Comparative biochemistry of brain lipids: Evolutionary trends and adaptive significance
ПРЕДЗАКАЗОписание книги:
The book is an English translation of the monograph «Lipids of Cell
Membranes», subtitled «Evolution of Brain Lipids. Adaptive Functions of
Lipids», written by the outstanding Russian biochemist Evgeny Kreps and
published in Russian in 1981. This book presents the results of his long-term
and detailed studies of the major classes of brain lipids, such as phospholipids,
cerebrosides, cerebroside sulphates, gangliosides and cholesterol, in a wide
range of animals. The list of objects studied includes more than 120 species of
cold-water and tropical fish (cartilaginous, ganoids and teleosts), several dozen
species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, more than 20 invertebrates
(annelids, molluscs, crustaceans, insects and ascidians), as well as adult and
infant mammoth fossils found in the Siberian permafrost. The book also includes
a detailed analysis of influence of temperature and pressure on physico-chemical
properties of the membrane and the role of fatty acids in adaptive strategies.
The extensive collection of empirical data, systematically organized in over
100 detailed tables, which retains permanent value, together with the author’s
original ideas will continue to inform and inspire current and future generations
of researchers, particularly those working in comparative and evolutionary
biochemistry.
