Copper Transport and Its Disorders

Julian F. B. Mercer

ISBN 10: 1461372046 / ISBN 13: 9781461372042

Verlag: Springer US, Springer New York Okt 2012, 2012

Beschreibung

This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book is a compilation of presentations at the first meeting devoted to the mo lecular and cellular biology of copper transport. When we first considered the possible program for the meeting, we felt that a forum to integrate the recent advances in molecular understanding of copper transport with the older knowledge of copper metabolism was needed. In addition we wished to have a strong emphasis on the diseases of copper includ ing the genetic diseases, Menkes and Wilson, and other possible health aspects of this met al seen from a molecular perspective. Overall we were very happy with the success of the meeting, and most participants were very enthusiastic. Unfortunately we were not able to obtain manuscripts from every contributor, but the selection in this book covers most of the topics discussed. The history of biological research into copper dates from the latter half of the last century when the presence of copper as a component of living systems was first noted, but it was not until the 1920s that the essential role of copper was first recognized. l. S. McHargue found that plants and animals needed copper for optimal growth and health and proposed that copper was needed for life (McHargue, 1925). Other groups soon confirmed these observations in plants. In animals the requirement of copper for hematopoiesis was discovered in 1928 (Hart et aI.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 284 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Copper Transport and Its Disorders
• Verlag: Springer US, Springer New York Okt 2012
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1461372046
• ISBN-13: 9781461372042
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe

This book is a compilation of presentations at the first meeting devoted to the mo­ lecular and cellular biology of copper transport. When we first considered the possible program for the meeting, we felt that a forum to integrate the recent advances in molecular understanding of copper transport with the older knowledge of copper metabolism was needed. In addition we wished to have a strong emphasis on the diseases of copper includ­ ing the genetic diseases, Menkes and Wilson, and other possible health aspects of this met­ al seen from a molecular perspective. Overall we were very happy with the success of the meeting, and most participants were very enthusiastic. Unfortunately we were not able to obtain manuscripts from every contributor, but the selection in this book covers most of the topics discussed. The history of biological research into copper dates from the latter half of the last century when the presence of copper as a component of living systems was first noted, but it was not until the 1920s that the essential role of copper was first recognized. l. S. McHargue found that plants and animals needed copper for optimal growth and health and proposed that copper was needed for life (McHargue, 1925). Other groups soon confirmed these observations in plants. In animals the requirement of copper for hematopoiesis was discovered in 1928 (Hart et aI.

Reseña del editor

This volume covers the molecular and cellular biology of copper transport, with a strong emphasis on copper based diseases, especially the genetic disorder Menkes disease.