Keywords:
Tissue plasminogen activator.
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Plasminogen Activator, Tisssue-Type.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Metal Ions in Biological Systems is devoted to increasing our understanding of the relationship between the chemistry of metals and life processes. The volumes reflect the interdisciplinary nature of bioinorganic chemistry and coordinate the efforts of researchers in the fields of biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry, environmental chemistry, biophysics, pharmacy, and medicine. Volume 44 offers 9 timely and authoritative chapters focused on vital research areas concerning the biogeochemistry of metals. Supported by nearly 60 illustrations and tables, topics include the atmospheric transport of metals, studies the marine biogeochemistry of iron, and its impact on the carbon cycle; the bioavailability of trace metals in freshwater environments and in soils; the uptake of heavy metals by higher plants, algae, and cyanobacteria; the microbial transformations of radionuclides; and the biogeochemistry of carbonates.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (347 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780849346071
Series Statement:
Metal Ions in Biological Systems Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1446255
DDC:
612.115
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents of Volume 44 -- Preface to the Series -- Preface to Volume 44 -- Contributors -- Contents of Previous Volumes -- Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds -- Handbook on Metals in Clinical and Analytical Chemistry -- Handbook on Metalloproteins -- Chapter 1 Atmospheric Transport of Metals -- 1. Introduction: The Role of the Atmosphere in Metal Cycling -- 2. Factors Governing Atmospheric Transport -- 3. Sources of Metals in Air -- 4. Sampling and Determination of Metals -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 2 The Marine Biogeochemistry of Iron -- 1. Background -- 2. Marine Bacterial Siderophores -- 3. Thoughts on Biological Significance -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Definitions -- References -- Chapter 3 Speciation and Bioavailability of Trace Metals in Freshwater Environments -- 1. Introduction: Speciation and Bioavailability of Trace Metals -- 2. Speciation of Trace Metals in Freshwaters -- 3. Bioavailability of Trace Metals as a Function of Aqueous Speciation -- 4. Bioavailability of Metals from Sediments -- 5. Conclusions and Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 4 Bioavailability and Biogeochemistry of Metals in the Terrestrial Environment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Concept of Bioavailability -- 3. Biogeochemistry and Bioavailability of Metals -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 5 Heavy Metal Uptake by Plants and Cyanobacteria -- 1. Introduction: Heavy Metals and Plants-A Complex Relationship -- 2. Potentially Toxic Heavy Metals as Plant Micronutrients -- 3. Heavy Metals as Inhibitors of Plant Metabolism -- 4. Hyperaccumulation-Heavy Metal Uptake as a Defense Against Herbivores and Pathogens -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations.
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References -- Chapter 6 Arsenic: Its Biogeochemistry and Transport in Groundwater -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Global Arsenic Abundance and Flux Estimates -- 3. Arsenic Minerals and the Geochemical Arsenic Cycle -- 4. Arsenic and Mining -- 5. Arsenic in the Ganges Delta -- 6. Conclusions and Outlook -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 7 Anthropogenic Impacts on the Biogeochemistry and Cycling of Antimony -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Chemistry and Behavior in the Environment -- 3. Abundance and Occurrence in the Environment -- 4. Biological Chemistry and Toxicity -- 5. Total Antimony Determination -- 6. Ancient and Modern Uses of Antimony -- 7. Atmospheric Emissions to the Environment -- 8. Archives of Atmospheric Antimony Deposition -- 9. Antimony and Human Health -- 10. Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 8 Microbial Transformations of Radionuclides: Fundamental Mechanisms and Biogeochemical Implications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sources and Nature of Radioactive Waste -- 3. A Brief Introduction To The Chemistry of Radionuclides -- 4. Radionuclide-Microbe Interactions: Fundamental Mechanisms -- 5. The Biogeochemistry of Key Radionuclides -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Chapter 9 Biogeochemistry of Carbonates: Recorders of Past Oceans and Climate -- 1. Introduction to Biogenic Carbonate Proxies -- 2. Partition Coefficients -- 3. Recorders of Past Ocean Conditions -- 4. Biomineralization Processes of Different Organisms -- 5. Biological Discrimination Between Calcium and Trace Metals -- 6. Biological Ion Selectivity and the Environment -- 7. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- References -- Subject Index.
