Overview
- Editors:
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Han Asard
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University of Antwerp (RUCA), Antwerp, Belgium
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Alajos Bérczi
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Institute of Biophysics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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Roland J. Caubergs
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University of Antwerp (RUCA), Antwerp, Belgium
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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- Han Asard, Nele Horemans, Valeria Preger, Paolo Trost
Pages 1-31
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- Alajos Bérczi, Peter van Gestelen, Paolo Pupillo
Pages 33-67
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- Anthony W. Segal, Frans Wientjes, Richard Stockley, Lodewijk V. Dekker
Pages 69-101
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- Candice Askwith, Jerry Kaplan
Pages 157-177
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- Erin L. Connolly, Mary Lou Guerinot
Pages 179-192
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- José A. González-Reyes, Francisco Córdoba, Plácido Navas
Pages 193-213
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- Terrence M. Murphy, Han Asard, Andrew R. Cross
Pages 215-246
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- José M. Villalba, Frederick L. Crane, Placido Navas
Pages 247-265
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- Wendy Jessup, Brett Garner, Roger T. Dean
Pages 267-277
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- Hugues J.-P. Ryser, Richard Mandel, Angelo Gallina, Alicia Rivera
Pages 279-307
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Back Matter
Pages 325-332
About this book
Oxidation-reduction (i.e. redox) processes at the plasma membrane of any cell have been attracting more and more attention, both in basic and in applied research, since the first workshop dealing with the plasma membrane oxidoreductases was organized in Cordoba, Spain, in 1988. This evolution is evident considering the numerous cell functions performed by plasma membrane redox systems not only in healthy cells but also in cells that escaped from the normal metabolic control (e.g. cancer cells) and cells under attack by pathogens. Plasma membrane redox processes have now been demonstrated to play an essential role in growth control and defense mechanisms of these cells. The great importance of the plasma membrane redox systems originates in the fact that they are located in the membrane which is essentially the site of communication between the living cell and its environment. We may say that the plasma membrane can be considered as the "sensory part" of the cell. No chemical substance can enter the cell interior without interaction with the plasma membrane.
Reviews
`This is an outstanding collection of reviews... I did not find a single chapter disappointing. Moreover, it was clearly edited and produced extremely efficiently... extensive referencing... I strongly recommend the book to all who seek a solid grounding in this fascinating field.'
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2:2 (2000)
