Ebook: Membrane Physiology

Membrane Physiology is a soft-cover book containing portions of Physiology of Membrane Disorders, published in larger, hard-cover form in 1978. The parent volume was divided into five parts, described in detail in the Preface to the hard-cover edition, which is reproduced in this volume. The present version of Membrane Physiology incorporates the first three of these parts, including a section on the Nature of Biological Membranes, a section on Methods for Studying Membranes, and a section on General Problems in Membrane Biology. It is the hope of the Editors that this smaller volume will be of value to individuals interested in general physiology, the methods for studying general physiology, and its potential application to problems of clinical and physiological relevance. The Preface to Physiology of Membrane Disorders indicates our general reasoning for developing such a volume. THOMAS E. ANDREOLI JOSEPH F. HOFFMAN DARRELL D. FANESTIL Vll Preface to Physiology of Membrane Disorders The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a rational frame of reference for assessing the pathophysiology of those disorders in which derangements of membrane transport processes are a major factor responsible for the clinical manifestations of disease.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The Anatomy of Biological Interfaces....Pages 1-26
Dynamics of Lipids in Biomembranes....Pages 27-48
Membrane Proteins: Structure and Arrangement in the Membrane....Pages 49-60
The Nature and Limitations of Electron Microscopic Methods in Biology....Pages 61-93
Isolation and Characterization of Biological Membranes....Pages 95-105
Ultraviolet Absorption, Circular Dichroism, and Optical Rotatory Dispersion in Biomembrane Studies....Pages 107-124
Mathematical Models of Membrane Transport Processes....Pages 125-146
Tracers in the Study of Membrane Processes....Pages 147-164
Principles of Water and Nonelectrolyte Transport across Membranes....Pages 165-184
Principles of Electrical Methods for Studying Membrane Movements of Ions....Pages 185-204
Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Their Permeability Properties as Related to Those of Cell Membranes....Pages 205-216
Ion Selectivity in Membrane Permeation....Pages 217-241
Electrically Neutral Ion Transport in Biomembranes....Pages 243-253
Na and K Transport in Red Blood Cells....Pages 255-272
Ion-Coupled Transport across Biological Membranes....Pages 273-286
The Provision of Cellular Metabolic Energy for Active Ion Transport....Pages 287-314
Regulation of Cellular Volume....Pages 315-334
Cell-to-Cell Communication....Pages 335-356
Genes and Membranes....Pages 357-367
Membrane Immunology and Permeability Functions....Pages 369-398
The Interaction of Hormones with Biological Membranes....Pages 399-416
Modification of Membrane Function by Drugs....Pages 417-445
Back Matter....Pages 447-468

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The Anatomy of Biological Interfaces....Pages 1-26
Dynamics of Lipids in Biomembranes....Pages 27-48
Membrane Proteins: Structure and Arrangement in the Membrane....Pages 49-60
The Nature and Limitations of Electron Microscopic Methods in Biology....Pages 61-93
Isolation and Characterization of Biological Membranes....Pages 95-105
Ultraviolet Absorption, Circular Dichroism, and Optical Rotatory Dispersion in Biomembrane Studies....Pages 107-124
Mathematical Models of Membrane Transport Processes....Pages 125-146
Tracers in the Study of Membrane Processes....Pages 147-164
Principles of Water and Nonelectrolyte Transport across Membranes....Pages 165-184
Principles of Electrical Methods for Studying Membrane Movements of Ions....Pages 185-204
Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Their Permeability Properties as Related to Those of Cell Membranes....Pages 205-216
Ion Selectivity in Membrane Permeation....Pages 217-241
Electrically Neutral Ion Transport in Biomembranes....Pages 243-253
Na and K Transport in Red Blood Cells....Pages 255-272
Ion-Coupled Transport across Biological Membranes....Pages 273-286
The Provision of Cellular Metabolic Energy for Active Ion Transport....Pages 287-314
Regulation of Cellular Volume....Pages 315-334
Cell-to-Cell Communication....Pages 335-356
Genes and Membranes....Pages 357-367
Membrane Immunology and Permeability Functions....Pages 369-398
The Interaction of Hormones with Biological Membranes....Pages 399-416
Modification of Membrane Function by Drugs....Pages 417-445
Back Matter....Pages 447-468
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