Regulation of Tissue pH in Plants and Animals: A Reappraisal of Current Techniques

by Edited by S. Egginton , Edwin W. Taylor , J. A. Raven

• ISBN13: 9780521039383
• ISBN10: 052103938X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-20
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The maintenance of a stable acid-base status within biological tissue is a fundamental homeostatic process in all organisms, necessary to preserve the metabolic function of proteins and other macromolecules. The study of acid-base regulation has advanced enormously over recent decades due to the development of increasingly accurate and sensitive techniques for measuring acid-base variables. This volume brings together contributions from leading comparative physiologists working on factors affecting the acid-base status of the internal fluids of animals and plants. The result is a broad-ranging, authoritative and accessible review of this area, together with a critical look at techniques and tools.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Preface

Measurement of intracellular pH: a comparison between ion-sensitive microelectrodes and fluorescent dyes

pH-sensitive microelectrodes: how to use them in plant cells

The use of nuclear magnetic resonance for examining pH in living system

Invasive studies of intracellular acid-base parameters: quantitative analyses during environmental and functional stress

Lactate, H+ and ammonia transport and distribution in rainbow trout white muscle after exhaustive exercise

Limiting factors for acid-base regulation in fish: branchial transfer capacity versus diffusive loss of acid-base relevant ions

H+-mediated control of ion channels in guard cells of higher plants

pH regulation of plants with CO2-concentrating mechanisms

Intracellular pH regulation in plants under anoxia

The role of turtle shell in acid-base buffering

Acid-base regulation in crustaceans: the role of bicarbonate ions

A novel role for the gut of seawater teleosts in acid-base balance

pH and smooth muscle: regulation and functional effects

Regulation of pH in vertebrate red blood cells

Acid-base regulation in hibernation and aestivation

Hepatic metabolism and pH in starvation and refeeding

Back to basics: a plea for a fundamental reappraisal of the representation of acidity and basicity in biological solutions

Index

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