Cell Physiology Source Book. Essentials of Membrane Biophysics

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
In Memoriam, Page xi
Contributors, Pages xiii-xv, Francisco J. Alvarez-Leefmans, Clive M. Baumgarten, Kenneth M. Blumenthal, John H.B. Bridge, Bruce A. Carlson, Laura Conforti, John R. Dedman, Neil D. Detweiler, Istvan Edes, Robert A. Farley, Joseph J. Feher, Darrell Fleischman, Michael S. Forbes, Kenneth W. Foster, Jeffrey C. Freedman, Andrew S. French, Nicole Gallo-Payet, Hugo Gonzalez-Serratos, Anthony L. Gotter, Michael S. Grace,  et al.
Foreword, Page xvii, Hugh Davson
Foreword, Page xix, Thomas E. Thompson
Foreword, Page xxi, Denis Noble
Foreword, Page xxiii, Alexandre Fabiato
Preface, Pages xxv-xxvi, Nicholas Sperelakis
Chapter 1 - Biophysical Chemistry of Physiological Solutions, Pages 3-17, Jeffrey C. Freedman
Chapter 2 - Physiological Structure and Function of Proteins, Pages 19-47, Matthew R. Pincus
Chapter 3 - Cell Membranes, Pages 49-59, Jeffrey C. Freedman
Chapter 4 - Ionophores in Planar Lipid Bilayers, Pages 61-66, Jeffrey C. Freedman
Chapter 5 - Cell Structure, Pages 67-83, Michael S. Forbes
Chapter 6 - Signal Transduction and Second Messengers, Pages 85-98, Aldebaran M. Hofer
Chapter 7 - Calcium as an Intracellular Second Messenger: Mediation by Calcium-Binding Proteins, Pages 99-109, John R. Dedman, Marcia A. Kaetzel
Chapter 8 - Diffusion and Permeability, Pages 113-120, Nicholas Sperelakis, Jeffrey C. Freedman
Chapter 9 - Origin of Resting Membrane Potentials, Pages 121-145, Nicholas Sperelakis
Chapter 10 - Gibbs–Donnan Equilibrium Potentials, Pages 147-151, Nicholas Sperelakis
Chapter 11 - Mechanisms of Carrier-Mediated Transport: Facilitated Diffusion, Cotransport and Countertransport, Pages 153-165, Steven M. Grassl
Chapter 12 - Active Ion Transport by ATP-Driven Ion Pumps, Pages 167-177, Robert A. Farley
Chapter 13 - Ca2+-ATPases, Pages 179-194, Tracy J. Pritchard, Istvan Edes, Evangelia G. Kranias
Chapter 14 - Na+-Ca2+ Exchange Currents, Pages 195-219, John H.B. Bridge, Natalia S. Torres, Michela Ottolia
Chapter 15 - Intracellular Chloride Regulation, Pages 221-259, Francisco J. Alvarez-Leefmans
Chapter 16 - Osmosis and Regulation of Cell Volume, Pages 261-301, Clive M. Baumgarten, Joseph J. Feher
Chapter 17 - Intracellular pH Regulation, Pages 303-321, Robert W. Putnam
Chapter 18 - Cable Properties and Propagation of Action Potentials, Pages 325-343, Nicholas Sperelakis
Chapter 19 - Electrogenesis of Membrane Excitability, Pages 345-367, Nicholas Sperelakis
Chapter 20 - Patch-Clamp Techniques, Pages 369-381, Laura Conforti
Chapter 21 - Structure and Mechanism of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels, Pages 383-408, Simon Rock Levinson, William A. Sather
Chapter 22 - Biology of Gap Junctions, Pages 409-429, Richard D. Veenstra
Chapter 23 - Regulation of Cardiac Ion Channels by Cyclic Nucleotide-Dependent Phosphorylation, Pages 431-443, Gordon M. Wahler, Nicholas Sperelakis
Chapter 24 - Direct Regulation of Ion Channels by GTP-Binding Proteins, Pages 445-451, Atsushi Inanobe, Yoshihisa Kurachi
Chapter 25 - Developmental Changes in Ion Channels, Pages 453-473, Takeshi Kobayashi, Noritsugu Tohse, Hisashi Yokoshiki, Nicholas Sperelakis
Chapter 26 - Regulation of Ion Channel Localization and Activity Through Interactions with the Cytoskeleton, Pages 475-492, Stephen Lambert
Chapter 27 - Why are So Many Ion Channels Mechanosensitive?, Pages 493-505, Catherine E. Morris
Chapter 28 - Ion Channels as Targets for Toxins, Pages 509-524, Kenneth M. Blumenthal
Chapter 29 - Ion Channels as Targets for Drugs, Pages 525-534, Seth Robey, Kevin J. Sampson, Robert S. Kass
Chapter 30 - Inherited Diseases of Ion Transport, Pages 535-546, Robert A. Farley
Chapter 31 - Ligand-Gated Ion Channels, Pages 549-562, Kenneth R. Tovar, Gary L. Westbrook
Chapter 32 - Synaptic Transmission, Pages 563-578, Janusz B. Suszkiw
Chapter 33 - Excitation—Secretion Coupling, Pages 579-599, Nicole Gallo-Payet, Marcel Daniel Payet
Chapter 34 - Stimulus—Response Coupling in Metabolic Sensor Cells, Pages 601-619, Stan Misler
Chapter 35 - Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Ion Channels, Pages 621-632, Anita L. Zimmerman
Chapter 36 - Sensory Receptors and Mechanotransduction, Pages 633-647, Andrew S. French, Päivi H. Torkkeli
Chapter 37 - Acoustic Transduction, Pages 649-668, Daniel C. Marcus
Chapter 38 - Visual Transduction, Pages 669-679, Anita L. Zimmerman
Chapter 39 - Gustatory and Olfactory Sensory Transduction, Pages 681-697, Stephen D. Roper
Chapter 40 - Infrared Sensory Organs, Pages 699-704, Stephen D. Roper, Michael S. Grace
Chapter 41 - Electroreceptors and Magnetoreceptors, Pages 705-725, Timothy C. Tricas, Bruce A. Carlson
Chapter 42 - Skeletal Muscle Excitability, Pages 729-756, Nicholas Sperelakis, Judith Heiny, Hugo Gonzalez-Serratos
Chapter 43 - Cardiac Action Potentials, Pages 757-769, Gordon M. Wahler
Chapter 44 - Smooth Muscle Excitability, Pages 771-782, Neil D. Detweiler, Anup K. Srivastava, Asif R. Pathan, Sujay V. Kharade, Nancy J. Rusch
Chapter 45 - Excitation—Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle, Pages 783-800, Judith A. Heiny, Gerhard Meissner
Chapter 46 - Contraction of Muscles: Mechanochemistry, Pages 801-821, Richard J. Paul
Chapter 47 - Flagella, Cilia, Actin- and Centrin-based Movement, Pages 823-853, Kenneth W. Foster
Chapter 48 - Electrocytes of Electric Fish, Pages 855-869, Anthony L. Gotter, Marcia A. Kaetzel, John R. Dedman
Chapter 49 - Physiological Adaptations of Protists, Pages 873-890, Michael Levandowsky
Chapter 50 - Physiology of Prokaryotic Cells, Pages 891-906, Dennis W. Grogan
Chapter 51 - Photosynthesis, Pages 909-924, Darrell Fleischman
Chapter 52 - Bioluminescence, Pages 925-947, J. Woodland Hastings
Appendix: Excitability of Smooth Muscles: Some Basic Facts, Pages 949-956, Nicholas Sperelakis
Index, Pages 957-970