Molecular Dynamics in Biological Membranes - Saier, Milton H.Jr.; Stiles, Charles D.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1975)
1 Introduction: Cell Structure and Function -- 2 Constituents of Biological Membranes -- Membrane isolation -- Membrane composition -- Membrane lipids -- Membrane proteins -- 3 Structure of Membranes and Serum Lipoprotein Complexes -- Soap molecules in aqueous solution -- Biological membranes -- Serum lipoprotein complexes -- Fluidity of membrane constituents -- Membrane action of anesthetics -- 4 Biological Consequences of Membrane Fluidity and Fusion -- Membrane biogenesis -- Intercellular junction formation -- Myogenesis -- Phagocytosis -- Secretion -- 5 Transmembrane Solute Transport Mechanisms -- Ion-transporting antibiotics -- Group translocation-the bacterial phosphotransferase system -- Group translocation-intestinal disaccharidases -- Active transport mechanisms in intestinal epithelial cells -- Energy interconversion and active transport in bacteria -- 6 Sensory Perception I: Chemoreception -- Bacterial chemoreception -- Chemotactic responses of solitary eukaryotic cells -- The chemical regulation of insect behavior -- The chemical senses of mammals -- 7 Sensory Perception II: Transmission Mechanisms -- The resting membrane potential and action potentials -- Excitability-inducing material -- Ion-conducting channels in excitable membranes -- Bioelectric control of ciliary activity in Paramecium -- Photoreception in the rod cell of the mammalian eye -- Bacterial photoreception and transmission -- 8 Hormonal Regulation of Cellular Metabolism -- The insulin receptor -- Possible mechanisms of hormone regulation -- Regulation of bacterial metabolism -- Regulation of cellular cyclic AMP levels -- 9 Cell Recognition -- Adhesion of bacteriophage to bacterial hosts -- Heterotypic adhesion-sexual agglutination in yeast -- Homotypic adhesion-sponge aggregation -- Animal cell adhesion and malignancy -- 10 Role of the Plasma Membrane in Growth Regulation and Neoplasia -- Growth of normal and transformed animal cells -- Positive growth control -- Negative growth control -- Changes in membrane structure and function associated with transformation -- Microbial systems for studying the molecular basis of neoplastic transformation -- Mammalian growth regulation and membrane biology -- Index 125.
Keywords: Cell membranes .; Medicine; Membrane Biology; Biomedicine, general