Regulation of Tissue pH in Plants and Animals: A Reappraisal of Current Techniques (Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series, Series Number 68)

The maintenance of a stable acid-base status within biological tissue is a fundamental homeostatic process in all organisms, necessary to preserve the metabolic function of proteins and other macromolecules. The study of acid-base regulation has advanced enormously over recent decades due to the development of increasingly accurate and sensitive techniques for measuring acid-base variables. This volume brings together contributions from leading comparative physiologists working on factors affecting the acid-base status of the internal fluids of animals and plants. The result is a broad-ranging, authoritative and accessible review of the most recent and exciting discoveries in this area, together with a critical look at current techniques and tools. "This volume brings together contributions from leading comparative physiologists working on factors affecting the acid-base status of the internal fluids of animals and plants. The result is a broad-ranging, authoritative and accessible review of the most recent and exciting discoveries in this area, together with a critical look at current techniques and tools. As such, it provides an unparalleled resource for researchers and their students in the fields of animal physiology, plant physiology, cell biology and biochemistry."--Jacket A broad-ranging, authoritative and accessible review of the most recent and exciting discoveries in acid-base regulation in animals and plants, together with a critical look at current techniques and tools Intracellular pH (pH1) has been studied extensively for over a century using a wide range of techniques.