Ciliary Movement

Originally published in 1928, this book examines the importance of cilia in the lives of many invertebrate animals.

J. Gray (Author)

9781107502284, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 April 2015

172 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1 cm, 0.23 kg

Originally published in 1928 as part of the Cambridge Comparative Physiology series, this book examines the importance of cilia in the lives of many invertebrate animals. Gray demonstrates how cilia, not muscle fibres, often play the dominant role as organs of contraction and locomotion and explains how ciliated surfaces are co-ordinated. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. The movement of a cilium
3. Ciliary movements
4. The force exerted and the work done by cilia
5. The relation of ciliary movement to ionic equilibria
6. The metabolism of ciliated cells and the nature of the ciliary cycle
7. Metachronal rhythm and ciliary control
8. The distribution of cilia and the functions which they perform
Bibliography
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Biophysics [PHVN]