An introduction to membrane transport and bioelectricity : foundations of general physiology and electrochemical signaling - Byrne, John H. 4 0 16; Schultz, Stanley G.; 5 (New York : Raven Press, 1994)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: 2 -- 0; 6; physiology. -- Electrophysiology.;Action potentials (Electrophysiology);Biological transport.;Cell Membrane;Electrophysiology.;Biological Transport.;Synaptic Transmission. -- 20; 20; 2