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Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments

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Editors:
  1. Esther Lubzens

    1. Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Re, Haifa, Israel

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  2. Joan Cerda

    1. Tecnologia Agroalimentaries, Center of Aquaculture, IRTA Institut de Recerca i, San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain

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  3. Melody Clark

    1. , Ecosystems, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  • A new volume in the series First book to extensively cover the topic of dormancy in cells and organisms Written by experts in the field

Part of the book series: Topics in Current Genetics (TCG, volume 21)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Esther Lubzens, Joan Cerdà, Melody S. Clark
    Pages 1-4

  3. Akinetes: Dormant Cells of Cyanobacteria

    • Ruth N. Kaplan-Levy, Ora Hadas, Michael L. Summers, Jacqueline Rücker, Assaf Sukenik
    Pages 5-27

  4. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Spore Germination

    • Cecilia Geijer, Daphna Joseph-Strauss, Giora Simchen, Naama Barkai, Stefan Hohmann
    Pages 29-41

  5. Dormancy in Plant Seeds

    • Henk W. M. Hilhorst, William E. Finch-Savage, Julia Buitink, William Bolingue, Gerhard Leubner-Metzger
    Pages 43-67

  6. Bud Dormancy in Perennial Plants: A Mechanism for Survival

    • James V. Anderson, David P. Horvath, Wun S. Chao, Michael E. Foley
    Pages 69-90

  7. LEA Proteins: Versatility of Form and Function

    • Alan Tunnacliffe, Dirk K. Hincha, Olivier Leprince, David Macherel
    Pages 91-108

  8. A Role for Molecular Studies in Unveiling the Pathways for Formation of Rotifer Resting Eggs and Their Survival During Dormancy

    • Nadav Y. Denekamp, Koushirou Suga, Atsushi Hagiwara, Richard Reinhardt, Esther Lubzens
    Pages 109-132

  9. Anhydrobiotic Abilities of Tardigrades

    • Ralph O Schill
    Pages 133-146

  10. Cryoprotective Dehydration: Clues from an Insect

    • M. Roger Worland, Gordana Grubor-Lajšić, Jelena Purać, Michael A. S. Thorne, Melody S. Clark
    Pages 147-163

  11. A Molecular Overview of Diapause in Embryos of the Crustacean, Artemia franciscana

    • Zhijun Qiu, Thomas H. MacRae
    Pages 165-187

  12. An Exploratory Review on the Molecular Mechanisms of Diapause Termination in the Waterflea, Daphnia

    • Evelyne Vanvlasselaer, Luc De Meester
    Pages 189-202

  13. Metabolic Dormancy and Responses to Environmental Desiccation in Fish Embryos

    • Jason E. Podrabsky, Angèle Tingaud-Sequeira, Joan Cerdà
    Pages 203-226

  14. Mammalian Hibernation: Physiology, Cell Signaling, and Gene Controls on Metabolic Rate Depression

    • Kenneth B. Storey, Gerhard Heldmaier, Mark H. Rider
    Pages 227-252

  15. Lessons from Natural Cold-Induced Dormancy to Organ Preservation in Medicine and Biotechnology: From the “Backwoods to the Bedside”

    • Barry Fuller, Edgardo Guibert, Joaquín Rodríguez
    Pages 253-278

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 279-283
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About this book

Many organisms have evolved the ability to enter into and revive from a dormant state. They can survive for long periods in this state (often even months to years), yet can become responsive again within minutes or hours. This is often, but not necessarily, associated with desiccation. Preserving one’s body and reviving it in future generations is a dream of mankind. To date, however, we have failed to learn how cells, tissues or entire organisms can be made dormant or be effectively revived at ambient temperatures. In this book studies on organisms, ranging from aquatic cyanobacteria that produce akinetes to hibernating mammals, are presented, and reveal common but also divergent physiological and molecular pathways for surviving in a dormant form or for tolerating harsh environments. Attempting to learn the functions associated with dormancy and how they are regulated is one of the great future challenges. Its relevance to the preservation of cells and tissues is one of the key concerns of this book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Re, Haifa, Israel

    Esther Lubzens

  • Tecnologia Agroalimentaries, Center of Aquaculture, IRTA Institut de Recerca i, San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain

    Joan Cerda

  • , Ecosystems, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Melody Clark

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments

  • Editors: Esther Lubzens, Joan Cerda, Melody Clark

  • Series Title: Topics in Current Genetics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12422-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-12421-1Published: 20 August 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26431-3Published: 13 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-12422-8Published: 30 July 2010

  • Series ISSN: 1610-2096

  • Series E-ISSN: 1610-6970

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 284

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cell Physiology, Animal Physiology, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, general

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