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3 | (8) |
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7 | (4) |
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Part II The Organismic Level |
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2 Cyanobacteria: Habitats and Species |
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11 | (12) |
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11 | (1) |
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2.2 Cyanobacterial Anhydrobiosis and Resistance to Complete Desiccation |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (5) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (5) |
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3 Cyanobacteria: Multiple Stresses, Desiccation-Tolerant Photosynthesis and Di-nitrogen Fixation |
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23 | (22) |
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3.1 Multiple Stresses and Desiccation-Tolerant Cyanobacteria |
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23 | (1) |
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3.2 Cell Physiological Responses of Cyanobacteria to Stress of Drying Leading the Path to Desiccation |
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24 | (2) |
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24 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Heat Shock and Water Stress Proteins |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Polynucleotide Stability and Repair |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (11) |
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3.3.1 Special Features of Cyanobacterial Photosynthesis |
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26 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Desiccation and Photoinhibition |
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27 | (3) |
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3.3.3 Recovery of Photosynthesis During Rewetting After Desiccation |
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30 | (4) |
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3.3.4 Physiological Ecology of Desiccation on the Rock Outcrops of Tropical Inselbergs |
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34 | (3) |
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3.4 Biological Fixation of Di-nitrogen (N2) |
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37 | (2) |
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3.4.1 N2-Fixation and Input into Ecosystems |
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37 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Recovery of N2-Fixation During Rewetting After Desiccation |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (5) |
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45 | (20) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (10) |
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4.2.1 Marine Coastal Algae |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (7) |
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4.3 Physiological Ecology |
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57 | (3) |
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4.3.1 Photosynthetic Patterns of Marine Algae |
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57 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Release of Dissolved Organic Carbon During Rehydration |
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58 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Drought Period and Resurrection |
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58 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Antioxidants as a Protective Means |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (4) |
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5 Lichens and Bryophytes: Habitats and Species |
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65 | (24) |
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5.1 Characteristics of Lichens and Bryophytes |
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65 | (1) |
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5.2 Mechanisms of Water Exchange in Lichens and Bryophytes Allowing Desiccation Tolerance |
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66 | (2) |
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5.3 Processes at Intermittent Desiccation Between Activity and Inactivity |
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68 | (3) |
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5.4 Functioning and Impacts of Non-vascular Plants at Microhabitats |
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71 | (4) |
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5.4.1 Impacts of Non-vascular Plants at Microhabitats |
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71 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Functioning of Non-vascular Soil Cover |
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72 | (2) |
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5.4.3 Functioning of Non-vascular Epiphytic Cover |
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74 | (1) |
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5.5 Global Patterns of Desiccation-Tolerant Lichens and Bryophytes |
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75 | (3) |
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5.5.1 Global Patterns as an Indication for the Ecological Relevance |
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75 | (1) |
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5.5.2 Impacts of Lichens and Bryophytes on the Carbon Cycle |
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76 | (1) |
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5.5.3 Impacts of Lichens and Bryophytes on the Hydrological Cycle |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (11) |
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6 Ecophysiology of Desiccation/Rehydration Cycles in Mosses and Lichens |
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89 | (32) |
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89 | (12) |
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6.1.1 Desiccation Tolerance: The Limits |
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91 | (6) |
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6.1.2 Desiccation Tolerance: Physiology |
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97 | (4) |
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6.2 Photosynthetic Response to Thallus Water Content |
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101 | (11) |
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6.2.1 Overall Structure of the Photosynthesis/Water Content Response |
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101 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Thallus Water Content: The Limits |
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102 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Water Content Response Curve: WCopt |
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103 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Water Content Response Curve: The Ψ Dominated Zone |
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103 | (4) |
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6.2.5 Water Content Response Curve: External Water Zone |
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107 | (5) |
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6.3 Aligning Physiology with Habitat |
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112 | (1) |
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6.4 Ecophysiological Implications of Hydration, Rehydration and the NP Response to WC |
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113 | (2) |
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6.4.1 What Constrains the Bryophyte/Lichen Niche? |
