Current Topics in Membranes and Transport
Academic Press
Published on 24. August 1977
393 pages
978-0-08-058480-5 (ISBN)
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Current Topics in Membranes and Transport
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Felix Bronner | A. Kleinzeller
Current Topics in Membranes and Transport: v. 9
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12/1977
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- Front Cover
- Current Topics in Membranes and Transport, Volume 9
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Contents of Previous Volumes
- Chapter 1. The State of Water and Alkali Cations within the Intracellular Fluids: The Contribution of NMR Spectroscopy
- I. Introduction
- II. Principles of NMR Spectroscopy
- III. Techniques of NMR Spectroscopy
- IV. NMR Studies of Water
- V. NMR Studies of Alkali Cations
- VI. Conclusions
- Symbols and Abbreviations
- References
- Chapter 2. Electrostatic Potentials at Membrane-Solution Interfaces
- I. Introduction
- II. Fixed Charges at Membrane-Solution Interfaces
- III. Adsorption of Charged Molecules to Membranes
- IV. Molecular Dipoles at Membrane-Solution Interfaces
- V. Electrostatic "Boundary" Potentials
- VI. Biological Implications
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Apendix III
- References
- Chapter 3. A Thermodynamic Treatment of Active Sodium Transport
- I. Introduction
- II. Theory of the Nonequilibrium Thermodynamic (NET) Approach
- III. Experimental Evaluation of the NET Approach
- IV. Theory of the Equivalent Circuit Model
- V. Experimental Evaluation of the Equivalent Circuit Model
- VI. Utility of the Thermodynamic Affinity A
- VII. Experimental Comparison of ENa and A
- VIII. Some General Comments
- IX. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. Anaerobic Electron Transfer and Active Transport in Bacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Anaerobic Electron Transfer Systems
- III. Phosphorylation Coupled to Electron Transfer
- IV. Anaerobic Active Transport
- References
- Chapter 5. Protein Kinases and Membrane Phosphorylation
- I. Introduction
- II. Protein Kinases
- III. Membrane Phosphorylation
- IV. Membrane-Bound Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
- V. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 6. Mechanism and Physiological Significance of Calcium Transport across Mammalian Mitochondrial Membranes
- I. Introduction
- II. Early Experiments Leading to the Discovery of Mitochondrial Ability to Accumulate Ca2+ Ions
- III. Three-Step Mechanism of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Accumulation
- IV. Role of Mitochondria in the Physiological Control of Cellular Ca2+ Concentration
- V. Physiological Significance of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Accumulation in Different Tissues
- VI. Some Aspects of the Pathophysiology of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Accumulation
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 7. Thyroidal Regulation of Active Sodium Transport
- I. Introduction
- II. Thyroid Status and Sodium Transport-Dependent Respiration (Qo2(t))
- III. Possible Pathways of Thyroid Hormone-Induced Increase in Qo2(t)
- IV. Thyroid Status and Transmembrane Electrochemical Potential Differences of Na+ and K+
- V. Thyroid Status and Membrane NaK-ATPase Activity
- VI. Thyroid Status and Tissue Adenine Nucleotide Content
- VII. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Subject Index
