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Description
This exciting new book focuses on freshwater, rather than marine, herbivorous fishes, primarily Chinese carp. Herbivorous fishes are important not only as food fish, but also as a means for biological vegetation control. Fish were placed into the herbivorous category if they consumed greater than fifty percent plant material. Fish herbivory, including feeding methods, digestive processes, and energy relationships, is covered in detail. Culture, use for food, aquatic weed management, and effects on the environment are also discussed.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Systematics, Distribution, Diversity, and Abundance of Herbivorous Fishes
Taxonomy and Morphology
Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance
Feeding Behavior and Food
Structural Adaptation to Herbivorous Feeding
Digestive Mechanisms
Energy Budget: Carnivores vs. Herbivores
Natural Distribution of Chinese Carp
History of Introduction and Present Distribution
Life History
Reproduction
Development
Feeding Behavior
Growth
Culture of Chinese Carp
Artificial Propagation
Larval Culture
Culture of Marketable Fishes
Diseases
Utilization of Grass Carp for Aquatic Weed Control
Nuisance Plants
Mechanical, Chemical, and Biological Methods for Aquatic Plant Management
Survey of Grass Carp Usage for Aquatic Weed Control
Impact of Control Methods
Management Considerations Using Grass Carp
Utilization of Phytoplanktivorous Fishes for Counteracting Eutrophication
Introduction
European Experience
North American Studies
Use of Filter-Feeding Fishes in Israel
Results in Other Regions
Strategy and Efficacy of Using Fishes: Direct or Indirect Algal Control?
References
Index
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v. 1 ISBN 9780849349904
Description
This three-volume compendium is the most comprehensive work, to date, on endothelium cells and their important role in the functions of the internal framework. The endothelial cell is broken down into its different properties, taking into consideration its part in metabolic, hemostatic, and immunological processes, as well as their interac-tion with each other and different cell types. Numerous illustrations featured throughout help clarify the importance of endothelium in maintaining the internal status quo. These volumes are indispens-able to researchers, physicians, and others interested in endothe-lium, vascular biology, and circulatory research.
Presents a cell biological approach.
Provides up-to-the-minute techniques on in vivo and in vitro stud-ies.
Considers interactions of endothelial cells with each other.
Discusses the interaction with components of coagulation, fibri-nolytic, and complement systems.
Table of Contents
Modulation of Capillary Permeability: Methods and Measurements in Individually Perfused Mammalian and Frog Mi-crovessels. Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Structure and Function in Endothelial Preparations. Endothelial Albumin Transport In Vitro. Kinetics of Endothelial Ectonucleotidases. Adenosine Transport and Uptake by Cardiac and Pulmonary Endothelial Cells. Production of Tissue Factor. Modulation of Endothelial Cell Proco-agulant and Fibrinolytic Activities by Inflammatory Mediators. Syn-thesis of von Willebrand Factor by Endothelial Cells. The Fibrinolytic System of Endothelial Cells. Modulation of Endothelial Cell Coagu-lant Properties. Endothelium and Hemostasis. Plasma Lipoprotein Interaction with Endothelial Cells. Index.
Catalog no. 4990
1988, 208 pp., ISBN: 0-8493-4990-7
U.S. $105.00/Outside U.S. $125.00
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v. 2 ISBN 9780849349911
Description
This three-volume compendium is the most comprehensive work, to date, on endothelium cells and their important role in the functions of the internal framework. The endothelial cell is broken down into its different properties, taking into consideration its part in metabolic, hemostatic, and immunological processes, as well as their interac-tion with each other and different cell types. Numerous illustrations featured throughout help clarify the importance of endothelium in maintaining the internal status quo. These volumes are indispens-able to researchers, physicians, and others interested in endothe-lium, vascular biology, and circulatory research.
Table of Contents
The Structural and Functional Properties of Endothe-lial Cell Growth Factors and Its Receptor. Stimulatory and Inhibitory Factors in Vascular Growth Control. Angiogenesis Factors. Growth Factor Production by Endothelial Cells. Endothelial Heterogeneity: Influence of Vessel Size, Organ Localization, and Species Speci-ficity on the Properties of Cultured Endothelial Cells. Current Con-cepts on the Role of the Endothelial Cytoskeleton in Endothelial In-tegrity, Repair, and Dysfunction. Cellular Organization of Blood Ves-sels in Development and Disease. Endothelial Cells, Hemody-namic Forces, and the Localization of Atherosclerosis. Flow-In-duced In-teractions of Blood Cells With the Vessel Wall. Endothelial Cell In-jury by Neutrophils. Interaction of Leukocytes With the Vas-cular Endothelium. Mechanisms of Leukocyte Adherence to En-dothelium. Complement and Immunoglobulin Ligand-Receptors on Pulmonary Endothelial Cells. Effect of the Anaphylatoxins on Vas-cular Tissue In Vivo and In Vitro. Lymphokine Modulation of En-dothelial Cell Morphology and Surface Antigens. Index.
Catalog no. 4991
1988, 296 pp., ISBN: 0-8493-4991-5
U.S. $145.00/Outside U.S. $170.00
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v. 3 ISBN 9780849349928
Description
This three-volume compendium is the most comprehensive work, to date, on endothelium cells and their important role in the functions of the internal framework. The endothelial cell is broken down into its different properties, taking into consideration its part in metabolic, hemostatic, and immunological processes, as well as their interac-tion with each other and different cell types. Numerous illustrations featured throughout help clarify the importance of endothelium in maintaining the internal status quo. These volumes are indispens-able to researchers, physicians, and others interested in endothe-lium, vascular biology, and circulatory research.
Presents a cell biological approach.
Provides up-to-the-minute techniques on in vivo and in vitro stud-ies.
Considers interactions of endothelial cells with each other.
Discusses the interaction with components of coagulation, fibri-nolytic, and complement systems.
Table of Contents
Effects of Hyperoxia and 02 Metabolites on DNA. Biochemical and Functional Aspects of Oxygen-Mediated Injury to Vascular Endothelium. Phagocytic Properties of Endothelial Cells. Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor. Endothelium-Derived Vaso-constrictor Factors. Intercellular Junctions and Junctional Transfer in the Blood Vessel Wall. Endothelial Properties Assessed from Single-Capillary Methods. Endothelial Cell Reactions to Inflammatory Mediators Assessed In Vivo by Fluid and Solute Flux Analysis. En-dothelial Changes Associated with High Pulmonary Blood Flow and Pressure. Vascular Endothelium and Atherosclerosis: a Multi-disciplinary Approach. Endothelial Seeding of Synthetic Vascular Grafts. Cutaneous Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Index.
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