Part 1. Adaptation mechanisms for cold. Gene regulatory networks mediating cold acclimation: the CBF pathway / Javier Barrero-Gil, Julio Salinas -- RNA regulation in plant cold stress response / Kentaro Nakaminami, Motoaki Seki -- The mechanism enabling hibernation in mammals / Yuuki Horii, Takahiko Shiina, Yasutake Shimizu -- Freezing tolerance of plant cells: from the aspect of plasma membrane and microdomain / Daisuke Takahashi, Matsuo Uemura, Yukio Kawamura -- Natural variation in freezing tolerance and cold acclimation response in Arabidopsis thaliana and related species / Ellen Zuther, Yang Ping Lee, Alexander Erban, Joachim Kopka, Dirk K. Hincha -- Ice nucleation activity in plants: the distribution, characterization, and their roles in cold hardiness mechanisms / Masaya Ishikawa, Hideyuki Yamazaki, Tadashi Kishimoto [and 6 others] -- Investigating freezing patterns in plants using infrared thermography / David P. Livingston III -- Mechanism of overwintering in trees / Keita Arakawa, Jun Kasuga, Naoki Takata -- The mechanism of low-temperature tolerance in fish / Kiyoshi Soyano, Yuji Mushirobira -- part 2. Adaptation mechanisms for desiccation. Mechanisms underlying freezing and desiccation tolerance in bryophytes / Daisuke Takezawa -- Regulatory gene networks in drought stress responses and resistance in plants / Fuminori Takahashi, Takashi Kuromori, Hikaru Sato, Kazuo Shinozaki -- Mechanism of stomatal closure in plants exposed to drought and cold stress / Srinivas Agurla, Shashibhushan Gahir, Shintaro Munemasa, Yoshiyuki Murata, Agepati S. Raghavendra -- Mechanisms of maturation and germination in crop seeds exposed to environmental stresses with a focus on nutrients, water status, and reactive oxygen species / Yushi Ishibashi, Takashi Yuasa, Mari Iwaya-Inoue -- The antioxidant system in the anhydrobiotic midge as an essential, adaptive mechanism for desiccation survival / Alexander Nesmelov, Richard Cornette, Oleg Gusev, Takahiro Kikawada -- Physicochemical aspects of the biological functions of trehalose and group 3 LEA proteins as desiccation protectants / Takao Furuki, Minoru Sakurai -- part 3. Application technologies from laboratory to society. Supercooling-promoting (anti-ice nucleation) substances / Seizo Fujikawa, Chikako Kuwabara, Jun Kasuga, Keita Arakawa -- Applications of antifreeze proteins: practical use of the quality products from japanese fishes / Sheikh Mahatabuddin, Sakae Tsuda -- Development and application of cryoprotectants / Robin Rajan, Kazuaki Matsumura -- Cryopreservation of plant genetic resources / Daisuke Tanaka, Takao Niino, Matsuo Uemura -- Applications of freezing and freeze-drying in pharmaceutical formulations / Ken-ichi Izutsu -- Control of physical changes in food products / Kiyoshi Kawai, Tomoaki Hagiwara.
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Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 0065-2598 ; volume 1081
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