Symposium on Biophysics and Physiology of Biological Transport

I. Phenomena of Membrane Physiology.- A.- Invited Papers.- Transport of Metabolites.- Ion Transport in Excitable Cells.- Electrolyte and Water Transport across Epithelial Cells.- Some Aspects of the Functional Polarity of Epithelia.- Amino Acid Absorption through Intestinal Epithelium.- Some Biochemical Aspects of Amino Acid Transport.- Na+-Dependent Transport of Carbohydrates through Intestinal Epithelium.- Intestinal Absorption of Fat.- Contributed Papers.- Studies on the Intercellular Junctions of Mesothelium and Endothelium.- Energy Metabolism and Ion Transport Studied in Single Neurons.- Some Aspects of Glucose Transport in Kidney Cortex Slices.- Relationships between the Natriferic Action of Oxytocin and the Active Transport of Sodium through the Frog's Skin.- Effect of 5-Hydroxytryptamine on Sodium Transport across Bullfrog Skin.- Cellular Aspects of Membrane Permeability.- Role of Intestinal Disaccharidases in Sugar Transport.- Temporal Resolution of Heat Exchange during Action Potential of Nerve.- B: Secretion, Phagocytosis, and Intracellular Transport.- Invited Papers.- Energetics of Transport.- Exchange of Macromolecules between Nucleus and Cytoplasm.- Phagocytosis and Related Phenomena.- Active Ion Transport by Mitochondria.- Lysosomes and Phagosomes (The Vacuolar Apparatus).- Contributed Papers.- The Nature of Thermodynamic Coupling in Transport Processes.- Contributed Papers.- The Effect of Metabolic Inhibitors on Pinocytosis in Amoebae.- Effects of Some Substances on Release of Acid Hydrolases of Rat Liver.- Distribution and Turnover of the Phosphatides in the Intracellular Membranes and in the Myelin Sheaths of the Rat Brain.- C: Transport and Drugs.- Invited Papers.- Enzymes, Drugs, and Transport Phenomena.- Transport of Drugs across Membranes.- Contributed Papers.- Transport of Biological Amines as an Element of Drug Action.- Effects of Insulin on Glucose Transport in Chick Embryo Heart.- Biophysical Aspects of Ionic Transfer across Membranes in Relation to the Mode of Action of Diuretics.- Absorption through Intestinal Epithelium as Influenced by Phospholipids.- Effect of Cardiac Glycosides on Active Na-K-Transport.- The Effect of Prostaglandin E1 on Free Fatty Acid Mobilization and Transport.- II Membrane Structure.- A: Molecular Organization of Unit Membrane.- Invited Papers.- Structure and Physical Chemistry of Membranes.- On the Lipid Composition of Membranes.- Interrelationship between Lipids and Proteins in Membranes.- Surface Properties of Molecular Aggregates of Micellar Size in Relation to Membrane Permeability and Adhesion.- Contributed Papers.- Monomolecular Films at Saline Fluorocarbon Interfaces.- Structural and Biochemical Features of Isolated Cell Surface Membranes.- Liquid Ion Exchange Membranes of Extreme Ionic Selectivity and High Transmissivity.- Lipid Interactions in Aqueous Surfaces, Membranes and Micellar Systems.- B: Membrane Models.- Invited Papers.- The Diffusion of Ions from a Phospholipid Model Membrane System.- Structural Role of Water in Lipoprotein Systems.- Experimental Bilayer Membrane Models.- Surface Lattices and Membrane Design.- Contributed Papers.- Possible Location of Phospholipids and Structural Protein in Mitochondrial Membranes.- Comparison of Theories of Teorell's Membrane Oscillator.- Electron Microscopy of Negatively-stained Lipids.- The Effects of Negative Stains on Lipids and Proteins Observed in the Electron Microscope.- Electron Microscopy of Fixed Lipids.- C: Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction.- Invited Papers.- Origin of the Unit Membrane Concept.- X-ray Diffraction Studies of Cell Membranes.- The Structure of Cellular Membranes.- contributed Papers.- Specializations of the Unit Membrane.- Mitochondrial Cristae during Liver Regeneration.- Some Ultrastructural Aspects of Cell Membranes.- III. Mechanisms of Transport.- Invited Papers.- General Aspects of the Transport of Matter across Non-semipermeable Membranes.- Active Transport and Metabolism.- Chemical Control of Excitable Membranes during Electrical Activity.- Carrier Mechanisms.- The Enzymatic Basis for the Active Transport of Sodium and Potassium.- Contributed Papers.- Isolation of a Protein Coded for by the Permease Gene of the Lac Operon of Escherichia coli.- Evidence for a Carrier-mediated Transfer Model for the Accumulation of 14C-?-Aminobutyric Acid by Brain Particles at Zero Degrees Centigrade.- Sodium-dependent Metabolism and Transport of ?-Aminobutyric Acid in Subcellular Particles from Brain.- Countercurrent Principle.- Compartmental Models in the Analysis of Intestinal Absorption.- IV. Concluding Remarks.- Concluding Remarks at the "Symposium on Biophysics and Physiology of Biological Transport".