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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A meticulous presentation of core essentials for a targeted, high-yield reviewThis is a concise, readable distillation of material you are required to know about cell physiology. Emphasizes understanding key concepts rather than merely memorizing facts Packed with self-study questions, explicit diagrams, and clinical examples Includes current and up-to-date basic and clinical science concepts

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Author:   David Landowne
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.225kg
ISBN:  

9780071464741

ISBN 10:   0071464743
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   16 June 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Cellular Processes Overview Communication Control Chapter 2 Cell Membranes Lipids Proteins Channels Pumps Transporters Membrane Receptors Transport Across Cell Membranes Transport Across Epithelial Cells Chapter 3 Channels and the Control of Membrane Potential Measuring Membrane Potentials Separation of Charge Generation of the Resting Potential Factors That Control Ion Movements The Nernst Equilibrium Potential The Resting Potential Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz Equation Changes in Membrane Potential Passive Properties of a Small Round Cell Passive Properties of a Long Cylindrical Cell Chapter 4 Sensory Generator Potentials Sensory Adaptation Chapter 5 Action Potentials Role of Voltage-Sensitive Sodium Channels Voltage Clamping Threshold Refractory Periods Myelination Diseases Drugs and Toxins Extracellular Recordings—Compound Action Potentials Cardiac Action Potentials Cardiac Muscle Action Potentials SA and AV Node Action Potentials Effects of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Innervation Chapter 6 Synapses Presynaptic Processes Amino Acids Catecholamines Purines Peptides Postsynaptic Processes The Neuromuscular Junction—a Specialized Synapse Central Nervous System Synapses Integration of Synaptic Currents CNS-Modulatory Neurotransmitters Presynaptic Inhibition Chapter 7 Muscle Force Generation and Shortening Control of Intracellular Calcium Mechanical Output Answers to Study Questions Practice Examination Answers to Practice Examination Index

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