Principles and Models of Biological Transport

• Main Author: Friedman, Morton H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Biochemistry, general.; Biomedicine general.; Life Sciences, general.

Principles and Models of Biological Transport, 2nd ed. Morton H. Friedman Transport processes are ubiquitous in the living organism, underlying nerve conduction and muscle contraction, digestion, kidney function and the nourishment of every cell in the body. The mechanisms by which these processes t...

Table of Contents:

• Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Free Diffusion
• The Cell
• Facilitated Diffusion: Channels and Carriers
• Active Transport
• Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics
• Models of Transport Across Cell Membranes
• Regulation and Feedback
• Excitable Cells
• Epithelial Transport
• Gas Transport.