Front Cover; Developmental Biology of Membrane Transport Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Previous Volumes in Series; Part I: Molecular Biology of Transport Proteins and Membrane Protein Sorting; Chapter 1. Molecular Biology of Membrane Transport Proteins; I. Introduction; II. The Coding of Membrane Protein Structure; III. Model Structures; IV. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 2. Biogenesis and Sorting of Plasma Membrane Proteins; I. Introduction; II. Biogenesis of Membrane Proteins; III. Sorting and Epithelial Polarity; IV. Conclusion

Chapter 5. Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics of Enterocyte DifferentiationI. Introduction; II. Markers of Enterocyte Differentiation; III. Fetal Development; IV. Enterocyte Differentiation in Adult Intestine; V. Enterocyte Differentiation in Vitro; VI. Disease Effects on Enterocyte Differentiation; VII. Barrier Function and Enterocyte Development; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Ion Transport and Adenylyl Cyclase System in Red Blood Cells; I. Introduction; II. Hormone-Sensitive Adenylyl Cyclase System; III. Effects of cAMP on Ion Channels and Transport

IV. Adenosine Influence on Ion MovementsV. Conclusions; References; Part IV: Ion Channel Development; Chapter 7. Development, Maintenance, and Modulation of Voltage-Dependent Sodium Channel Topography in Nerve Cells; I. Introduction; II. Molecular Properties of Voltage-Dependent Sodium Channels; III. Localization and Maintenance of Voltage-Dependent Sodium Channels; IV. Differentiation of the Axon Membrane: Localization of Sodium Channels in Developing Nerve; V. Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 8. Biogenesis of the Mouse Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor

I. IntroductionII. Subunit Structure and Processing; III. Assembly; IV. Conclusions; References; Note Added in Proof; Chapter 9. Functional Properties of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels; I. Introduction; II. Ca2+ Selectivity; III. Voltage-Dependent Activation; IV. Inactivation; V. Facilitation and Gating Modes; VI. Different Types of Ca2+ Channels; VII. Summary; References; Chapter 10. Potassium Channels in Developing Excitable Cells; I. Introduction; II. K+ Channels in Developing Neurons; III. Smooth Muscle Cells and K(Ca) Channels; IV. K+ Channels in Developing Drosophila