Cell physiology sourcebook : essentials of membrane biophysics / [edited by] Nicholas Sperelakis. — 4th ed. — Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, 2012. – (58.1574/C393h/4th ed.)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    In Memoriam
    Contributors
    Foreword to the First Edition
    Foreword to the Second Edition
    Foreword to the Third Edition
    Foreword to the Fourth Edition
    Preface to the Fourth Edition
    Section I Biophysical Chemistry， Metabolism， Second Messengers， and Ultrastructure
    1. Biophysical Chemistry of Physiological Solutions
    2. Physiological Structure and Function of Proteins
    3. Cell Membranes
    4. Ionophores in Planar Lipid Bilayers
    5. Cell Structure
    6. Signal Transduction and Second Messengers
    7. Calcium as an Intracellular Second Messenger: Mediation by Calcium-Binding Proteins
    Section II Membrane Potential， Transport Physiology， Pumps， and Exchangers
    8. Diffusion and Permeability
    9. Origin of Resting Membrane Potentials
    10. Gibbs-Donnan Equilibrium Potentials
    11. Mechanisms of Carrier-Mediated Transport: Facilitated Diffusion， Cotransport and Countertransport
    12. Active Ion Transport by ATP-Driven Ion Pumps
    13. Ca2+ -ATPases
    14. Na+ -Ca2+ Exchange Currents
    15. Intracellular Chloride Regulation
    16. Osmosis and Regulation of Cell Volume
    17. Intracellular pH Regulation
    Section III Membrane Excitability and Ion Channels
    18. Cable Properties and Propagation of Action Potentials
    19. Electrogenesis of Membrane Excitability
    20. Patch-Clamp Techniques
    21. Structure and Mechanism of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
    22. Biology of Gap Junctions
    23. Regulation of Cardiac Ion Channels by Cyclic Nucleotide-Dependent Phosphorylation
    24. Direct Regulation of Ion Channels by GTP-Binding Proteins
    25. Developmental Changes in Ion Channels
    26. Regulation of Ion Channel Localization and Activity Through Interactions with the Cytoskeleton
    27. Why are So Many Ion Channels Mechanosensitive?
    Section IV Ion Channels as Targets for Toxins， Drugs， and Genetic Diseases
    28. Ion Channels as Targets for Toxins
    29. Ion Channels as Targets for Drugs
    30. Inherited Diseases of Ion Transport
    Section V Synaptic Transmission and Sensory Transduction
    31. Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
    32. Synaptic Transmission
    33. Excitation-secretion Coupling
    34. Stimulus-Response Coupling in Metabolic Sensor Cells
    35. Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Ion Channels
    36. Sensory Receptors and Mechanotransduction
    37. Acoustic Transduction
    38. Visual Transduction
    39. Gustatory and Olfactory Sensory Transduction
    40. Infrared Sensory Organs
    41. Electroreceptors and Magnetoreceptors
    Section VI Muscle and Other Contractile Systems
    42. Skeletal Muscle Excitability
    43. Cardiac Action Potentials
    44. Smooth Muscle Excitability
    45. Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle
    46. Contraction of Muscles: Mechanochemistry
    47. Flagella， Cilia， Actin- and Centrin-based Movement
    48. Electrocytes of Electric Fish
    Section VII Protozoa and Bacteria
    49. Physiological Adaptations of Protists
    50. Physiology of Prokaryotic Cells
    Section VIII Specialized Processes: Photosynthesis and Bioluminescence
    51. Photosynthesis
    52. Bioluminescence
    Appendix
    Index