1.2 Ballistic Measurements with the Batch Microcalorimeter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. List of Participants XI
5. 1. Physical Calorimetry and Instrumentation
6. 1.1 The Microcalorimetric Study of Catalytic Reactions 3
7. 1.2 Ballistic Measurements with the Batch Microcalorimeter 33
8. 1.3 Development and Properties of Caloric Systems for Substrate Determinations with Immobilized Enzymes 39
9. 1.4 The Application of a Heat Transport Model for the Assessment of Regional Blood Flow and Regional Metabolic Heat Production in Dog Myocardium 49
10. 2. Biochemical Calorimetry
11. 2.1. Hydration and Thermal Stability of a-Lactalbumin. A Calorimetrie Study 59
12. 2.2 Comparative Studies of the Formation of Magnesium, Manganese and Cobalt Complexes with ATP Using Potentiometric and Calorimetric Techniques 75
13. 2.3 Microcalorimetric Experiments on Cell Free-Protein Biosynthesis 85
14. 2.4 Enthalpy Changes in Reactions of Messenger-RNA Turnover 97
15. 3. Microbiological Calorimetry
16. 3. Microbiological Calorimetry 109
17. 3.2 Calorimetric Studies of Yeast Metabolism under Nongrowing Conditions 119
18. 3.3 Microcalorimetric Measurements of the Heat Production in Partially Synchronous Cultures of Baker's Yeast 129
19. 3.4 Quantitative Relation between Heat Production and Weight during Growth of Microbial Cultures 139
20. 3.5 Calorimetric Studies of Lactic Acid Bacteria and the Effect of 2,4-Dinitrophenol on their Catabolic Regulation 149
21. 4. Calorimetry of Organs
22. 4.1 Calorimetrie Investigations on Animai Suborganisms: Organites, Tissues and Isolateci Organs 159
23. 4.2 Calorimetrie Studies of Muscle and Muscle Proteins 183
24. 4.3 Calorimetric Investigations of Metabolic Regulation in Human Skin 199
25. 4.4 Organperfusion in a Calvet Microcalorimeter: Adaptation of a Process Computer to an Experimental Arrangement Especially Designed for this Purpose 209
26. 5. Medical Calorimetry
27. 5.1 Applications of Microcalorimetry in the Medical Field 225
28. 5.2 Microcalorimetric Measurements of Heat Production in Human Erythrocytes with a Batch Calorimeter 241
29. 5.3 Characterization of the Mode of Action of Tetracyclines Using Microcalorimetry 251
30. 5.4 Whole Body Calorimetry 261
31. 6. Ecological Calorimetry
32. 6.1 Thermodynamic Considerations of Invertebrate Anoxibiosis 281
33. 6.2 Microcalorimetric Investigations of Aquatic Biotopes 305
34. 6.3 Combustion Heat in Ecological Energetics. What Sort of Information can be Obtained? 315
35. 6.4 Energy Flow and Efficiency Differences in Plants and Plant Communities 325
36. Index 337
37. Backmatter 340