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Current topics in membrane and transport
Membrane fusion in fertilization, cellular transport, and viral infection
1 online resource (xiii, 384 pages) : illustrations.
CURR TOPICS IN MEMBRANES & TRANSPORT V32.
Front Cover; Membrane Fusion in Fertilization, Cellular Transport, and Viral Infection; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Peter Baker; Yale Membrane Transport Processes Volumes; PART I: MEMBRANE FUSION IN FERTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 1. Sperm-Egg Fusion; I. Introduction; II. Morphology of Sperm-Egg Fusion; Ill. Specific Sites for Sperm-Egg Fusion; IV. Sperm Movement and Sperm-Egg Fusion; V. Intermingling of Sperm and Egg Plasma Membrane; VI. Species Specificity of Sperm-Egg Fusion
VII. How Long Does the Egg Plasma Membrane Remain Capable of Fusing with Spermatozoa after the Entry of the First Spermatozoon?VIII. Conditions Controlling Sperm-Egg Fusion; IX. Effects of Miscellaneous Substances on Sperm-Egg Fusion; X. Mechanism of Sperm-Egg Fusion; References; Chapter 2. Cortical Exocytosis in the Sea Urchin Egg; I. Introduction; II. The Calcium Signal; III. In Vitro Models of Exocytosis; IV. Conclusions; V. Addendum; References; Chapter 3. Myoblast Fusion-A Mechanistic Analysis; I. Introduction; II. Morphological Aspects of Myoblast Fusion
Ill. Kinetics of Myoblast FusionIV. Structure-Function Relationships in Myoblast Plasma Membranes; V. Fusion-Induced Changes in Membrane Organization; VI. Proposed Mechanisms of Myoblast Fusion; VII. Stimulation of Myoblast Fusion; VIII. Conclusions; References; PART II: CELLULAR TRANSPORT-EXOCYTOSIS AND ENDOCYTOSIS; Chapter 4. Exocytosis in Electropermeabilized Cells: Clues to Mechanism and Physiological Control; I. Introduction; II. Morphology of Exocytosis; Ill. Clues to Mechanism; IV. Control of Exocytosis; V. Responding to the Primary Message; VI. Other Control Factors in Exocytosis
Chapter 8. Polyanionic Agents and Inhibition of Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion: Paradox LostI. Introduction; II. The Fluorescent Lysosomal Probes; III. Nonionic Hydrocolloids in Lysosomes: Fusion Inhibitors or Gelatinous Traps?; IV. Fusion Inhibition Is Incompatible with the Cells' Functional Status; V. Some Residual Bodies; VI. Recapitulation and Conclusions; References; PART III: VIRUS-CELL FUSION; Chapter 9. Fusion of Viral Envelopes with Cellular Membranes; I. Introduction; II. Membrane Fusion Activity of Enveloped Viruses; III. Mechanism of Fusion; IV. Infectious Cell Entry Mechanisms
edited by Felix Bronner ; guest editor Nejat Düzgünes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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