An introduction to biological membranes : from bilayers to rafts /

An Introduction to Biological Membranes: From Bilayers to Rafts covers many aspects of membrane structure/function that bridges membrane biophysics and cell biology. Offering cohesive, foundational information, this publication is valuable for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stillwell, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, �2013.
Temas:
Membranes (Biology)
Cell Membrane > physiology
Cell Biology > history
Cell Membrane Structures > physiology
Membranes
Membranes (Biologie)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Cell Biology.
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction to Biological Membranes
  • A. What is a Biological Membrane?
  • B. General Membrane Functions
  • C. Eukaryote Cell Structure
  • D. Size of Domains
  • E. Basic Composition of Membranes
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2. Membrane History
  • A. Oil On Water: Interface Studies
  • B. The Lipid Bilayer Membrane
  • Summary
  • References
  • 3. Water and the Hydrophobic Effect
  • A. Water
  • Strength in Numbers
  • B. Structure of Water
  • C. Properties of Water
  • No Ordinary Joe
  • D. Surface Tension
  • E. The Hydrophobic Effect
  • Summary
  • References
  • 4. Membrane Lipids: Fatty Acids
  • A. What are Lipids?
  • B. Why are there so Many Different Lipids?
  • C. Lipid Classification Systems
  • D. Fatty Acids
  • Summary
  • References
  • 5. Membrane Polar Lipids
  • A. Bonds Connecting to Acyl Chains
  • B. Phospholipids
  • C. Sphingolipids
  • D. Sterols
  • E. Membrane Lipid Distribution
  • F. Plant Lipids
  • G. Membrane Lipids Found in Low Abundance
  • Summary.

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