Overview
- Describes the central role played in cellular signaling by peroxisomes from different origins
- Provides an up-to-date information on the function and metabolism of peroxisomes from human, animal, fungal and plant origin
- Provides updated information on the metabolic interconnection and cross-talk of peroxisomes with other cell compartments
- Describes the key cellular function played by peroxisomes as cell generators of important signaling molecules
- Covers the role played by peroxisomes in human health, aging and disease
Part of the book series: Subcellular Biochemistry (SCBI, volume 69)
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Book Title: Peroxisomes and their Key Role in Cellular Signaling and Metabolism
Editors: Luis A. del Río
Series Title: Subcellular Biochemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6889-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6888-8Published: 29 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8290-6Published: 05 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6889-5Published: 03 July 2013
Series ISSN: 0306-0225
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8810
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 350
Topics: Biomedicine general, Cell Biology, Cell Physiology, Animal Biochemistry, Plant Biochemistry, Proteomics