
Ciliary Movement
J. Gray(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 9. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-107-50228-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1928 as part of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, this book examines the importance of cilia in the lives of many invertebrate animals. Gray demonstrates how cilia, not muscle fibres, often play the dominant role as organs of contraction and locomotion and explains how ciliated surfaces are co-ordinated. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
225 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-50228-4 (9781107502284)
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Content
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The movement of a cilium; 3. Ciliary movements; 4. The force exerted and the work done by cilia; 5. The relation of ciliary movement to ionic equilibria; 6. The metabolism of ciliated cells and the nature of the ciliary cycle; 7. Metachronal rhythm and ciliary control; 8. The distribution of cilia and the functions which they perform; Bibliography; Subject index.