Table of Contents
Frontmatter List of authors Preface Contents I. General Problems of Biological Thermodynamics Introduction Application of the Concepts of Classical Thermodynamics in Biology The Second Law, Negentropy, Thermodynamics of Linear Irreversible Processes Formalism of Non-Equilibrium Phenomenolagical Thermodynamics II. Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of the Development of Organisms Introduction Experimental Basis for Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development Theoretical Basis for a Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development Stochastic Consideration of Constitutive Processes and of the Evolution Criterion Strengthened Evolution Criterion in Developmental Biology III. Quantitative Phenomenological Theory of Development of Organisms Introduction Non-Linear Phenomenological Equations Differential Equations of Developmental Biology Computer Analysis of Non-Linear Growth Equations Modern Theories Concerning the Growth Equations IV. Heat Production of Living Systems Introduction Heat Production in Life Processes The Change of Ψμ the Function During the Growth of Microbial Cultures Changes of Ψα and Ψμ Functions During Oogenesis of Xenopus Laevis Heat Production and Respiration During Development and Growth of two Insects Heat Production and Respiration of Axolotle at the Early Stages of Growth Relationship Between Heat Production and Body Weight in Growing Organisms V. Some Problems of Energetics of Developmental Processes Introduction Changes in Mitochondria During Development and Growth of Animals The Role of Mitochondria in Regulation of Respiration During Oogenesis The Energetics of Regeneration Processes VI. Dissipative Structures Introduction Review of the Theory of Dissipative Structures Stationary Dissipative Structures Dynamic Dissipative Structures Dissipative Structures and Ψμ Function The Role of Cyclization of Free Energy in Bio-Physico-Chemical Processes VII. Probability State and Orderliness of Biological Systems Introduction Possible Mechanism of the Origin of Bacteria Direction of the Evolutionary Progress of Organisms Criterion of Orderliness and some Problems of Taxonomy The Questions of Non-Linearity for Using Criterion of Orderliness Concluding Remarks References Index Backmatter