Oxygen Sensing in Tissues

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Effect of Oxygen Partial Pressure on Formation of the Bacterial Photosynthetic Apparatus....Pages 3-11
Oxygen Availability, Energy Metabolism, and Metabolic Rate in Invertebrates and Vertebrates....Pages 13-35
Critical PO 2 of Euryoxic Animals....Pages 37-48
Metabolic and Pathological Aspects of Hypoxia in Liver Cells....Pages 49-64
Possible Mechanisms of O 2 Sensing in Different Cell Types....Pages 65-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Oxygen Dependent Regulation of DNA Replication of Ehrlich Ascites Cells In Vitro and In Vivo....Pages 79-92
Metabolic Events that May Activate Erythropoietin Production in the Hypoxic Kidney....Pages 93-101
Prostanoids and the Renal Response to Hypoxia....Pages 103-112
Oxygen Tension and Erythropoietin Production: The Role of the Macrophage in Regulating Erythropoiesis....Pages 113-120
Effect of Hypoxia on Ca 2+ Influx and Catecholamine Synthesis in Chemosensitive Cells of the Carotid Body in Tissue Culture....Pages 121-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
PO 2 -Induced Changes of Membrane Potential and Tension in Vascular Smooth Musculature....Pages 131-142
Possible Function of Endothelial Cells as Oxygen Sensors....Pages 143-149
Influence of Oxidative Stress on Metabolic and Contractile Functions of Arterial Smooth Muscle....Pages 151-164
Free Cytosolic Adenosine Sensitively Signals Myocardial Hypoxia....Pages 165-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Changes of the Bioelectrical Activity and Extracellular Micromilieu in the Central Nervous System During Variations of Local Oxygen Pressure....Pages 179-191
Possible Meaning of Different Ionic Changes in the Carotid Body During Hypoxia....Pages 193-203
Oxygen and Glycolysis in the Retina of the Compound Eye of a Crab....Pages 205-212
Back Matter....Pages 213-215