On the utility of a mechanistic approach to physiology [electronic resource] : part 2, the evolutionary origin of endothermy / John S. Torday.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolutionary physiology: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2016Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (33 min.) : color, sound)Other title: Evolutionary origin of endothermy | On the utility of a mechanistic approach to physiology. Part 2, The evolutionary origin of endothermySubject(s): Cell interaction | Evolution (Biology) | Lungs -- Evolution | Molecular evolution | Warm-blooded animals -- Evolution | Acclimatization | Adaptation, Physiological | Biological Evolution | Body Temperature Regulation -- genetics | Cell Communication | Cholesterol | Endocrine System | Energy Metabolism -- genetics | Evolution, Molecular | Gene Duplication | Homeostasis | Lung -- physiology | Oxygen | Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein | Phylogeny | Receptors, Adrenergic, beta | Receptors, Glucocorticoid | Receptors, Parathyroid HormoneOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Evolution of endothermy -- PTHrP, Glucocorticoid and β-Adrenergic Receptor gene duplications -- Hypoxia integrates respiratory and endocrine systems -- Selection pressure for integrated physiology: lung, kidney, heart -- Ontogeny-phylogeny of lung cell evolution -- Swim bladder-lung functional homology -- PTHrP is stretch-regulated -- Chemiosmosis-homeostasis and the origins of life -- Vertical integration of the effect of cholesterol on homeostasis -- Cell-cell interactions and adaptation to oxygen -- Endothermy as exaptation of oxygen adaptation -- Physiologic homology based on cell-cell interactions.
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