Biomembranes: Dynamics and Biology

Front Matter....Pages i-x
The Use of Transmission Electron Microscopy of Ultrathin Sections for the Characterization of the Ultrastructure of Normal and Damaged Bacterial Membranes....Pages 1-36
Techniques for the Localization of Phospholipids in Biological Membranes....Pages 37-49
Phospholipid Organization in the Membranes of Normal and Abnormal Erythrocytes....Pages 51-64
Studies on the Distribution of Glycosphingolipids in Biomembranes....Pages 65-79
“Fluidity” of Membranes — An NMR Approach....Pages 81-110
Membrane Fluidity....Pages 111-158
Hydrophobic Labelling and Cross-Linking of Membrane Proteins....Pages 159-178
Membrane-Bound Phospholipases: Properties and Functions....Pages 179-192
Hydrophobic Ions, Carriers and Pore Formers in Lipid Bilayers as Studied by Fast Kinetic Methods....Pages 193-224
Photoreceptor Membranes: Models for Excitable Membranes?....Pages 225-248
Mitochondrial ATPase....Pages 249-256
The Cytochrome Chain of Mitochondria: Electron Transfer Reactions and Transmembrane Proton Translocation....Pages 257-290
Calcium Transport in Synaptosomes and Synaptic Plasma Membrane Vesicles....Pages 291-316
Identification of Calcium Channels with Radiolabelled Calcium Blockers....Pages 317-342
Reconstitution of Nerve Membrane Sodium Channels....Pages 343-356
Evolution of Proteins: From Gene Determinism to Cellular Integration....Pages 357-403
Back Matter....Pages 405-415