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Chapter
Lichen’s Adaptation to Altitude
Lichens from alpine regions and from areas of high altitudes are subject to the effects of high UV radiation levels, which have increased in the last decades due to the decrease of ozone, and they have develop...
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Chapter
Intravenous Potassium Infusion Reverses Skeletal Muscle Fatigue
Intracellular potassium loss has been implicated as the basis of skeletal muscle fatigue (1). A decrease in the cell membrane K+ gradient diminishes the action potential. In turn, Ca++ release decreases and a sma...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Molecular Biology of Nitrate Assimilation in Chlamydomonas ReinhardtII
As in other photosynthetic eukaryotes, nitrate assimilation in the green alga Chlamydomonas is a highly regulated process which requires transport of the anion into the cell and its reduction to ammonium catalyze...