I: Biophysical chemistry, metabolism, second messengers, and ultrastructure. Biophysical chemistry of physiological solutions / Jeffrey c. Freedman -- Physiological structure and function of proteins / Matthew R. Pincus -- Cell membranes / Jeffrey C. Freedman -- Ionophores in planar lipid bilayers / Jeffrey C. Freedman -- Cell structure / Michael S. Forbes -- Signal transduction and second messengers / Aldebaran M. Hofer -- Calcium as an intracellular second messenger: mediation by calcium-binding proteins / John R. Dedman and Marcia A. Kaetzel -- II: Membrane potential, transport physiology, pumps, and exchangers. Diffusion and permeability / Nicholas Sperelakis and Jeffrey C. Freedman -- Origin of resting membrane potentials / Nicholas Sperelakis -- Gibbs-Donnan equilibrium potentials / Nicholas Sperelakis -- Mechanisms of carrier-mediated transport: facilitated diffusion, cotransport and countertransport / Steven M. Grassl -- Active ion transport by ATP-driven ion pumps / Robert A. Farley -- Ca2+ -ATPases / Tracy J. Pritchard, Istvan Edes and Evangelia G. Kranias -- Na+ -Ca2+ exchange currents / John H.B. Bridge, Natalia S. Torres and Michela Ottolia -- Intracellular chloride regulation / Francisco J. Alvarez-Leefmans -- Osmosis and regulation of cell volume / Clive M. Baumgarten and Joseph J. Feher -- Intracellular pH regulation / Robert W. Putnam -- III: Membrane excitability and ion channels. Cable properties and propagation of action potentials / Nicholas sperelakis -- Electrogenesis of membrane excitability / Nicholas Sperelakis -- Patch-clamp techniques / Laura Conforti -- Structure and mechanism of voltage-gated ion channels / Simon Rock Levinson and William A. Sather -- Biology of gap junctions / Richard D. Veenstra -- Regulation of cardiac ion channels by cyclic nucleotide-dependent phosphorylation / Gordon M. Wahler and Nicholas Sperelakis -- Direct regulation of ion channels by GTP-binding proteins / Atsushi Inanobe and Yoshihisa Kurachi -- Developmental changes in ion channels / Takeshi Kobayashi ... [et al.] -- Regulation of ion channel localization and activity through interactions with the cytoskeleton / Stephen Lambert -- Why are so many ion channels mechanosensitives? / Catherine E. Morris -- IV: Ion channels as targets for toxins, drugs, and genetic diseases. Ion channels as targets for toxins / Kenneth M. Blumenthal -- Ion channels as targets for drugs / Seth Robey, Kevin J. Sampson and Robert S. Kass -- Inherited diseases of ion transport / Robert A. Farley -- V: Synaptic transmission and sensory transduction. Ligand-gated ion channels / Kenneth R. Tovar and Gary L. Westbrook -- Synaptic transmission / Janusz B. Suszkiw -- Excitation-secretion coupling / Nicole Gallo-Payet and Marcel Daniel Payet -- Stimulus-response coupling in metabolic sensor cells / Stan Misler -- Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels / Anita L. Zimmerman -- Sensory receptors and mechanotransduction / Andrew S. French and Päivi H. Torkkeli -- Acoustic transduction / Daniel C. Marcus -- Visual transduction / Anita L. Zimmerman -- Gustatory and olfactory sensory transduction / Stephen D. Roper -- Infrared sensory organs / Stephen D. Roper and Michael S. Grace -- Electroreceptors and magnetoreceptors / Timothy C. Tricas and Bruce A. Carlson -- VI: Muscle and other contractile systems. Skeletal muscle excitability / Nicholas Sperelakis, Judith Heiny and Hugo gonzalez-Serratos -- Cardiac action potentials / Gordon M. Wahler -- Smooth muscle excitability / Neil D. Detweiler ... [et al.] -- Excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle / Judith A. Heiny and Gerhard Meissner -- Contraction of muscles: mechanochemistry / Richard J. Paul -- Flagella, cilia, actin- and centrin-based movement / Kenneth W. Foster -- Electrocytes of electric fish / Anthony L. Gotter, Marcia A. Kaetzel and John R. Dedman -- VII: Protozoa and bacteria. Physiological adaptations of protists / Michael Levandowsky -- Physiology of prokaryotic cells / Dennis W. Grogan -- VIII: Specialized processes: photosynthesis and bioluminescence. Photosynthesis / Darrell Fleischman -- bioluminescence / J. Woodland Hastings

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