Dry Biological Systems

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages vii-viii
Preface, Pages ix-x
OVERVIEW OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF INTRACELLULAR WATER IN HYDRATED CELLS, Pages 3-19, Keith D. Garlid
ULTRASTRUCTURAL AND FREEZE FRACTURE STUDIES ON ANHYDROBIOTIC NEMATODES, Pages 23-51, John H. Crowe, Drew T. Lambert, Lois M. Crowe
DESICCATION-INDUCED ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES IN DROUGHT-SENSITIVE AND DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS, Pages 53-73, J. Derek Bewley, John Pacey
ULTRASTRUCTURE OF DRIED SPORES, Pages 75-96, W.M. Hess
ULTRASTRUCTURE OF MICROSPORIDIAN SPORES AND CHANGES IN SPORE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE UNDER DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS, Pages 97-114, T.P. Liu
HYDRATION-DEPENDENT METABOLIC TRANSITIONS AND THE STATE OF CELLULAR WATER IN ARTEMIA CYSTS, Pages 117-153, James S. Clegg
METABOLIC TRANSITIONS IN A NEMATODE DURING INDUCTION OF AND RECOVERY FROM ANHYDROBIOSIS, Pages 155-174, K.A.C. Madin, John H. Crowe, Stephen H. Loomis
APPLICATION OF A VOLATILE RADIOACTIVE TRACER TO DETECT METABOLIC ACTIVITIES IN DRY WILD OAT SEEDS, Pages 175-184, Shepley S.C. Chen
METABOLISM OF A DROUGHT-TOLERANT AND A DROUGHT-SENSITIVE MOSS: RESPIRATION, ATP SYNTHESIS AND CARBOHYDRATE STATUS, Pages 185-203, J. Derek Bewley, Peter Halmer, Joan E. Krochko, William E. Winner
MEMBRANES IN DRY AND IMBIBING SEEDS, Pages 205-224, E.W. Simon
DEVEOLPMENT OF RESPIRATORY METABOLISM IN SEEDS DURING HYDRATION, Pages 225-240, Y. Morohashi
ROLE OF SH AND SS GROUPS IN DAMAGE TO BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AT LOW WATER ACTIVITIES, Pages 243-256, J. Levitt
EFFECTS OF OXYGEN ON DRIED ORGANISMS, Pages 257-278, Robert J. Heckly
DEHYDRATION AND FREEZING AS STRESS VECTORS, Pages 279-294, C.R. Olien
ENZYME KINETICS AT LOW TEMPERATURE AND REDUCED WATER ACTIVITY, Pages 297-322, O. Fennema
INFLUENCE OF WATER ACTIVITY ON ENZYMIC ACTIVITY IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, Pages 323-342, Karl Potthast
ECOLOGY OF ANHYDROBIOTIC SOIL NEMATODES, Pages 345-357, Diana W. Freckman