. Cellular Associations in Color Change; VI. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; CHAPTER 2. PHYSIOLOGY OF MOLTING; I. Introduction; II. Frequency of Molting; III. General Aspects of Hormonal Control; IV. Phases of the Molting Cycle; V. Control of the Molting Frequency.
- VI. Water Permeability and Ion Transport in Relation to MoltingVII. Molting and Desquamation in Other Vertebrates; VIII. Biological Significance of Molting; IX. Appendix; References; CHAPTER 3. GROUND SUBSTANCE: AN ANURAN DEFENSE AG AINST DESICCATION; I. Introduction; II. Morphology and Distribution; III. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 4. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF AMPHIBIAN CELLS IN CULTURE*; I. Introduction; II. Stability of Cell Type; III. Physical Parameters Which Affect Cell Growth; IV. Metabolism of Cultured Cells; V. Special Studies; VI. Culture Methods.
- VII. Available Cell Lines and Their SourcesReferences; CHAPTER 5. IMMUNITY MECHANISMS; I. Introduction; II. Histogenesis and Anatomy of the Immune System; III. Adult Cervical Organs in Rana catesbeiana; IV. Immunological Tolerance and Development of Immunity in Larval Anurans; V. Transplantation Immunity in Larval Anurans; VI. Role of the Thymus Gland: Transplantation Immunity; VII. Transplantation Immunity in Adult Urodeles; VIII. Transplantation Immunity In Adult Caecilians (Apoda); IX. Cellular Immunity; X. Lymphoid Organ Response to Antigen.
- XI. Ontogenetic Emergence of Immunoglobulins in Anuran LarvaeXII. Antibody Synthesis in Adults; XIII. Immunoglobulin Characteristics in Adult Anurans; XIV. Tumors of the Lymphoid System; XV. New Approach to Relationship between the Thymus, Other Lymphoid Organs, and the Endocrine System; XVI. Summary; References; CHAPTER 6. PATHOLOGY IN THE AMPHIBIA; I. Introduction; II. Developmental Abnormalities; III. Infectious Diseases; IV. Protozoal Infestations; V. Infestation by Helminths; VI. Leeches, Flies, and Crustaceans; VII. Fungal Infection; VIII. Tumors; IX. Conclusion; References.
- CHAPTER 7. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM*I. Introduction; II. Development and Experimental Embryology; III. Structural Elements of the Central Nervous System; IV. Functional Morphology; V. Motor Apparatus and Reflex Arcs (Effector Systems); VI. Olfactory System; VII. Visual System; VIII. Lateral-Line and Vestibular Systems; IX. Gustatory and Chemoreceptive Systems; X. Autonomic System; XI. Neuroendocrine Systems; XII. Ventricular System, Ependymal Lining, and Circumventricular Organs; XIII. Choroid Plexuses; XIV. Paraphysis; XV. Final Conclusions: Causal Relationships between Structure and Function.