Cell Physiology Source Book, Third Edition: Essentials of Membrane Biophysics

This completely revised and updated source book provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of cell physiology and membrane biophysics. Intended primarily as a text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and as a reference for researchers, this multidisciplinary book includes 18 new chapters and two new sections and is an invaluable aid to scientists interested in: cell physiology, biophysics, cell biology, electophysiology, endocrinology and signaling. Coverage includes * Solutions, lipids, and proteins * Structure and properties of cells * Membrane excitability * Ion transport * Ion channels * Receptors * Second Messengers(New) * Energy production * Mitochondria * Hormones and signal transduction * Sensory transduction * Synaptic transmission * Muscles, cilia, and flagellae * Plant cells, photosynthesis, and bioluminescence * Protista and bacteria (New) * Cell division (New) * Cancer cells (New) * Programmed cell death (New)Nicholas Sperelakis is the author of 'Cell Physiology Source Book, Third Edition: Essentials of Membrane Biophysics', published 2001 under ISBN 9780126569773 and ISBN 0126569770.