Electrophysiology

Dr. phil.nat. Jürgen RETTINGER Product Manager Multi Channel Systems MCS GmbH Aspenhaustrasse 21 72770 Reutlingen, Germany Jürgen Rettinger received his doctor degree in physics at Goethe-University in Frankfurt. in 1995. His focus as group leader at Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt was research of structure-function relationships of ligand-gated ion channels and teaching electrophysiology at Goethe-University Frankfurt, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences and Fudan-University Shanghai. Since 2008 Jürgen Rettinger is working with Multi Channel Systems responsible as product manager for electrophysiology. Silvia SCHWARZ Research Scientist Shanghai Key Laboratory for Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function Fudan University Guoshoujing Rd. 199 Shanghai 201203, China Silvia Schwarz finished her university education in biology and chemistry at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg in 1974. Thereafter, she was educated and worked as teacher in biology and chemistry until 2008. Since then she works as research associate at Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function, Fudan Univ.). Silvia Schwarz's main research focus is on antiviral effects of Chinese herbal drugs applying electrophysiological methods. Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Wolfgang SCHWARZ Professor for Physics Institut für Biophysik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt a.M., Germany Shanghai Key Laboratory for Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function Fudan University Guoshoujing Rd. 199 Shanghai 201203, China

1. Introduction.- 2. Basics: Theory.- 3. Basics: Methods.- 4. Automated Electrophysiology.- 5. Ion-selective Channels.- 6. Theory of Excitability.- 7. Carrier-mediated Transport.- 8. Example of Application of Electrophysiology.- Appendix.- Index.