Electrophysiology : basics, modern approaches and applications /
Jurgen Rettinger, Silvia Schwarz, Wolfgang Schwarz.
- 1st edition.
- 162 p.
Chapter 11 Introduction1.1 INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW1.2 HISTORY OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Chapter 22 Basics: Theory2.1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES 2.2 ION DISTRIBUTION AT BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES 2.3 DONNAN DISTRIBUTION AND NERNST EQUATION 2.4 GOLDMAN-HODGKIN-KATZ EQUATION Chapter 3 3. Basics: Methods 3.1 RECORDING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM BODY SURFACE 3.2 THE EXAMPLE (ECG) 3.3 RECORDING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM TISSUE 3.4 RECORDING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM SINGLE CELLS 3.5 APPLICATION OF THE VOLTAGE-CLAMP TECHNIQUE 3.6 THE PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUE Chapter 4 4 Automated Electrophysiology 4.1 AUTOMATED TWO-ELECTRODE VOLTAGE CLAMP 4.2 AUTOMATED PATCH CLAMP Chapter 5 5 Ion-selective Channels 5.1 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ION CHANNELS 5.2 SPECIFIC ION CHANNELS Chapter 6 6 Theory of Excitability 6.1 THE HODGKIN-HUXLEY DESCRIPTION OF EXCITATION 6.2 CONTINUOUS AND SALTATORY CONDUCTION OF ACTION POTENTIALS 6.3 GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF ACTION POTENTIALS 6.4 SUMMARY OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POTENTIALS 6.5 ACTION POTENTIAL IN NON-NERVE CELLS Chapter 7 7 Carrier-mediated Transport 7.1 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CARRIERS 7.2 CARRIERS ARE LIKE CHANNELS WITH ALTERNATING GATES Chapter 8 8 Examples of Application of Electrophysiology 8.1 STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS OF CARRIER PROTEINS 8.2 STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS OF ION CHANNELS 8.3 VIRAL ION CHANNELS Appendix A1. THE GRAPH THEORY A2. INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC FIELDS A2.1. MAGNETOSTATIC FIELDS A3. A LABORATORY COURSE: Important Physical Units List of Symbols and Abbreviations Index