Allgemeine Physiologie der Pflanzenzelle / General Physiology of the Plant Cell [Paperback]

 Contents.- I. Einf?hrung und ?bersicht.- II. Kinetics of cellular processes. With 1 figure.- Surface energy.- Adsorption.- Diffusion pressure.- Potentials.- Entropy.- Electrokinetics.- Membrane potentials.- The function of bioelectric currents.- Energy emanating from living material.- Fields.- Literature.- III. Die osmotischen Eigenschaften der Zelle (und der Gewebe).- A. Hydration and cell physiology.- I. Water content of cells and tissues.- II. Intracellular distribution of water.- A. Cell wall.- B. Protoplasm.- C. Vacuole.- D. Water balance within cells.- III. Cell hydration and cell reactions.- A. Growth.- B. Resistance to heat, cold, and desiccation.- C. Enzyme activity.- D. Mitochondrial action.- Literature.- B. Wall and turgor pressure and tension. Diffusion pressure deficit or suction force. With 4 figures.- I. Wall and turgor pressure and tension.- 1. Turgor pressure.- 2. Wall pressure.- 3. Tension.- II. Diffusion pressure deficit or suction force.- 1. Diffusion pressure.- 2. Diffusion pressure deficit.- 3. Alternative concepts for diffusion pressure deficit.- 4. Diffusion pressure deficit (suction force) of plant cells.- Literature.- C. Osmotic pressure or osmotic value. With 2 figures.- I. Introduction.- a) Definitions.- b) Early studies on osmosis.- II. Osmotic pressure and the gas laws.- a) VantHoffs equation for dilute solutions.- b) Osmotic pressure, vapor pressure, and freezing point depression.- III. Determination of the osmotic pressure of plant saps.- a) The plasmolytic method.- b) The cryoscopic method.- IV. Osmotic pressures of plant cells.- a) Cell sap composition and osmotic pressure.- b) Range of osmotic pressures in plants.- Species variations.- Host and parasite relations.- Variations within the individual plant.- Diurnal and seasonal cycles.- Effects of the external medium.- Literature.- D. Plasmolyse und Deplasmolyse. Mit 8 Abbildungen.- I. Einleitung.- II. Zellmembran und Adh?sion.- Die Membrandurchl?ssigkeit.- Die Adh?sion des ProlÓ5