Thermodynamics of Biological Processes

Ingolf Lamprecht, A. I. Zotin, Ingolf Lamprecht, A. I. Zotin

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2019
• ISBN:
  9783110860511
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biophysics
• Index: Biological Sciences

Table of contents

• List of authors
• Preface
• Contents
• I. General Problems of Biological Thermodynamics
• Introduction
• Application of the Concepts of Classical Thermodynamics in Biology
• The Second Law, Negentropy, Thermodynamics of Linear Irreversible Processes
• Formalism of Non-Equilibrium Phenomenolagical Thermodynamics
• II. Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of the Development of Organisms
• Introduction
• Experimental Basis for Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development
• Theoretical Basis for a Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development
• Stochastic Consideration of Constitutive Processes and of the Evolution Criterion
• Strengthened Evolution Criterion in Developmental Biology
• III. Quantitative Phenomenological Theory of Development of Organisms
• Introduction
• Non-Linear Phenomenological Equations
• Differential Equations of Developmental Biology
• Computer Analysis of Non-Linear Growth Equations
• Modern Theories Concerning the Growth Equations
• IV. Heat Production of Living Systems
• Introduction
• Heat Production in Life Processes
• The Change of Ψμ the Function During the Growth of Microbial Cultures
• Changes of Ψα and Ψμ Functions During Oogenesis of Xenopus Laevis
• Heat Production and Respiration During Development and Growth of two Insects
• Heat Production and Respiration of Axolotle at the Early Stages of Growth
• Relationship Between Heat Production and Body Weight in Growing Organisms
• V. Some Problems of Energetics of Developmental Processes
• Introduction
• Changes in Mitochondria During Development and Growth of Animals
• The Role of Mitochondria in Regulation of Respiration During Oogenesis
• The Energetics of Regeneration Processes
• VI. Dissipative Structures
• Introduction
• Review of the Theory of Dissipative Structures
• Stationary Dissipative Structures
• Dynamic Dissipative Structures
• Dissipative Structures and Ψμ Function
• The Role of Cyclization of Free Energy in Bio-Physico-Chemical Processes
• VII. Probability State and Orderliness of Biological Systems
• Introduction
• Possible Mechanism of the Origin of Bacteria
• Direction of the Evolutionary Progress of Organisms
• Criterion of Orderliness and some Problems of Taxonomy
• The Questions of Non-Linearity for Using Criterion of Orderliness
• Concluding Remarks
• References
• Index