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Nuclear Volume and Cellular Metabolism

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Reinhard Hildebrand

    1. Department of Anatomy, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 60)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Introduction

    • Reinhard Hildebrand
    Pages 1-2

  3. Material and Methods

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    Pages 2-8

  4. Structure of the Liver

    • Reinhard Hildebrand
    Pages 8-11

  5. Results

    • Reinhard Hildebrand
    Pages 11-27

  6. Discussion

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    Pages 27-41

  7. Summary

    • Reinhard Hildebrand
    Pages 42-42

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 43-56
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About this book

The application of morphometric techniques in biology and the development ofbioche­ mical methods for cytological-histological research have deepened substantially our knowledge and understanding of the structure, dynamics, and function of morphologi­ cal structures, thereby improving upon a purely descriptive presentation. Thus the limits between the individual disciplines in basic research have become blurred. With the development of suitable methods of measuring the size of nuclear volu­ mes, it has become possible to obtain data regarding the variable state and nucleo­ kinetic processes in the "genetic center of control" of the cell (Siebert 1967), and to evaluate these data statistically so as to make them verifiable. With the formulation of the "basic law of karyometry" by Palkovits and Fischer (1968), in a dynamic approach to "genetic" and "functional trends" in karyometry, i. e. , an attempt to relate nuclear volume changes exclusively to the size and number of chromosomes, and, on the other hand, to comprehend these changes as an expression of functional changes, successfully connected with one another and interpreted bio­ logically. The early function-oriented observation that a swelling of the nuclear volume is an expression of an increase in cellular function, while a decrease in the volume is an indication of a lowering of activity, provided a preliminary basis for estimating nu­ clear size as a statement about the functional state of a tissue or organ.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anatomy, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    Reinhard Hildebrand

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nuclear Volume and Cellular Metabolism

  • Authors: Reinhard Hildebrand

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67503-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-09796-9Published: 01 April 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-67503-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 56

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general

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