Front Cover; Current Topics in Membranes and Transport, Volume 10; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Mechanochemical Properties of Membranes; I. Introduction; II. Intrinsic Membrane Forces and Moments; III. Membrane Elasticity and Free Energy Storage; IV. Membrane Viscosity and Fluidity; V. Summary; Symbols; References; Chapter 2. Receptor-Mediated Protein Transport into Cells. Entry Mechanisms for Toxins, Hormones, Antibodies, Viruses, Lysosomal Hydrolases, Asialoglycoproteins, and Carrier Proteins; I. Introduction; II. Toxins; III. Carrier Proteins

IV. AsialoglycoproteinsV. Fibroblast Lysosomal Hydrolases; VI. Antibodies; VII. Viruses; VIII. Growth Factors and Hormones; IX. Summary; X. Pharmacological Implications of Receptor-Mediated Protein Transport; References; Chapter 3. The Regulation of Intracellular Calcium; I. Introduction; II. The Chemical Basis of the Biological ""Fitness"" of Ca2+; III. The Influence of Ca2+ on the Molecular Architecture and Functional Properties of Biological Membranes; IV. Intracellular Concentrations of Ca2+; V. General Considerations on the Regulation of Intracellular Ca2+

VI. The Transport of Ca2+ across Plasma MembranesVII. The Transport of Ca2+ by Sarcoplasmic and Endoplasmic Reticulum; VIII. The Transport of Ca2+ by Mitochondria; IX. The Transcellular Transport of Ca2+; X. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Calcium Transport and the Properties of a Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel in Red Cell Membranes; I. Introduction; II. The Ca-Sensitive K Channel in Red Cells; III. Ca Transport; IV. The Gating Mechanism; V. Pharmacological Effects; VI. The Movement of K and the Nature of the Permeability Mechanism; VII. Conclusions; References

Chapter 5. Proton-Dependent Solute Transport in MicroorganismsI. Introduction; II. Principles of Gradient Coupling; III. Cation Transport; IV. Carbohydrate Transport; V. Amino Acid Absorption in Fungi; VI. Amino Acid Transport in Bacteria; VII. Sodium-Dependent Systems; VIII. Miscellaneous Compounds; IX. General Conclusions; References; Subject Index; Contents of Previous Volumes