TY - BOOK AU - Byrne, John H. AU - Schultz, Stanley G. ED - ED - ED - ED - TI - : foundations of general physiology and electrochemical signaling SN - 0781701813 (hard);0781702011 (pbk.) SN - 2 PY - 1994///];copyright 1994.46 CY - New York PB - Raven Press KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - physiology KW - Electrophysiology.;Action potentials (Electrophysiology);Biological transport.;Cell Membrane;Electrophysiology.;Biological Transport.;Synaptic Transmission N1 - 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; 5 ER -