Ion Channels and Ion Pumps

Preface.- Contributors.- 1. The Molecular Structure and Gating of Calcium Channels.- 2. Calcium Signals in Cell Proliferation, Differentiation, and Death.- 3. Role of Calcium in Stimulus-Secretion Coupling in Exocrine Glands.- 4. Calcium Channels, the Pancreatic Islet, and Endocrine Secretion.- 5. Calcium Channels in Cells of the Anterior Pituitary.- 6. Role of Calcium in the Secretion of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide.- 7. Intracellular Ca2+ and Insulin Action: Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Syndrome X.- 8. [Ca2+]i and Contraction of Arterial Smooth Muscle.- 9. Autoimmunity Against the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and the Presynaptic Calcium Channel at the Neuromuscular Junction.- 10. Clinical Pharmacology of Calcium Channels.- 11. Hormonal Modulation of Sodium Pump Activity: Identification of Second Messengers.- 12. Endogenous Regulation of Sodium Pump Activity.- 13. Structure, Gating, and Clinical Implications of the Potassium Channel.- 14. Potassium Channels in Skeletal Muscle.- 15. The Role of Potassium Ions in the Control of Heart Function.- 16. Nonrenal Potassium Homeostasis: Hypokalemia and Potassium Depletion - Role of Skeletal Muscle Potassium-Pump (Na+,K+ -ATPase).- 17. The Clinical Pharmacology of Potassium Channels.- 18. Ion Transport in Vascular Smooth Muscle and the Pathogenesis of Hypertension.- 19. Calcium Ion Homeostasis in the Aging Brain: Regulation of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels.- 20. Interactions of Ethanol with Ion Channels: Possible Implications for Mechanisms of Intoxication and Dependence.- 21. Structure and Function of Receptor-Mediated Chloride Channels in the Central Nervous System.- 22. Characterization of Ion Channels in the Central Nervous System: Insights from Radioligand Binding, Autoradiography, and In Situ Hybridization Histochemistry.- 23. Chloride Channels in Cystic Fibrosis.- 24. Cyclic Nucleotide-Activated Channels.- 25. Transport Systems for Arsenic, Antimony, and Cadmium Ions Encoded by Bacterial Plasmids.