An Introduction to Membrane Transport and Bioelectricity

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Preface to the First Edition
Preface
Membrane Composition and Structure	p. 1
Diffusion of Nonelectrolytes	p. 6
Osmosis	p. 15
Diffusion of Electrolytes: General Considerations	p. 27
Ion Diffusion Through Biological Channels	p. 37
Carrier-Mediated Transport	p. 45
The "Pump-Leak" Model, the Origin of Transmembrane Electrical Potential Differences, and the Maintenance of Cell Volume	p. 55
Resting Potentials and Action Potentials in Excitable Cells	p. 70
Ionic Mechanisms Underlying the Action Potential	p. 80
Propagation of the Action Potentials	p. 104
Extracellular Recordings from Excitable Membranes	p. 113
Neuromuscular and Synaptic Transmission	p. 119
Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System	p. 146
Synaptic Plasticity	p. 161
Appendix. Electrical Circuit Analysis of the Nerve Membrane: The Hodgkin and Huxley Approach	p. 178
Subject Index	p. 193
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