Silicon and Siliceous Structures in Biological Systems
The publication of this book was undertaken with two purposes in view: to bring together informatian on the deposition by living organ isms of unique skeletal structures composed of amorphous silica, and to review recent data on the involvement of silicon in physiological and biochemical processes....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1981, 1981
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1981 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Section I. Physiological Aspects of Silicon
- 2. Silicon in the Cellular Metabolism of Diatoms
- 3. Germanium-Silicon Interactions in Biological Systems
- 4. Silicon in Bone Formation
- Section II. Siliceous Structures: Distribution, Deposition, Ultrastructure, Morphogenesis
- Algal Groups
- 5. Morphology and Phyletic Relationships of the Silicified Algae and the Archetypal Diatom—Monophyly or Polyphyly
- 6. The Siliceous Components of the Diatom Cell Wall and Their Morphological Variation
- 7. Cell Wall Formation in Diatoms: Morphogenesis and Biochemistry
- 8. Ultrastructure and Deposition of Silica in the Chrysophyceae
- Protozoa
- 9. Distribution and Forms of Siliceous Structures Among Protozoa
- 10. Ultrastructure and Deposition of Silica in Rhizopod Amebae
- 11. Ultrastructure and Deposition of Silica in Loricate Choanoflagellates
- 12. Evolution and Diversity of Form in Radiolaria
- 13. Radiolarian Fine Structure and Silica Deposition
- Higher Plants
- 14. Ultrastructure of Silica Deposits in Higher Plants
- 15. Silica in Shoots of Higher Plants
- Sponges
- 16. Form and Distribution of Silica in Sponges
- 17. Ultrastructure and Deposition of Silica in Sponges
- 18. Effects of Germanium on Silica Deposition in Sponges