An introduction to membrane transport and bioelectricity : foundations of general physiology and electrochemical signaling /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Byrne, John H.
Other Authors: Schultz, Stanley G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Raven Press, [1994]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Raven Press series in physiology.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Membrane composition and structure
  • Diffusion of nonelectrolytes
  • Osmosis
  • Diffusion of electrolytes: general considerations
  • Ion diffusion through biological channels
  • Carrier-mediated transport
  • Pump-leak model, the origin of transmembrane electrical potential differences, and the maintenance of cell volume
  • Resting potentials and action potentials in excitable cells
  • Ionic mechanisms underlying the action potential
  • Propagation of the action potentials
  • Extracellular recordings from excitable membranes
  • Neuromuscular and synaptic transmission
  • Synaptic transmission in the central nervous system
  • Synaptic plasticity
  • Electrical circuit analysis of the nerve membrane : the Hodgkin and Huxley approach.