Front Cover; Current Topics in Membranes and Transport, Volume 9; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. The State of Water and Alkali Cations within the Intracellular Fluids: The Contribution of NMR Spectroscopy; I. Introduction; II. Principles of NMR Spectroscopy; III. Techniques of NMR Spectroscopy; IV. NMR Studies of Water; V. NMR Studies of Alkali Cations; VI. Conclusions; Symbols and Abbreviations; References; Chapter 2. Electrostatic Potentials at Membrane-Solution Interfaces; I. Introduction

II. Fixed Charges at Membrane-Solution InterfacesIII. Adsorption of Charged Molecules to Membranes; IV. Molecular Dipoles at Membrane-Solution Interfaces; V. Electrostatic ""Boundary"" Potentials; VI. Biological Implications; Appendix I; Appendix II; Apendix III; References; Chapter 3. A Thermodynamic Treatment of Active Sodium Transport; I. Introduction; II. Theory of the Nonequilibrium Thermodynamic (NET) Approach; III. Experimental Evaluation of the NET Approach; IV. Theory of the Equivalent Circuit Model; V. Experimental Evaluation of the Equivalent Circuit Model

VI. Utility of the Thermodynamic Affinity AVII. Experimental Comparison of ENa and A; VIII. Some General Comments; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Anaerobic Electron Transfer and Active Transport in Bacteria; I. Introduction; II. Anaerobic Electron Transfer Systems; III. Phosphorylation Coupled to Electron Transfer; IV. Anaerobic Active Transport; References; Chapter 5. Protein Kinases and Membrane Phosphorylation; I. Introduction; II. Protein Kinases; III. Membrane Phosphorylation; IV. Membrane-Bound Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; V. Concluding Remarks; References

Chapter 6. Mechanism and Physiological Significance of Calcium Transport across Mammalian Mitochondrial MembranesI. Introduction; II. Early Experiments Leading to the Discovery of Mitochondrial Ability to Accumulate Ca2+ Ions; III. Three-Step Mechanism of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Accumulation; IV. Role of Mitochondria in the Physiological Control of Cellular Ca2+ Concentration; V. Physiological Significance of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Accumulation in Different Tissues; VI. Some Aspects of the Pathophysiology of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Accumulation; VII. Summary; References

Chapter 7. Thyroidal Regulation of Active Sodium TransportI. Introduction; II. Thyroid Status and Sodium Transport-Dependent Respiration (Qo2(t)); III. Possible Pathways of Thyroid Hormone-Induced Increase in Qo2(t); IV. Thyroid Status and Transmembrane Electrochemical Potential Differences of Na+ and K+; V. Thyroid Status and Membrane NaK-ATPase Activity; VI. Thyroid Status and Tissue Adenine Nucleotide Content; VII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Subject Index