"Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry: Advances and Perspectives"

This book includes the selected works carried out recently by researchers of Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

While addressing some hot aspects of evolutionary physiology and biochemistry, they demonstrate that this branch of physiology really represents a discipline in its own right.

Contents
1 Introduction: The 60th Anniversary of the Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg
2 Brain Gangliosides and Their Function as Natural Adaptogenes
3 Adaptations and Disturbances of Physiological Functions in Extreme Hyperbaric Environments
4 Evolution of Thalamic Sensory Centers in Amniotes: Phylogeny and Functional Adaptation
5 Discovery of the Phenomenon of Intracellular Development of Cardiac Stem Cell: A New Step in Understanding of Biology and Behavior of Tissue-Specific Stem Cells
6 The New Pharmacological Approaches for the Regulation of Functional Activity of G Protein-Coupled Receptors
7 Ontogenetic Development of Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Language Processing
8 Ontogenetic Development of Neural and Muscular Rhythmic Activity and Its Regulation in Mammals during Perinatal Period
9 Development of the Biosphere in the Context of Some Fundamental Inventions of Biological Evolution
10 Development of Multicellularity: Social/Economic Aspects
11 Protein Reabsorption in the Amphibian Kidney: Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects
12 The Contribution of Changes in Adenylyl Cyclase Signaling System of the Brain and Myocardium to Etiology and Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus
13 Systems Evolutionary Biology of Waddington's Canalization and Genetic Assimilation
14 3D Structures and Molecular Evolution of Ion Channels
15 Ontogenetic and Phylogenetic Approaches for Studying the Mechanisms of Cognitive Dysfunctions
16 Appendix: The Main Problems and Methods of Evolutionary Physiology—A Lecture by Leon A. Orbeli