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113 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Lichens Versus Bryophytes: The Differences |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (5) |
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7 Lichens and Bryophytes: Light Stress and Photoinhibition in Desiccation/Rehydration Cycles -- Mechanisms of Photoprotection |
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121 | (18) |
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121 | (1) |
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7.2 Conservation Versus Thermal Dissipation of Absorbed Light Energy in Hydrated Poikilohydric Photoautotrophs |
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122 | (2) |
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7.3 Changes in Conservation and Thermal Dissipation of Absorbed Light Energy During Slow Desiccation |
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124 | (5) |
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7.4 Desiccation-Induced Decreased Light Absorption and Shading of Photobionts as Auxiliary Mechanisms of Photoprotection |
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129 | (1) |
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7.5 Fast Thermal Energy Dissipation in Desiccated Poikilohydric Photoautotrophs as Central Mechanism of Photoprotection |
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130 | (1) |
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7.6 Changes in Conservation and Thermal Dissipation of Absorbed Light Energy upon Hydration |
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131 | (2) |
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7.7 Vulnerability of PSII RCs to Photooxidative Damage |
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133 | (1) |
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7.8 Molecular Mechanisms of Photoprotection |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (4) |
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8 Evolution, Diversity, and Habitats of Poikilohydrous Vascular Plants |
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139 | (18) |
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139 | (1) |
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8.2 Systematic Distribution and Evolutionary Aspects |
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140 | (6) |
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8.2.1 "Ferns" and "Fem Allies" |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (3) |
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8.3 Habitats and Geographic Distribution |
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146 | (5) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (3) |
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9 Ecophysiology of Homoiochlorophyllous and Poikilochlorophyllous Desiccation-Tolerant Plants and Vegetations |
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157 | (28) |
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157 | (1) |
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9.2 Distribution and Evolutionary Aspects of Desiccation Tolerance in Plants |
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158 | (2) |
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9.3 Habitats and Vegetation of Desiccation-Tolerant Plants |
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160 | (1) |
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9.4 The Poikilochlorophyll Desiccation-Tolerance Strategy |
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160 | (2) |
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9.5 The Desiccoplast, a Very Specialized, New Type of Chloroplast |
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162 | (8) |
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9.5.1 Desiccation of Leaves and Desiccoplast Formation |
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163 | (2) |
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9.5.2 Rehydration of Leaves and Resynthesis of Functional Chloroplasts |
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165 | (5) |
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9.6 Differential Physiological Responses of Individual Vascular HDT and PDT Plants Under Desiccation |
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170 | (4) |
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9.6.1 Chlorophyll Content and Chloroplast Ultrastructure |
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170 | (1) |
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9.6.2 Abscisic Acid and Chlorophyll Breakdown |
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171 | (1) |
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9.6.3 Photosystem II Electron Transport and Thermoluminescence |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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9.6.5 CO2 Gas Exchange and Respiration |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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9.7 Recovery and Reestablishment of Physiological Activity of Vascular Homoiochlorophyllous and Poikilochlorophyllous Plants |
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174 | (1) |
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9.8 Revival of Metabolism: Reassembly or Repair? |
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175 | (1) |
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9.9 Constitutive and Induced Tolerance |
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176 | (2) |
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9.10 Importance of Scale and Ecological Context |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (6) |
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10 Hydraulic Architecture of Vascular Plants |
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185 | (24) |
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185 | (2) |
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10.2 Water Uptake at Water Shortage: Role of Apoplast and of Composite Transport |
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187 | (2) |
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10.3 The Nature of Water Movement in Roots |
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189 | (1) |
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10.4 Pathways for Water and Solutes and Composite Transport |
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190 | (1) |
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10.5 Roles of the Exo-and Endodermis |
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191 | (3) |
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10.6 Physiological Consequences of Composite Transport |
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194 | (1) |
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10.7 Consequences of Composite Transport for Growth Under Conditions of Severe Water Stress |
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194 | (1) |
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10.8 Variability of Axial Hydraulic Resistance |
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195 | (1) |
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10.9 Embolism and Refilling of Xylem Vessels |
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196 | (3) |
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10.10 Leaf Hydraulics and Overall Leaf Resistance |
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199 | (3) |
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10.11 Overall Consequences of Whole-Plant Hydraulics for Desiccation Tolerance |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (6) |
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11 Drought, Desiccation, and Oxidative Stress |
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209 | (24) |
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209 | (2) |
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11.2 Avoiding ROS Production Under Drought Stress |
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211 | (1) |
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11.3 Cell Biology and Biochemistry of ROS-Producing and ROS-Detoxifying Systems and Their Relation to Water Deficit |
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212 | (1) |
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11.4 ROS, Antioxidative Systems, and Drought |
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213 | (3) |
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11.4.1 The Oxygen Radical O2 |
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213 | (1) |
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11.4.2 Hydrogen Peroxide (H202) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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11.4.4 The Cellular Thiol/Disulfide Redox State as a Regulator of a Cell's Response to Oxidative Stress and Drought |
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215 | (1) |
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11.5 Involvement of ROS in Dehydration-Signal Transduction |
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216 | (3) |
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11.5.1 Interactions of ROS and ABA |
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216 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Involvement of ROS in Drought Sensing and Signal Transduction |
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217 | (2) |
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11.5.3 NO as a Component of the ROS-Signaling Network |
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219 | (1) |
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11.6 ROS, ABA, and the Regulation of the Stomates |
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219 | (3) |
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11.7 Dehydration of Seeds: A Special Case |
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222 | (1) |
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11.8 Improvement of Stress Tolerance by GeneTransfer: The Role of ROS |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (10) |
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12 Chamaegigas intrepidus DINTER: An Aquatic Poikilohydric Angiosperm that Is Perfectly Adapted to Its Complex and Extreme Environmental Conditions |
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233 | (22) |
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233 | (1) |
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12.2 Distribution and Habitat |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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12.4 Environmental Stress Conditions |
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236 | (3) |
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12.4.1 Air Temperature and Humidity at the Rock Surface |
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236 | (1) |
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12.4.2 Water Level and Conductivity |
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236 | (2) |
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12.4.3 Temperature and pH of the Pool Water |
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238 | (1) |
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12.4.4 CO2 and HCO3 Concentration of the Pool Water |
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238 | (1) |
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12.4.5 Concentration of Mineral Nutrients in the Pool Water and the Sediment |
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239 | (1) |
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12.5 Anatomical features of C. intrepidus |
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239 | (2) |
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12.6 Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Adaptations to Stress in C. intrepidus |
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241 | (6) |
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12.6.1 Intracellular pH Stability |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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12.6.3 Nitrogen Nutrition |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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12.7 Breeding System and Genetic Diversity in Chamaegigas Populations |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (6) |
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Part III The Cell Biological Level |
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13 Molecular Biology and Physiological Genomics of Dehydration Stress |
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255 | (34) |
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256 | (2) |
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13.2 Physiology, Biochemistry, and Phenology of Drought and Desiccation |
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258 | (5) |
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13.2.1 A Brief Summary of Drought-Response Physiology |
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258 | (3) |
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13.2.2 Stress Response Circuits in Context |
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261 | (1) |
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13.2.3 What Lies at the Basis of Stress Signalling? |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (4) |
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13.4 Drought-Responsive Molecular Mechanisms |
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267 | (5) |
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13.4.1 Drought Signalling |
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267 | (1) |
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13.4.2 Mechanisms for Modulating Sensitivity to ABA |
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268 | (1) |
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13.4.3 The Role of Ubiquitination in Modulation of ABA Action |
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269 | (3) |
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13.4.4 An Unexpected Role for Circadian-Associated Genes in the Regulation of Stress Responses |
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272 | (1) |
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13.5 Genetically Programmed Desiccation Tolerance in Seeds |
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272 | (4) |
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13.5.1 The Role of Hormones |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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13.5.3 Chaperones or Otherwise Protective Proteins |
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276 | (1) |
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13.6 Roots as Sensors and Conduits of Changes in the Water Potential |
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276 | (1) |
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13.7 The Potential for Engineering/Breeding Based on Knowledge |
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277 | (1) |
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13.8 Where Does This Lead? |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (10) |
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14 Dehydrins: Molecular Biology, Structure and Function |
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289 | (18) |
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289 | (1) |
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14.2 Dehydrins (Group 2 LEA Proteins) |
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290 | (1) |
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14.3 The Cellular Localisation of Dehydrin Proteins in Plants |
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291 | (1) |
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14.4 Expression of Dehydrins |
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291 | (1) |
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14.5 Transgenic Plants Overexpressing Dehydrins and Knockout Mutants |
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292 | (1) |
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14.6 Structure and Function of Dehydrins: Dehydrins -- Intrinsically Disordered Proteins |
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293 | (2) |
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14.7 Structural Responses to TFE |
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295 | (1) |
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14.8 Dehydrins and Background Crowding |
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295 | (1) |
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14.9 Structural Responses to Temperature |
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296 | (1) |
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14.10 Interaction to Lipid Vesicles and Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate |
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297 | (1) |
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14.11 Chelating: Metal Binding |
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298 | (1) |
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14.12 Structural Responses to pH Changes |
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298 | (1) |
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14.13 Posttranslational Modifications: Phosphorylation |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (7) |
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15 Understanding Vegetative Desiccation Tolerance Using Integrated Functional Genomics Approaches Within a Comparative Evolutionary Framework |
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307 | (32) |
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307 | (1) |
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15.2 Targeted Gene Discovery |
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308 | (1) |
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15.3 Gene Discovery Using Expressed Sequence Tags |
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309 | (1) |
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15.4 Transcriptome Analysis of Nonvascular Resurrection Plants |
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310 | (1) |
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15.5 Transcriptome Analysis in Vascular Resurrection Plants |
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311 | (2) |
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15.6 Subtractive Suppression Hybridization |
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313 | (1) |
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15.7 cDNA-Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism |
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314 | (1) |
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15.8 Comparative Transcriptome Analysis in Resurrection Plants |
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315 | (1) |
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15.9 High-Throughput Sequencing Approaches |
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316 | (2) |
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15.9.1 Serial Analysis of Gene Expression |
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317 | (1) |
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15.9.2 Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies |
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317 | (1) |
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15.10 Protein Expression and Proteomics |
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318 | (3) |
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15.11 Metabolomics and Fluxomics |
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321 | (4) |
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321 | (1) |
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15.11.2 Enzyme Activities |
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322 | (1) |
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15.11.3 Reactive Oxygen Scavenging |
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323 | (2) |
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15.11.4 Membranes and Lipids |
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325 | (1) |
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325 | (2) |
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15.13 Developmental Pathways of Seeds and DT Vegetative Tissues |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (10) |
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16 Resurrection Plants: Physiology and Molecular Biology |
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339 | (28) |
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16.1 Evolution and Geographic Distribution of Desiccation-Tolerant Plants |
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339 | (5) |
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16.1.1 A Window into Past Research of Desiccation Tolerance |
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339 | (1) |
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16.1.2 Evolution of Desiccation Tolerance |
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340 | (2) |
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16.1.3 Geographic Distribution and Ecology |
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342 | (2) |
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16.1.4 Diversity Within Linderniaceae |
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344 | (1) |
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344 | (3) |
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16.2.1 Morphological Adaptations |
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344 | (1) |
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16.2.2 Mechanical Stress: Cell Wall Changes, Vacuole Fragmentation and Water Substitution |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (2) |
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347 | (1) |
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16.3.2 Antioxidant Systems |
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348 | (1) |
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16.3.3 Abscisic Acid Regulates Desiccation Tolerance Pathways |
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349 | (1) |
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349 | (6) |
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16.4.1 Regulatory Molecules |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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16.4.4 Compatible Solutes |
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354 | (1) |
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16.4.5 Protective Proteins: LEA Proteins and Heat Shock Proteins |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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16.6 Conclusions and Outlook |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (10) |
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17 Synopsis: Drying Without Dying |
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367 | (8) |
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372 | (3) |
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