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An introduction to membrane transport and bioelectricity : foundations of general physiology and electrochemical signaling / 6 6 John H. Byrne, Stanley G. Schultz. - 2nd ed. - - ix, 198 p. : ill. 24 cm. - - - - - Raven Press series in physiology. . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .



Includes bibliographical references and index.

Membrane composition and structure -- Diffusion of nonelectrolytes -- Osmosis -- Diffusion of electrolytes: general considerations -- Ion diffusion through biological channels -- Carrier-mediated transport -- Pump-leak model, the origin of transmembrane electrical potential differences, and the maintenance of cell volume -- Resting potentials and action potentials in excitable cells -- Ionic mechanisms underlying the action potential -- Propagation of the action potentials -- Extracellular recordings from excitable membranes -- Neuromuscular and synaptic transmission -- Synaptic transmission in the central nervous system -- Synaptic plasticity -- Electrical circuit analysis of the nerve membrane: the Hodgkin and Huxley approach.

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