The Physiology of Excitable Cells / Edition 4

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Excitable cells include nerve, sensory and muscle cells and they are studied by students of physiology, neuroscience, cell biology and biophysics. The text is well known among students and researchers for its thoroughness and clarity. Fundamental concepts are explained and key experiments are examined in some detail. The revised and restructured new edition takes account of recent advances in molecular biology, with 900 new references to bring the coverage up to date, but retains the same essential philosophy as previous editions.

"...extensively revised and restructured to incorporate the recent advances in the field including information on single ionic channels & the molecular biology of membrane proteins ...with new illustrations and numerous references."

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780521574211
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date: 9/28/1998
  • Edition description: REVISED
  • Edition number: 4
  • Pages: 492
  • Product dimensions: 7.44 (w) x 9.69 (h) x 0.98 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
1 Introduction 3
2 Electrophysiological methods 8
3 The resting cell membrane 13
4 Electrical properties of the nerve axon 35
5 The ionic basis of nervous conduction 54
6 Voltage-gated channels 76
7 Fast synaptic transmission 107
8 Neurotransmitter-gated channels 129
9 Slow synaptic transmission 154
10 Synthesis, release and fate of neurotransmitters 173
11 Learning-related changes at synapses 201
12 Electrotonic transmission and coupling 215
13 The organization of sensory receptors 225
14 Mechanoreceptors 240
15 Photoreceptors 264
16 Chemoreceptors 297
17 Some other sensory receptors 313
18 Mechanics and energetics of muscle 323
19 The contractile mechanism of muscle 336
20 Activation of muscular contraction 372
21 Varieties of muscle design 383
References 409
Index 469
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