Cytomechanics The Mechanical Basis of Cell Form and Structure
Genetic information determines the composition of molecules comprising cytoskeletal elements, membranes and receptors. The supramolecular arrangement of these components represents a self-assembly process controlled by physicochemical and mechanical interactions. This general hypothesis demarcates t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1987, 1987
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1987 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. General Principles
- I.1 Mechanical Principles of Architecture of Eukaryotic Cells
- I.2 Evaluation of Cytomechanical Properties
- I.3 Use of Finite Element Methods in Cytomechanics: Study of the Mechanical Stability of the Skeletal Basal Plate of Callimitra a Biomineralizing Protozoan
- I.4 Mechanics and Hydrodynamics of Rotating Filaments
- II. The Supramolecular Level
- II.1 Mechanical Concepts of Membrane Dynamics: Diffusion and Phase Separation in Two Dimensions
- II.2 Implications of Microtubules in Cytomechanics: Static and Motile Aspects
- II.3 The Nature and Significance of ATP-Induced Contraction of Microtubule Gels
- II.4 Generation of Propulsive Forces by Cilia and Flagella
- II.5 The Cortical Cytoplasmic Actin Gel
- II.6 Dynamic Organization and Force Production in Cytoplasmic Strands
- III. Mechanical Factors Determining Morphogenesis of Protists
- III.1 Determination of Body Shape in Protists by Cortical Structures
- III.2 Morphogenetic Forces in Diatom Cell Wall Formation
- III.3 The Cytoskeletal and Biomineralized Supportive Structures in Radiolaria
- IV. Mechanical Factors Determining Plant Cell Morphogenesis
- IV. 1 Mechanical and Hydraulic Aspects of Plant Cell Growth
- IV.2 Plant Cytomechanics and Its Relationship to the Development of Form
- IV.3 Mechanical Properties of the Cyclamen Stalk and Their Structural Basis
- V. Mechanical Forces Determining the Shape of Metazoan Cells
- V.I Forces Shaping an Erythrocyte
- V.2 Hydrostatic Pressure in Metazoan Cells in Culture: Its Involvement in Locomotion and Shape Generation
- V.3 The Transmission of Forces Between Cells and Their Environment