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Plant Membranes
Ya'Acov Y. Leshem
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Description for Plant Membranes
Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSB; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
The plasma membrane is at once the window through which the cell senses the environment and the portal through which the environment influences the structure and activities of the cell. Its importance in cellular physiology can thus hardly be overestimated, since constant flow of materials between cell and environment is essential to the well-being of any biological system. The nature of the materials mov ing into the cell is also critical, since some substances are required for maintenance and growth, while others, because of their toxicity, must either be rigorously excluded or permitted to enter only after chemical alteration. Such ... Read more
The plasma membrane is at once the window through which the cell senses the environment and the portal through which the environment influences the structure and activities of the cell. Its importance in cellular physiology can thus hardly be overestimated, since constant flow of materials between cell and environment is essential to the well-being of any biological system. The nature of the materials mov ing into the cell is also critical, since some substances are required for maintenance and growth, while others, because of their toxicity, must either be rigorously excluded or permitted to enter only after chemical alteration. Such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048140961
SKU
V9789048140961
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99-15
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