Life at High Pressure: In the Deep Sea and Other Environments

High pressure and High pressure environments.- High pressure: molecules, chemical processes and cellular structures.- The high pressure micro-environment of vertebrate load bearing joints- Effects of high pressure on the activity of ordinary animals, including humans, and on the function of their excitable cells and ion channels.- The effects of decompression and subsequent re-compression on the activity of deep sea animals and eukaryote cells. The isobaric collection of deep sea animals.-Molecular adaptation to high pressure: proteins in deep sea animals.- Molecular adaptation to high pressure: membranes.- Prokaryotes at high pressure in the Oceans and the Deep Biosphere.- Hydrothermal vents: the inhabitants, their way of life and their adaptation to high pressure.- Buoyancy at depth.- Divers: Air breathing animals, including humans, at high pressure.- Adaptation to high pressure in the laboratory.- High pressure equipment used in the laboratory, at sea and at depth.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Springer
Published: 07/27/2022
ISBN: 9783030675899
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d