Cellular physiology and neurophysiology / Mordecai P. Blaustein, Joseph P.Y. Kao, Donald R. Matteson. -- 3rd ed. -- St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2020. – (58.1574/B645/3rd ed.)

Contents

SECTION I  Fundamental Physicochemical Concepts

1 Introduction: Homeostasis and Cellular Physiology, 1

2 Diffusion and Permeability, 6

3 Osmotic Pressure and Water Movement, 17

4 Electrical Consequences of Ionic Gradients, 30

SECTION II  Ion Channels and Excitable Membranes

5 Ion Channels, 43

6 Passive Electrical Properties of Membranes, 51

7 Generation and Propagation of the Action Potential, 60

8 Ion Channel Diversity, 77

SECTION III  Solute Transport

9 Electrochemical Potential Energy and Transport Processes, 91

10 Passive Solute Transport, 99

11 Active Transport, 117

SECTION IV  Physiology of Synaptic Transmission

12 Synoptic Physiology I, 137

13 Synoptic Physiology II, 160

SECTION V  Physiology of Muscle Contraction

14 Molecular Motors and the Mechanism of Muscle Contraction 185

15 Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Muscle, 200

16 Mechanics of Muscle Contraction, 217

EPILOGUE, 236

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A  Abbreviations, Symbols, and Numerical Constants, 238

APPENDIX B  A Mathematical Refresher, 240

APPENDIX C  Root-Mean-Squared Displacement of Diffusing Molecules, 250

APPENDIX D  Summary of Elementary Circuit Theory, 253

APPENDIX E  Answers to Study Problems, 259

APPENDIX F  Comprehensive Review Examination, 269

INDEX, 280