Description
Written by leading experts in the field, the fifth edition of the Cell Physiology Sourcebook, Fifth Edition offers a critical, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary overview of essential aspects of cell physiology and biophysics, spanning from bacterial and archaeal cells to mammalian cells and tissues. The present edition incorporates new molecular insights without losing the integrative perspective of cell physiology and biophysics, as well as its foundational concepts. Our target readers are advanced students and researchers interested in understanding how cells work.The history of this book goes back to Hugh Davson's classic A Textbook of General Physiology, which reached its fourth and last edition in 1970. The successor of this influential work was Cell Physiology Sourcebook, first published in 1995 and edited by the late Professor Nicholas Sperelakis, with a foreword written by Davson. At that time, the knowledge of molecular and cell physiology became so vast that a single author's work, like its predecessor, was materially impossible. Professor Sperelakis, for whom we dedicate the present edition, put together an impressive volume with the contribution of various experts in fundamental areas of the field until the 4th edition, published in 2012, one year before his death. This book's success and the gap it fills motivated the present editors to continue this project, updating the entire book to reflect new developments.- Authored by leading experts in the field- Illustrated with high-quality color images- A valuable resource for researchers and students in biomedical sciences, covering fundamental and advanced cellular and molecular physiology and biophysics topics- The book's content reflects current trends and developments in the field, making it an essential read for those seeking a deeper understanding of cell function- Clear, concise, and comprehensive, the Cell Physiology Sourcebook is designed to complement medical physiology and biology textbooks. It provides a deeper dive into key concepts, making it an invaluable resource for students and researchers in biomedical sciences
Table of Contents
SECTION I. BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES AND CELL STRUCTURE1. Biophysical Chemistry of Physiological Solutions2. Physiological Structure and Function of Proteins3. Carbohydrates - The Glycocalyx, and its Biological Roles4. Cell Membranes5. Bacterial and Archaeal Cells6. Nucleic Acids and the Cell Nucleus7. Structural and Biophysical Properties of Tight Junctions8. Biology of Gap Junctions9. Biophysics of Intracellular and Extracellular Diffusion10. Membrane Diffusion and Permeability11. Osmotic Pressure and Water Movement across Cell Membranes12. Origin of Resting Membrane Potential13. Energy Transduction in Biological Membranes14. The F-ATP Synthase15. Calcium Transport and Signaling16. Intracellular Chloride Regulation17. Intracellular pH Regulation18. Trans-Epithelial Transport Mechanisms19. Aquaporin Channels20. Generation and Conduction of Electrical Signals21. Structure and Mechanism of Voltage-Gated Channels22. Mechanosensitive Channels: What Are They and Why Are They Important23. Cell Volume Regulation24. Ligand-Gated Channels25. Signal Transduction26. Synaptic Transmission27. Pancreas and Insulin Secretion28. Bioluminescence: Cell Physiology, Diversity and New Evolutionary Insights29. Evolution and Physiology of Animal Visual Systems30. Taste and Smell Chemoreceptors31. Microtubules, Dynein and Eukaryotic Cilia32. Motion by Rotary Flagella and Archaella, Twitching, Gliding Springs and Catapults33. Cell Migration, Taxis, Kinesis, Quorum Sensing, and Tropism34. Cell locomotion driven by actin gelation waves and actin-microtubule crosstalk35. Chronobiology of Single-Cell Organisms36. Smooth Muscle Excitability37. Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle
