| Main Title |
Echinodermata [electronic resource] / |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Matranga, Valeria.
|
| Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
| Year Published |
2005 |
| Call Number |
QP501-801 |
| ISBN |
9783540276838 |
| Subjects |
Life sciences ;
Toxicology ;
Biotechnology ;
Biochemistry ;
Cytology ;
Invertebrates
|
| Internet Access |
|
| Collation |
XXIII, 275 p. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
Are Echinoderms of Interest to Biotechnology? -- Cell Adhesion and Communication: A Lesson from Echinoderm Embryos for the Exploitation of New Therapeutic Tools -- Cell Signalling During Sea Urchin Development: A Model for Assessing Toxicity of Environmental Contaminants -- Echinoderm Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Production Measured by Peroxidase, Luminol-Enhanced Chemiluminescence (PLCL) as an Immunotoxicological Tool -- Monitoring Chemical and Physical Stress Using Sea Urchin Immune Cells -- DNA Damage and Developmental Defects After Exposure to UV and Heavy Metals in Sea Urchin Cells and Embryos Compared to Other Invertebrates -- Echinoderms: Their Culture and Bioactive Compounds -- Regenerative Response and Endocrine Disrupters in Crinoid Echinoderms: An Old Experimental Model, a New Ecotoxicological Test -- Echinoderm Adhesive Secretions: From Experimental Characterization to Biotechnological Applications -- Mutable Collagenous Tissue: Overview and Biotechnological Perspective -- Bioresources from Echinoderms. Members of the phylum Echinodermata are among the most familiar marine invertebrates. Forms such as the sea star have become virtually a symbol of sea life. Used in ancient oriental medicine as a source of bioactive compounds, sea cucumbers, sea stars and sea urchins are now used for the extraction and purification of cytotoxic, haemolytic, antiviral, antifungal, antifouling, antimicrobial and even anti-tumoural activities. In addition, of the five extant classes, sea urchins and sea cucumbers are important economic resources for current fishery and aquaculture. Molecular and cell biological techniques described in this book are, on the one hand, indicative of the improvements made over the years and, on the other, stress the need of their further exploitation for the sustainable production of bioactive compounds and their application in biomedicine. |
| Place Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, Marine Molecular Biotechnology, 39 |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2005 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, Marine Molecular Biotechnology, 39 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20131219065516 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03722nam a22005535i 45 |
