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Biological Calcification: Cellular and Molecular Aspects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1970)
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Biological Calcification: Cellular and Molecular Aspects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1970)
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The deposition of calcium-containing salts is a widespread
phenomenon in both the plant and animal kingdoms. Its occurrence
suggests a generalized biological adaptation to environments rich
in calcium. Indeed, the Archaean ocean was rich in calcium
carbonate, and traces of ancient organisms have been found in lime
stones estimated to be about 2. 7 billion years old. The
fundamental nature of biological calcification makes it a subject
of interest not only to the student of calcium metabolism and
skeletal physiology, but also to biologists in general. As in many
areas of biological science recent progress in this field has been
rapid, and no attempt was made here to cover all the biological
systems in which calcifica tion is an important facet of the
organisms' method of operation. Calcification is approached in this
volume at the levels of the cellular sites and molecular mechan
isms that are involved in this process. The ultrastructural and
chemical features of the cells and their products which are
associated with calcification are empha sized in several chapters.
The editor, in inviting contributions from authors, in tended that
collectively the chapters should convey a sense of the ubiquitous
and essential nature of the role of calcification in several phyla
of the plant and animal kingdoms. The researchers were biochemists,
physical chemists, cell biologists and physiologists; some
represented medicine and dentistry; all were interested in
calcification.
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