Thermodynamics of Biological Processes / / ed. by A. I. Zotin, Ingolf Lamprecht.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Medicine and Life Sciences - <1990
• MitwirkendeR: Brettel, R.,; Grudnitzky, V. A.,; Konoplev, V. A.,; Lamprecht, I.,; Loehr, K. D.,; Nikolskaja, I. S.,; Ozernyuk, N. D.,; Presnov, E. V.,; Prokofiev, E. A.,; Radzinskaja, L. I.,; Sayyadi, P.,; Schaarschmidt, B.,; Shagimordanov, N. Sh.,; Sokolov, V. E.,; Vasiliev, S. S.,; Vasiliev, V. A.,; Vladimirova, I. G.,; Walter, R.,; Zotin, A. A.,; Zotin, A. I.,; Zotina, R. S.,
• HerausgeberIn: Lamprecht, Ingolf,; Zotin, A. I.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©1978
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: Reprint 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIII, 428 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; List of authors --; Preface --; Contents --; I. General Problems of Biological Thermodynamics --; Introduction --; Application of the Concepts of Classical Thermodynamics in Biology --; The Second Law, Negentropy, Thermodynamics of Linear Irreversible Processes --; Formalism of Non-Equilibrium Phenomenolagical Thermodynamics --; II. Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of the Development of Organisms --; Experimental Basis for Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development --; Theoretical Basis for a Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development --; Stochastic Consideration of Constitutive Processes and of the Evolution Criterion --; Strengthened Evolution Criterion in Developmental Biology --; III. Quantitative Phenomenological Theory of Development of Organisms --; Non-Linear Phenomenological Equations --; Differential Equations of Developmental Biology --; Computer Analysis of Non-Linear Growth Equations --; Modern Theories Concerning the Growth Equations --; IV. Heat Production of Living Systems --; Heat Production in Life Processes --; The Change of Ψμ the Function During the Growth of Microbial Cultures --; Changes of Ψα and Ψμ Functions During Oogenesis of Xenopus Laevis --; Heat Production and Respiration During Development and Growth of two Insects --; Heat Production and Respiration of Axolotle at the Early Stages of Growth --; Relationship Between Heat Production and Body Weight in Growing Organisms --; V. Some Problems of Energetics of Developmental Processes --; Changes in Mitochondria During Development and Growth of Animals --; The Role of Mitochondria in Regulation of Respiration During Oogenesis --; The Energetics of Regeneration Processes --; VI. Dissipative Structures --; Review of the Theory of Dissipative Structures --; Stationary Dissipative Structures --; Dynamic Dissipative Structures --; Dissipative Structures and Ψμ Function --; The Role of Cyclization of Free Energy in Bio-Physico-Chemical Processes --; VII. Probability State and Orderliness of Biological Systems --; Possible Mechanism of the Origin of Bacteria --; Direction of the Evolutionary Progress of Organisms --; Criterion of Orderliness and some Problems of Taxonomy --; The Questions of Non-Linearity for Using Criterion of Orderliness --; Concluding Remarks --; References --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110860511; 9783110637861
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110860511
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by A. I. Zotin, Ingolf Lamprecht.