Survival Strategies in Extreme Cold and Desiccation
Adaptation Mechanisms and Their Applications
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Beschreibung
Introduces basic biological phenomena associated with survival of plants, microorganisms and animals under severe environmental stress conditions
Provides information of unique and characteristic mechanisms and biomaterials to contribute to the survival
Describes new technologies of drugs, cells, tissues and organs to enhance the quality of our life and/or prolong lifetime
Consolidates up-to-date and wide-ranging studies of adaptation mechanisms and strategies of living organisms to survive under cold and desiccation Describes application technologies to enhance the quality of our life and prolong the lifetime of cells, tissues, and organs Summarizes recent advance in drought signaling, focusing on gene networks in cellular and intercellular stress responses
Autor*in
Mari Iwaya-Inoue
Themen in »Survival Strategies in Extreme Cold and Desiccation«
Cryobiology Anhydrobiosis Freezing tolerance Desiccation tolerance Cold Acclimation Arabidopsis Ice nucleation Supercooling Insect Tardigrade Cryopreservation Stem cell Organ preservation Long-term cell/tissue preservation Extreme Conditions