Membrane Physiology

I: The Nature of Biological Membranes.- 1: The Anatomy of Biological Interfaces.- 2: Dynamics of Lipids in Biomembranes.- 3: Membrane Proteins: Structure and Arrangement in the Membrane.- II: Methods for Studying Membranes.- 4: The Nature and Limitations of Electron Microscopic Methods in Biology.- 5: Isolation and Characterization of Biological Membranes.- 6: Ultraviolet Absorption, Circulation Dichroism, and Optical Rotatory Dispersion in Biomembrane Studies.- 7: Mathematical Models of Membrane Transport Processes.- 8: Tracers in the Study of Membrane Processes.- 9: Principles of Water and Nonelectrolyte Transport across Membranes.- 10: Principles of Electrical Methods for Studying Membrane Movements of Ions.- 11: Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Their Permeability Properties as Related to Those of Cell Membranes.- III: General Problems in Membrane Biology.- 12: Ion Selectivity in Membrane Permeation.- 13: Electrically Neutral Ion Transport in Biomembranes.- 14: Na and K Transport in Red Blood Cells.- 15: Ion-Coupled Transport across Biological Membranes.- 16: The Provision of Cellular Metabolic Energy for Active Ion Transport.- 17: Regulation of Cellular Volume.- 18: Cell-to-Cell Communication: Permeability, Formation, Genetics, and Functions of the Cell-Cell Membrane Channel.- 19: Genes and Membranes.- 20: Membrane Immunology and Permeability Functions.- 21: The Interaction of Hormones with Biological Membranes.- 22: Modification of Membrane Function by Drugs.