Molecular Biology of Membranes: Structure and Function

✍ Scribed by Howard R. Petty (auth.)

Publisher: Springer US
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Leaves: 416
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This text attempts to introduce the molecular biology of cell membranes to students and professionals of diverse backgrounds. Although several membrane biology books are available, they do not integrate recent knowledge gained using modern molecular tools with more traditional membrane topics. Molecular techniques, such as cDNA cloning and x-ray diffraction, have provided fresh insights into cell membrane structure and function. The great excitement today, which I attempt to convey in this book, is that molecular details are beginning to merge with physiological responses. In other words, we are beginning to understand precisely how membranes work. This textbook is appropriate for upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate students. Readers should have previous or concurrent coursework in biochemistry; prior studies in elementary physiology would be helpful. I have found that the presentation of topics in this book is appropriate for students of biology, biochemistry, biophysics and physiology, chemistry, and medicine. This book will be useful in courses focusing on membranes and as a supplementary text in biochemistry courses. Professionals will also find this to be a useful resource book for their personal libraries.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
An Introduction to Biological Membranes....Pages 1-5
Lipids, Oligomers, and Proteins....Pages 7-49
Carbohydrates and Cytoskeletal Components....Pages 51-83
Supramolecular Membrane Structure....Pages 85-121
Bioenergetics....Pages 123-188
Transport across Membranes....Pages 189-222
Receptors and Responses....Pages 223-296
Membrane Fusion, Formation and Flow....Pages 297-352
Membranes in Cancer....Pages 353-377
Back Matter....Pages 379-404

✦ Subjects

Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology;Plant Sciences;Animal Physiology;Biophysics and Biological Physics

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