Biological mineralization and demineralization /  
ed. by George H. Nancollas. 
 - Berlin, Heidelberg :   Springer,   1982. 
 - viii, 415 p. :  fig. 
 - Dahlem workshop reports : Life sciences research report ;  23 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies. 
<br/><br/>The Solubility Concept.- Nucleation.- The Mechanisms of Crystal Growth and Dissolution.- Phase Transformation During Precipitation of Calcium Salts.- Structures of Biological Minerals.- Structural Properties of Cells Related to Tissue Mineralization.- Structure of the Organic Matrix: Collagen Structure (Chemical).- Components of the Organic Matrix: Proteoglycans.- Three Systems of Biomineralization in Plants with Comments on the Associated Organic Matrix.- Structure of the Organic Matrix in Mollusc Shells and Avian Eggshells.- Mechanisms of Normal Mineralization in Bone and Cartilage.- Mechanisms of Normal Biological Mineralization of Calcium Carbonates.- Abnormal Mineralization.- Pathologic Mineralization, Nucleation, Growth, and Retention.- Mechanisms and Regulation of Normal and Pathologic Demineralization.- Mechanism of Dental Caries.- Structure, Properties, and Function of Mineralized Tissue Components Group Report.- Mechanisms of Mineralization (Normal) Group Report.- Mechanisms of Pathological Mineralization Group Report.- Mechanisms of Normal and Pathological Demineralization Group Report.- List of Participants.- Author Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0387115218  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>ბიოლოგია ბიოქიმია 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>577.1