Cell Physiology Source book
by Sperelakis, NicholasFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 1995-02-01
Publisher(s): Academic Press
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Summary
This authoritative book gathers together a broad range of ideas & topics that define the field. It provides clear, concise, comprehensive coverage of all aspects of cellular physiology from fundamental concepts to more advanced topics.
Table of Contents
| Contributors | p. xi |
| Foreword to the first Edition | p. xv |
| Foreword to the Second Edition | p. xvii |
| Foreword to the Third Edition | p. xix |
| Preface to the First Edition | p. xxi |
| Preface to the Second Edition | p. xxiii |
| Preface to the Third Edition | p. xxv |
| Biophysical Chemistry, Metabolism, Second Messengers, and Ultrastructure | |
| Biophysical Chemistry of Physiological Solutions | p. 3 |
| Thermodynamics of Membrane Transport | p. 16 |
| Physiological Structure and Function of Proteins | p. 19 |
| Structural Organization and Properties of Membrane Lipids | p. 43 |
| Cell Membranes and Model Membranes | p. 65 |
| Lipid Domains and Biological Membrane Function | p. 81 |
| Ultrastructure of Cells | p. 95 |
| Energy Production and Metabolism | p. 119 |
| Physiology of Mitochondria | p. 139 |
| Signal Transduction | p. 153 |
| Calcium as an Intracellular Second Messenger: Mediation by Calcium-Binding Proteins | p. 167 |
| Regulation of Cellular Functions by Extracellular Calcium | p. 179 |
| Cellular Responses to Hormones | p. 191 |
| Membrane Potential, Transport Physiology, Pumps, and Exchangers | |
| Diffusion and Permeability | p. 209 |
| Exponential Time Course of Diffusion | p. 217 |
| Origin of Resting Membrane Potentials | p. 219 |
| Appendix | p. 237 |
| Gibbs-Donnan Equilibrium Potentials | p. 243 |
| Mechanisms of Carrier-Mediated Transport: Facilitated Diffusion, Cotransport, and Countertransport | p. 249 |
| Sodium Pump Function | p. 261 |
| Ca[superscript 2+]-ATPases | p. 271 |
| Na[superscript +]-Ca[superscript 2+] Exchange Currents | p. 283 |
| Intracellular Chloride Regulation | p. 301 |
| Osmosis and Regulation of Cell Volume | p. 319 |
| Intracellular pH Regulation | p. 357 |
| Techniques for pH Measurement | p. 373 |
| Membrane Transport in Red Blood Cells | p. 377 |
| Membrane Excitability and Ion Channels | |
| Cable Properties and Propagation of Action Potentials | p. 395 |
| Propagation in Cardiac Muscle and Smooth Muscles | p. 407 |
| Derivation of the Cable Equation and the AC Length Constant | p. 412 |
| Electrogenesis of Membrane Excitability | p. 417 |
| Patch-Clamp Techniques and Analysis | p. 441 |
| Structure and Mechanism of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels | p. 455 |
| Biology of Neurons | p. 479 |
| Ion Channels in Nonexcitable Cells | p. 485 |
| Ion Channels in Sperm | p. 509 |
| Biology of Gap Junctions | p. 523 |
| Biophysics of the Nuclear Envelope | p. 539 |
| Regulation of Ion Channels by Phosphorylation | p. 559 |
| Direct Regulation of Ion Channels by G Proteins | p. 573 |
| Developmental Changes in Ion Channels | p. 585 |
| Regulation of Ion Channels by Membrane Proteins and Cytoskeleton | p. 601 |
| Ion Channels as Targets for Toxins, Drugs, and Genetic Diseases | |
| Ion Channels as Targets for Toxins | p. 625 |
| Ion Channels as Targets for Drugs | p. 643 |
| Ion Channels as Targets for Disease | p. 653 |
| Synaptic Transmission and Sensory Transduction | |
| Ligand-Gated Ion Channels | p. 675 |
| Synaptic Transmission | p. 689 |
| Excitation-Secretion Coupling | p. 705 |
| Stimulus-Response Coupling in Metabolic Sensor Cells | p. 725 |
| Mechanosensitive Ion Channels in Eukaryotic Cells | p. 745 |
| Sensory Receptors and Mechanotransduction | p. 761 |
| Acoustic Transduction | p. 775 |
| Self-Referencing Electrodes for the Measurement of Extracellular Potential and Chemical Gradients | p. 792 |
| Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Ion Channels | p. 795 |
| Visual Transduction | p. 807 |
| Gustatory and Olfactory Sensory Transduction | p. 815 |
| Infrared Sensory Organs | p. 832 |
| Electroreceptors and Magnetoreceptors | p. 839 |
| The Biophysics of Electroreception in Ampullary Organs of Elasmobranch Fishes | p. 857 |
| Muscle and Other Contractile Systems | |
| Skeletal Muscle Action Potentials | p. 865 |
| Cardiac Action Potentials | p. 887 |
| Smooth Muscle Action Potentials and Electrical Profiles | p. 899 |
| Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle | p. 911 |
| Ca[superscript 2+] Release from Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in Muscle | p. 927 |
| Contraction of Muscles | p. 941 |
| Amoeboid Movement, Cilia, and Flagella | p. 959 |
| Centrin-Based Contraction and Bacterial Flagella | p. 985 |
| Effects of High Pressure on Cellular Processes | p. 1003 |
| Electrocytes of Electric Fish | p. 1025 |
| Protozoa and Bacteria | |
| Physiological Adaptations of Protists | p. 1041 |
| Physiology of Prokaryotic Cells | p. 1063 |
| Plant Cells, Photosynthesis, and Bioluminescence | |
| Plant Cell Physiology | p. 1079 |
| Photosynthesis | p. 1097 |
| Bioluminescence | p. 1115 |
| Cell Division and Programmed Cell Death | |
| Regulation of Cell Division in Higher Eukaryotes | p. 1135 |
| Cancer Cell Properties | p. 1161 |
| Apoptosis | p. 1171 |
| Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Cells | p. 1185 |
| Appendix | |
| Review of Electricity and Cable Properties | p. 1205 |
| Index | p. 1221 |
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