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Overview
?The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the information available on the morphological, physiological and evolutionary aspects of specialized cells distributed within the epithelia of the airways in the vertebrates. A lot of work has been done on the cell and molecular biology of these cells which are regarded as as oxygen receptor neuroepithelial cells. These chemoreceptors which were conserved throughout evolution have neuroendocrine functions carrying their signals to the central nervous system.? The chemoreceptor cells are sensors which detect the signal changes in the external and internal environments, and play a key role in the survival of various species. Studies addressed to the chemoreceptor cell systems in the airways are of great importance for investigating their response to changes in the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in the environment since the future of the planet earth is being threatened by global warming and climate change.Synopsis
Bioremediation is a technology that utilizes the metabolic potential of microorganisms to clean up contaminated environments. In this volume, international scientists present the results of recent research in marine bioremediation. A sampling of topics includes the bioremediation of petroleum spills, the control of heavy metal contamination, and the use of molecular technologies for monitoring bacteria. The editors teach ecology and evolutionary biology at Tulane University. Distributed in the U.S. by Enfield. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR