Ciliary Movement - J. Gray - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781107502284 - April 9, 2015
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Ciliary Movement

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Originally published in 1928, this book examines the importance of cilia in the lives of many invertebrate animals. Gray demonstrates how cilia, not muscle fibres, often play the dominant role as organs of contraction and locomotion and explains how ciliated surfaces are co-ordinated.


Marc Notes: Originally published in 1928, this book examines the importance of cilia in the lives of many invertebrate animals. It explains how cilia, not muscle fibres, often play the dominant role as organs of contraction and locomotion and explains how ciliated surfaces are co-ordinated. Brief Description: Originally published in 1928, this book examines the importance of cilia in the lives of many invertebrate animals. Table of Contents: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The movement of a cilium; 3. Ciliary movements; 4. The force exerted and the work done by cilia; 5. The relation of ciliary movement to ionic equilibria; 6. The metabolism of ciliated cells and the nature of the ciliary cycle; 7. Metachronal rhythm and ciliary control; 8. The distribution of cilia and the functions which they perform; Bibliography; Subject index.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 9, 2015
ISBN13 9781107502284
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 172
Dimensions 139 × 216 × 14 mm   ·   234 g
Language English  

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