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Bioelectrochemistry IV Nerve Muscle Function— Bioelectrochemistry, Mechanisms, Bioenergetics, and Control

by G. MILAZZO and M. BLANK This book contains the lectures of the fourth advanced course Bioelectrochemislry W Neroe-Muscle Function: Bioelectrochemistry, Mechanisms, Energetics and Contro~ which took place at the Majorana Center in Erice, Italy, October 20th to November 1, 1991. The scope of the co...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Melandri, Bruno Andrea (Editor), Milazzo, Giulio (Editor), Blank, Martin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
Series:NATO Science Series A:, Life Sciences
Subjects:
Physical Chemistry
Physiology
Animal Physiology
Electrochemistry
Biochemistry
Biophysics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Perspective of Bioelectrochemistry
  • I — Calcium Homeostasis
  • Calcium Homeostasis in Skeletal Muscle
  • Calcium Ion Fluxes Across Plasma Membranes
  • Calcium Fluxes and Distribution in Neurons
  • II — Presynaptic Nerve Function
  • Biochemical Aspects of Presynaptic function
  • Various Types of Acetylcholine Release from the Motor Nerve
  • Biophysical Aspects of Presynaptic Activity
  • III — Nervous Control of Muscle Function
  • Low Molecular Weight Neurotransmitters
  • Experimental Techniques to Measure Low Molecular Weight Neurotransmitters and Their Precursors and Metabolites
  • The Electrochemical Signal Transmission by the Acetylcholine Receptor: Single Channel Conductance Events and Oligochannels
  • Nervous Control of Cardiac Function: Modulation of Pacemaker Activity
  • IV — Excitation-Contraction Coupling
  • Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle
  • Molecular Biology of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Channels
  • V — Muscle Contraction
  • Contractile Protein Isoforms in Sarcomeric Muscle: Distribution, Fonction and Control of Gene Expression
  • Bioenergetics of Muscle Contraction
  • VI — Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes
  • Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes Applied to Biological Systems: A General Survey
  • Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes Applied to Biological Systems: Selected Examples

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