CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY (MOSBY PHYSIOLOGY SERIES). 3RD EDITION

• SECTION I, Fundamental Physicochemical Concepts
CHAPTER 1, INTRODUCTION: HOMEOSTASIS AND CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
CHAPTER 2, DIFFUSION AND PERMEABILITY
CHAPTER 3, OSMOTIC PRESSURE AND WATER MOVEMENT
CHAPTER 4, ELECTRICAL CONSEQUENCES OF IONIC GRADIENTS
• SECTION II, Ion Channels and Excitable Membranes
CHAPTER 5, ION CHANNELS
CHAPTER 6, PASSIVE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MEMBRANES
CHAPTER 7, GENERATION AND PROPAGATION OF THE ACTION POTENTIAL
CHAPTER 8, ION CHANNEL DIVERSITY
• SECTION III, Solute Transport
CHAPTER 9, ELECTROCHEMICAL POTENTIAL ENERGY AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES
CHAPTER 10, PASSIVE SOLUTE TRANSPORT
CHAPTER 11, ACTIVE TRANSPORT
• SECTION IV, Physiology of Synaptic Transmission
CHAPTER 12, SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGY I
CHAPTER 13, SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGY II
• SECTION V, Molecular Motors and Muscle Contraction
CHAPTER 14, MOLECULAR MOTORS AND THE MECHANISM OF MUSCLE CONTRACTION
CHAPTER 15, EXCITATION-CONTRACTION COUPLING IN MUSCLE
CHAPTER 16, MECHANICS OF MUSCLE CONTRACTION
SEction VI Epilogue and Appendicies
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX A, ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS, AND NUMERICAL CONSTANTS
APPENDIX B, A MATHEMATICAL REFRESHER
APPENDIX C, ROOT-MEAN-SQUARED DISPLACEMENT OF DIFFUSING MOLECULES
APPENDIX D, SUMMARY OF ELEMENTARY CIRCUIT THEORY
APPENDIX E, ANSWERS TO STUDY PROBLEMS
APPENDIX F, REVIEW EXAMINATION

Gain a foundational understanding of complex physiology concepts with this thoroughly revised text. Cellular Physiology and Neurophysiology, a volume in the Mosby Physiology Series, explains the fundamentals of these multi-faceted areas in a clear and concise manner. It helps bridge the gap between basic biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and neuroscience, and organ and systems physiology, providing the rich, clinically oriented coverage needed to master the latest concepts in neuroscience and how cells function in health and disease.

Authors
• Mordecai P. Blaustein, MD, Professor & Chairman, Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
• Joseph P. Y. Kao, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
• Donald R. Matteson, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD