Heat Shock Proteins and Whole Body Adaptation to Extreme Environments

• Main Authors: Evgen'ev, Michael B. (Author), Garbuz, David G. (Author), Zatsepina, Olga G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Life sciences.; Proteins.; Cell biology.; Cell physiology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Life Sciences, general.; Cell Biology.; Protein Science.; Cell Physiology.

For many years, the authors have investigated the adaptive role of heat shock proteins (HSPs) in different animals, including the representatives of homothermic and poikilothermic organisms that inhabit regions with contrasting thermal conditions. The investigation of ecological and geographical var...