Front Cover; Current Topics in Membranes and Transport, Volume 2; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Volume 1; Chapter 1. The Molecular Basis of Simple Diffusion within Biological Membranes; I. Introduction; II. Diffusion across Synthetic Nonporous Polymer Membranes; III. Permeation across Biological Membranes; IV. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. The Transport of Water in Erythrocytes; I. Introduction; II. Measurement of the Water Permeability of Red Blood Cells; III. Reflection Coefficient, s; IV. Discussion of Measurements of s and Ps

V. Solvent DragVI. Discussion of the Mechanism of Water Transport across the Red Blood Cell Membrane; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Ion-Translocation in Energy-Conserving Membrane Systems; I. Introduction and Statement of Proposed Mechanisms of Ion Transport and Energy Coupling; II. Statement of Facts; III. Conclusions; Abbreviations Used in This Chapter; References; Chapter 4. Structure and Biosynthesis of the Membrane Adenosine Triphosphatase of Mitochondria; I. Introduction; II. Purification and Properties of the Oligomycin-Sensitive ATPase Complex

III. Composition of the ATPase ComplexIV. Ultrastructure of the ATPase Complex; V. Biosynthesis of the ATPase Complex; References; Chapter 5. Mitochondrial Compartments: A Comparison of Two Models; I. Mitochondrial Spaces Available to Solutes: A Statement of the Problem; II. Osmotic Behavior and Solute Space; III. Summary and Conclusions; IV. Possible New Experimental Approaches; References; Author Index; Subject Index