The Dynamic Body Tissues An account of the chalone mechanisms and other influences that control the epidermis and the various body tissues, and of the failure of these mechanisms in cancer
The study of life is the study of tier upon tier of interlocking homeostatic mechanisms, and the main theme of this book concerns that part of the system that ensures cellular and tissue homeostasis and thus maintains tissue mass, tissue structure and tissue function in the adult mammal. The functio...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1983, 1983
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1983 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The problems
- The dynamic epidermis
- 2 The epidermal messenger molecules
- 3 Epidermal cellular homeostasis
- 4 Epidermal cellular organization
- 5 The dominance of the dermis
- Homeostasis in other tissues
- 6 The epithelial tissues
- 7 Muscles and nerves
- 8 The connective tissues
- The failure of homeostasis
- 9 Chalones and cancer
- Envoi
- 10 General summary
- References