Biological Membranes: Their Structure and Function

✍ Scribed by Roger Harrison M.A., Ph.D., George G. Lunt B.Sc., Ph.D. (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 296
• Series: Tertiary Level Biology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

to the Second Edition RESEARCH INTO MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED PHENOMENA HAS EXPANDED VERY greatly in the five years that have elapsed since the first edition of Biological Membranes was published. It is to take account of rapid advances in the field that we have written the present edition. There is now general acceptance of the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure and of the chemiosmotic interpretation of energetic processes, and our attention has shifted from justifying these ideas to explaining membrane functions in their terms. Much more information has become available concerning the role of the plasma membrane in the cell's recognition of and response to external signals, and this is reflected in the increased coverage of these topics in the book. The general form of the book remains the same. As before, a list of suggested reading, sub-divided by chapter, is provided and this has been expanded to include a greater proportion of original papers. The book is still primarily designed as an advanced undergraduate text and also to serve as an introduction for post-graduate workers entering the field of membrane research. We have taken cognizance of the comments of many reviewers, colleagues and students on the first edition and thank them for their contributions. In particular we wish to acknowledge our colleagues R. Eisenthal, G. D. Holman, D. W. Hough, and A. H. Rose. Dr. C. R.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
The Cell....Pages 1-8
Membrane Function....Pages 9-15
Morphology of Membranes....Pages 16-40
Membrane Preparations....Pages 41-61
Membrane Components....Pages 62-101
Structural Organization....Pages 102-129
Glycoproteins, Glycolipids and Cellular Recognition....Pages 130-165
Membrane Transport Mechanisms....Pages 166-194
Complex Membrane-Mediated Processes....Pages 195-237
Physical Methods Used in the Study of Membranes....Pages 238-273
Back Matter....Pages 274-288

✦ Subjects

Science, general