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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blaustein, Mordecai P.
Other Authors: Kao, Joseph P. Y., Matteson, Donald R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Elsevier Mosby, [2004]
Series:Mosby physiology monograph series.
Subjects:
Cell Physiological Phenomena.
Problems and Exercises.
Table of Contents:
  • Fundamental physicochemical concepts
  • Introduction : homeostasis and cellular physiology
  • Diffusion and permeability
  • Osmotic pressure and water movement
  • Electrical consequences of ionic gradients
  • Ion channels and exitable membranes
  • Ion channels
  • Passive electrical properties of membranes
  • Generation and propagation of the action potential
  • Ion channel diversity
  • Solute transport
  • Electrochemical potential energy and transport processes
  • Passive solute transport
  • Active transport
  • Molecular motors and muscle contraction
  • Molecular motors and the mechanisms of muscle contraction
  • Excitation-contraction coupling in muscle
  • Mechanics of muscle contraction