| Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology: Electrogenic CL? Transporters in Biological Membranes Volume 19 Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Gerencser, G. a., Ahearn, G. a. (Contribution by), Anderson, P. a. V. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 3642782639 ISBN-13: 9783642782633 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 571.95 |
| Series: Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.88 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Biological cell membranes regulate the transfer of matter and informa- tion between the intracellular and extracellular compartments as basic survival and maintenance functions for an organism: This volume contains a series of reviews that are concerned with how biological plasma membranes regulate the transport of chloride between the intracellular and extracellular compartments of a cell. This book is also an attempt to analyze the molecular basis for the movement of chloride across a cell membrane. This volume is devoted to a diversity of electrogenic chloride transport mechanisms in representative cell membranes of all living things. The first section of the book (Chaps. 1-4) focuses on mech- anisms of primary active chloride transport (i.e. photon or A TP-driven), while the second section (Chaps. 5-6) centers on secondary active chloride transporters (symport and antiport) in both plant and animal plasma membranes. The last section, which comprises seven chapters (Chaps. 7-13), deals with chloride channels in cell membranes of prokaryocytes and eukaryocytes of most every phylum. It is hoped that with this particular ordering the reader can glean a telescopic view of the evolutionary history of the various electrogenic chloride transporters. |