Ginkgo biloba, a global treasure : from biology to medicine /

Among living plants there may be no more striking example of a genus that recalls the past than Ginkgo, a "living fossil" virtually unchanged for 125 million years or more. Long designated a sacred tree in shrines and temples of the East, more recently the ginkgo has been cultivated in man...

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Other Authors: Hori, T. 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tokyo ; New York : Springer, c1997.
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Table of Contents:
  • Morphology and Anatomy of Vegetative Organs in Ginkgo biloba / N. Hara
  • Pollen Morphology of Ginkgo biloba / N. Sahashi
  • Development of the Male Gametophyte of Ginkgo biloba: A Window into the Reproductive Biology of Early Seed Plants / W. E. Friedman and E. M. Gifford
  • Development of the Female Gametophyte and the Embryogeny of Ginkgo biloba / S. Soma
  • Contribution to the Knowledge of Fertilization of Gymnosperms with Flagellated Sperm Cells: Ginkgo biloba and Cycas revoluta / T. Hori and S. Miyamura
  • Ultrastructure of Ginkgo biloba / R. Rohr
  • Analysis of Flagellar Movements in Ginkgo biloba Sperm by High Speed Video Microscopy / R. W. Ridge, T. Hori and S. Miyamura
  • Chromosomes of Ginkgo biloba / M. Hizume
  • Lignotuber Development in Ginkgo biloba / P. Del Tredici
  • Cyclic Embryogenesis from Male and Female Protoplasts / J. Tremouillaux-Guiller
  • Tissue Culture Studies on Ginkgo biloba / W. Tulecke
  • The Genetic Diversity of Isozymes and the Possible Dissemination of Ginkgo biloba in Ancient Times in Japan / Y. Tsumura and K. Ohba
  • Molecular Phylogeny of Ginkgo biloba: Close Relationship Between Ginkgo biloba and Cycads / M. Hasebe
  • Mesozoic Ginkgoalean Megafossils: A Systematic Review / Z. Zhou
  • Cenozoic History of Ginkgo in East Asia / K. Uemura
  • Fossils and Phenology in the Evolution of Ginkgo biloba / G. W. Rothwell and B. Holt
  • Tolerance and Susceptibility of Ginkgo to Air Pollution / Y. S. Kim, J. K. Lee and G. C. Chung
  • Ginkgo and Insects / H. Honda
  • Fungal Association with Ginkgo biloba / T. Aoki
  • Ginkgo Landscapes / M. Handa, Y. Iizuka and N. Fujiwara
  • Flavonoids of Ginkgo biloba / K. Yoshitama
  • Allergic Substances of Ginkgo biloba / N. Kochibe
  • Food Poisoning by Ginkgo biloba Seeds / K. Wada and M. Haga
  • Results of Treatment with a Broad-Acting Nootropic Preparation on Chronic Diffuse Cerebral Disturbances / E.-W.
  • Recent Advances in Ginkgo biloba Extract (EGb 761) / W. Juretzek
  • Platelet-Activating Factor and Its Antagonists: Scientific Background and Clinical Applications of Ginkgolides / P. G. Braquet
  • Resources and Prospects of Ginkgo biloba in China / S.-A. He, G. Yin and Z.-J. Pang
  • A Cultural History of Ginkgo biloba in Japan and the Generic Name Ginkgo / S. Hori and T. Hori
  • Scientific Contributions of Sakugoro Hirase / T. Nagata.