Molecular Dynamics in Biological Membranes
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
1975.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1975. |
| Series: | Heidelberg Science Library,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9399-3 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.