Molecular Biology of Membrane Transport Disorders

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Membrane Traffic and Compartmentalization within the Secretory Pathway....Pages 1-9
Cell Adhesion....Pages 11-45
The Membrane-Associated Cytoskeleton and Exoskeleton....Pages 47-72
Methods of Reconstitution of Ion Channels....Pages 73-86
Permeability and Conductance of Ion Channels A Primer....Pages 87-110
The Lactose Permease of Escherichia coli An Update....Pages 111-128
Structure and Function of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels....Pages 129-145
Nicotinic Receptors in the Central Nervous System....Pages 147-168
GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness....Pages 169-180
The Genetic and Physiological Basis of Malignant Hyperthermia....Pages 181-200
Stretch-Activated Ion Channels....Pages 201-222
Cation Transport ATPases....Pages 223-241
Multidrug Resistance Transporter....Pages 243-257
Molecular Studies of Members of the Mammalian Na+/H+ Exchanger Gene Family....Pages 259-275
Mitochondrial Transport Processes....Pages 277-302
Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis....Pages 303-319
Signal Transduction by G Protein-Coupled Receptors....Pages 321-366
Egg Membranes during Fertilization....Pages 367-378
Cell Volume Regulation....Pages 379-406
Regulation of Cell pH....Pages 407-425
Regulation of Intracellular Free Calcium....Pages 427-446
Sodium Transport by Epithelial Cells....Pages 447-468
Gastric Acid Secretion The H,K-ATPase and Ulcer Disease....Pages 469-483
Cell Death....Pages 485-505
Genetic Variants of Erythrocytes....Pages 507-517
Disorders of Biliary Secretion....Pages 519-539
The Pathophysiology of Diarrhea....Pages 541-563
The Myasthenic Syndromes....Pages 565-593
Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias Roles of Calcium and Delayed Potassium Channels in the Heart....Pages 595-604
Cystic Fibrosis....Pages 605-623
Familial Periodic Paralysis....Pages 625-642
Disorders of Renal Tubular Transport Processes....Pages 643-657
Back Matter....Pages 659-681