Biological Membranes - Their Structure and Function: Tertiary Level Biology - Second Edition

Harrison, Roger; Lunt, George G.

ISBN 10: 0216909988 / ISBN 13: 9780216909984

Editore: Blackie, UK, 1980

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288 pages. Index. "An ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of cell biology and biochemistry." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Sound copy.

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• Titolo: Biological Membranes - Their Structure and Function: Tertiary Level Biology - Second Edition
• Editore: Blackie, UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 1980
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0216909988
• ISBN 13: 9780216909984
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Edizione: Second Edition
• Condizione: Very Good
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Science & Technology

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Riassunto

to the Second Edition RESEARCH INTO MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED PHENOMENA HAS EXPANDED VERY greatly in the five years that have elapsed since the first edition of Biological Membranes was published. It is to take account of rapid advances in the field that we have written the present edition. There is now general acceptance of the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure and of the chemiosmotic interpretation of energetic processes, and our attention has shifted from justifying these ideas to explaining membrane functions in their terms. Much more information has become available concerning the role of the plasma membrane in the cell's recognition of and response to external signals, and this is reflected in the increased coverage of these topics in the book. The general form of the book remains the same. As before, a list of suggested reading, sub-divided by chapter, is provided and this has been expanded to include a greater proportion of original papers. The book is still primarily designed as an advanced undergraduate text and also to serve as an introduction for post-graduate workers entering the field of membrane research. We have taken cognizance of the comments of many reviewers, colleagues and students on the first edition and thank them for their contributions. In particular we wish to acknowledge our colleagues R. Eisenthal, G. D. Holman, D. W. Hough, and A. H. Rose. Dr. C. R.

Contenuti

1. The Cell.- 2. Membrane Function.- 3. Morphology of Membranes.- 4. Membrane Preparations.- 5. Membrane Components.- 6. Structural Organization.- 7. Glycoproteins, Glycolipids and Cellular Recognition.- 8. Membrane Transport Mechanisms.- 9. Complex Membrane-Mediated Processes.- 10. Physical Methods Used in the Study of Membranes.- Further Reading.