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Anoxia

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2012

Subjects

Killifishes, Anoxemia -- Research, Apoptosis -- Research

Abstract

This is chapter 1 from Anoxia -- This book reviews how severe oxygen deprivation affects biological systems - from the molecular to the ecological level. The contributing authors come from diverse regions of the world, which proves the interest in the academic analysis of oxygen deprivation. The diversity in the experimental approach scientists take, in order to understand the influence oxygen deprivation has on living systems, is apparent throughout this book. One of the presented ideas deals with the exploration and examination of the physiological, cellular and genetic characteristics of killifish embryos and nematodes exposed to anoxia. Furthermore, the book includes material on the mechanisms regulating hypoxia and anoxia tolerance and their implications of on human health issues. Finally, new methodologies to examine oxygen deprivation and the impact of human-related activities on oxygen level, within important ecological systems such as Lake Victoria, are presented. There is no doubt that the oxygen molecule is central to every stratum of biological systems.

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This is an open access book chapter available under Creative Commons BY 3.0 license and also available from:
http://www.intechopen.com/books/anoxia/anoxia-tolerance-during-vertebrate-development-insights-from-studies-on-the-annual-killifish-austrof

DOI

10.5772/39079

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18251

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