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Cytomechanics

The Mechanical Basis of Cell Form and Structure

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn

    1. Arbeitsgruppe Kinematische Zellforschung, FB Biologie der Universität, Frankfurt 1, Germany

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  2. O. Roger Anderson

    1. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University Biological Oceanography, Palisades, USA

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  3. Wolf-Ernst Reif

    1. Institut und Museum für Geologie und Paläontologie, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  3. The Supramolecular Level

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Mechanical Concepts of Membrane Dynamics: Diffusion and Phase Separation in Two Dimensions

      • Konrad Beck
      Pages 79-99

    3. Implications of Microtubules in Cytomechanics: Static and Motile Aspects

      • Dieter G. Weiss, George M. Langford, Robert D. Allen
      Pages 100-113

    4. The Nature and Significance of ATP-Induced Contraction of Microtubule Gels

      • Richard C. Weisenberg
      Pages 114-119

    5. Generation of Propulsive Forces by Cilia and Flagella

      • Michael E. J. Holwill, Peter Satir
      Pages 120-130

    6. The Cortical Cytoplasmic Actin Gel

      • Thomas P. Stossel, Paul A. Janmey, Ken S. Zaner
      Pages 131-153

    7. Dynamic Organization and Force Production in Cytoplasmic Strands

      • Karl-Ernst Wohlfarth-Bottermann
      Pages 154-166

  4. Mechanical Factors Determining Morphogenesis of Protists

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Determination of Body Shape in Protists by Cortical Structures

      • Klaus Hausmann, Maria Mulisch
      Pages 169-182

    3. Morphogenetic Forces in Diatom Cell Wall Formation

      • Anna-Maria M. Schmid
      Pages 183-199

    4. The Cytoskeletal and Biomineralized Supportive Structures in Radiolaria

      • O. R. Anderson, M. L. Moss, R. Skalak
      Pages 200-211

  5. Mechanical Factors Determining Plant Cell Morphogenesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Mechanical and Hydraulic Aspects of Plant Cell Growth

      • Daniel J. Cosgrove
      Pages 215-229

    3. Plant Cytomechanics and Its Relationship to the Development of Form

      • Philip M. Lintilhac
      Pages 230-241
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About this book

Genetic information determines the composition of molecules comprising cytoskeletal elements, membranes and receptors. The supramolecular arrangement of these components represents a self-assembly process controlled by physicochemical and mechanical interactions. This general hypothesis demarcates the aim of studying cellular mechanics. Description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles, as well as of the forces exerted by them, is the scope of this book on Cytomechanics. Emphasis is laid on the role of mechanical properties in the generation of shape and cytoplasmic motion, and on the basic principles and components determining mechanical properties.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Arbeitsgruppe Kinematische Zellforschung, FB Biologie der Universität, Frankfurt 1, Germany

    Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn

  • Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University Biological Oceanography, Palisades, USA

    O. Roger Anderson

  • Institut und Museum für Geologie und Paläontologie, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Wolf-Ernst Reif

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cytomechanics

  • Book Subtitle: The Mechanical Basis of Cell Form and Structure

  • Editors: Jürgen Bereiter-Hahn, O. Roger Anderson, Wolf-Ernst Reif

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72863-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-72865-5Published: 11 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-72863-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 294

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

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