Mitochondria The Dynamic Organelle /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schaffer, Stephen W. (Editor), Suleiman, M-Saadeh (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease ; 2
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Molecular biology.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Developmental biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Biochemistry, general.; Molecular Medicine.; Developmental Biology.

About the Series: Advances in Biochemistry in Heath and Disease presents state-of-the-art discussions in cutting-edge biochemical research, offering exciting developments that impact healthcare and disease research. Volumes in the series focus on cross-disciplinary biomedical research and examine va...

Table of Contents:

• Mitochondrial Metabolism
• Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration in Heart Muscle
• Regulation of Fatty Acid Oxidation of the Heart
• Regulation of Mitochondrial Fuel Handling by the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
• Molecular Structure of the Mitochondrial Citrate Transport Protein
• Regulation of Pyruvate and Amino Acid Metabolism
• Amino Acids and the Mitochondria
• The Dynamic Nature of the Mitochondria
• Mechanotransduction of Shear-stress at the Mitochondria
• Mitochondria as Initiators of Cell Signaling
• Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Mitochondria
• Mitochondrial Calcium: Role in the Normal and Ischaemic/Reperfused Myocardium
• Mitochondrial Ion Channels
• Mitochondria as Initiators of Cell Death
• The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore – from Molecular Mechanism to Reperfusion Injury and Cardioprotection
• The Apoptotic Mitochondrial Pathway – Modulators, Interventions and Clinical Implications
• The Role of Mitochondria in Necrosis Following Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion
• Mitochondria as Modulators of Cell Death
• Mitochondria and Their Role in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
• Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Repair.