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An introduction to biological membranes : composition, structure and function /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stillwell, William (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2016]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Membranes (Biology)
Cell Membrane > physiology.
Cell Membrane Structures > physiology.
Cell Biology > history.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Biological Membranes
  • Membrane History
  • Water and the Hydrophobic Effect
  • Membrane Lipids : Fatty Acids
  • Membrane Polar Lipids
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Membrane Sugars
  • From Lipid Bilayers to Lipid Rafts
  • Basic Membrane Properties of the Fluid Mosaic Model
  • Lipid Membrane Properties
  • Long-Range Membrane Properties
  • Membrane Isolation Methods
  • Membrane Reconstitution
  • Membrane Biogenesis: Fatty Acids
  • Membrane Biogenesis : Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Plasmalogens and Cholesterol
  • Membrane Biogenesis : Proteins
  • Moving Components Through The Cell : Membrane Trafficking
  • Membrane-Associated Processes
  • Membrane Transport
  • Bioactive Lipids
  • Lipid-Soluble Vitamins
  • Membrane-Associated Diseases
  • Membranes and Human Health
  • Cell Death, Apoptosis
  • Chronology of Membrane Studies.