Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. List of authors VII
3. Preface IX
4. Contents XI
5. I. General Problems of Biological Thermodynamics
6. Introduction 1
7. Application of the Concepts of Classical Thermodynamics in Biology 5
8. The Second Law, Negentropy, Thermodynamics of Linear Irreversible Processes 19
9. Formalism of Non-Equilibrium Phenomenolagical Thermodynamics 31
10. II. Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of the Development of Organisms
11. Introduction 55
12. Experimental Basis for Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development 61
13. Theoretical Basis for a Qualitative Phenomenological Theory of Development 85
14. Stochastic Consideration of Constitutive Processes and of the Evolution Criterion 99
15. Strengthened Evolution Criterion in Developmental Biology 105
16. III. Quantitative Phenomenological Theory of Development of Organisms
17. Introduction 113
18. Non-Linear Phenomenological Equations 115
19. Differential Equations of Developmental Biology 121
20. Computer Analysis of Non-Linear Growth Equations 135
21. Modern Theories Concerning the Growth Equations 143
22. IV. Heat Production of Living Systems
23. Introduction 165
24. Heat Production in Life Processes 167
25. The Change of Ψμ the Function During the Growth of Microbial Cultures 181
26. Changes of Ψα and Ψμ Functions During Oogenesis of Xenopus Laevis 191
27. Heat Production and Respiration During Development and Growth of two Insects 197
28. Heat Production and Respiration of Axolotle at the Early Stages of Growth 205
29. Relationship Between Heat Production and Body Weight in Growing Organisms 209
30. V. Some Problems of Energetics of Developmental Processes
31. Introduction 215
32. Changes in Mitochondria During Development and Growth of Animals 217
33. The Role of Mitochondria in Regulation of Respiration During Oogenesis 229
34. The Energetics of Regeneration Processes 243
35. VI. Dissipative Structures
36. Introduction 259
37. Review of the Theory of Dissipative Structures 261
38. Stationary Dissipative Structures 277
39. Dynamic Dissipative Structures 293
40. Dissipative Structures and Ψμ Function 301
41. The Role of Cyclization of Free Energy in Bio-Physico-Chemical Processes 305
42. VII. Probability State and Orderliness of Biological Systems
43. Introduction 327
44. Possible Mechanism of the Origin of Bacteria 329
45. Direction of the Evolutionary Progress of Organisms 341
46. Criterion of Orderliness and some Problems of Taxonomy 349
47. The Questions of Non-Linearity for Using Criterion of Orderliness 361
48. Concluding Remarks 369
49. References 371
50. Index 427
51. Backmatter 429