I: The Nature of Biological Membranes. - 1: The Anatomy of Biological Interfaces. - 2: Dynamics of Lipids in Biomembranes. - 3: Membrane Proteins: Structure and Arrangement in the Membrane. - II: Methods for Studying Membranes. - 4: The Nature and Limitations of Electron Microscopic Methods in Biology. - 5: Isolation and Characterization of Biological Membranes. - 6: Ultraviolet Absorption Circulation Dichroism and Optical Rotatory Dispersion in Biomembrane Studies. - 7: Mathematical Models of Membrane Transport Processes. - 8: Tracers in the Study of Membrane Processes. - 9: Principles of Water and Nonelectrolyte Transport across Membranes. - 10: Principles of Electrical Methods for Studying Membrane Movements of Ions. - 11: Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Their Permeability Properties as Related to Those of Cell Membranes. - III: General Problems in Membrane Biology. - 12: Ion Selectivity in Membrane Permeation. - 13: Electrically Neutral Ion Transport in Biomembranes. - 14: Na and K Transport in Red Blood Cells. - 15: Ion-Coupled Transport across Biological Membranes. - 16: The Provision of Cellular Metabolic Energy for Active Ion Transport. - 17: Regulation of Cellular Volume. - 18: Cell-to-Cell Communication: Permeability Formation Genetics and Functions of the CellCell Membrane Channel. - 19: Genes and Membranes. - 20: Membrane Immunology and Permeability Functions. - 21: The Interaction of Hormones with Biological Membranes. - 22: Modification of Membrane Function by Drugs. Language: English