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The Living Barrier
A Primer on Transfer across Biological Membranes
1st Edition - January 1, 1968
Author: Roy J. Levin
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9781483281186
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The Living Barrier: A Primer on Transfer across Biological Membranes provides information pertinent to the movement of molecules across cell membranes. This book covers a variety…Read more
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The Living Barrier: A Primer on Transfer across Biological Membranes provides information pertinent to the movement of molecules across cell membranes. This book covers a variety of topics, including cell membrane, membrane transfer, water transfer, and movement of charged solutes. Organized into nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of the basic ideas of the cell membrane and reviews the experimental evidence about the structure of the cell membrane. This text then reviews the classical electron microscope pictures of membranes. Other chapters consider the interactions between electrical potentials and the movements of charged substances, which make the membrane transfer of these substances much more complicated than those of neutral molecules. This book discusses as well the aspects of water structure and its influence on membrane permeability. The final chapter deals with the methods by which membranes are synthesized. This book is a valuable resource for biochemists, physiologists, pharmacologists, and botanists.
AcknowledgementsForeword Chapter 1 The Discovery of the Cell Chapter 2 The Cell Membrane Concept Chapter 3 The Paucimolecular Membrane Model Chapter 4 Chemical and Ultrastructural Studies of Cell Membranes Chapter 5 The Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes Chapter 6 Experimental Methods and Criteria for Characterizing Membrane Transfer Chapter 7 The Movement of Charged Solutes Chapter 8 Water Transfer Chapter 9 Looking Through a Glass DarklyBibliographyIndex