Epithelial Transport

1 Epithelial structure and function.- 2 Epithelial transport proteins.- 3 Epithelial polarity.- 4 Characterization of epithelial ion transport.- 5 Epithelial electrophysiology.- 6 Impedance analysis of epithelia.- 7 Measurements and interpretation of cytoplasmic ion activities.- 8 Measurements of epithelial cell volume.- 9 Methods and experimental analysis of isolated epithelial cell membranes.- 10 Methods and experimental analysis of single ion channels.- 11 Epithelial cell culture.- 12 Signaling pathways regulating ion transport in polarized cells.- 13 The cytoskeleton and epithelial function.- 14 Future perspectives: molecular biology and pathophysiology.- Appendix A: Instrumentation.- Appendix B: Solving simple equivalent circuits.- Appendix C: A spread-sheet for marker distribution data.

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