Biomembrane transport / Lon J. Van Winkle ; with contributions by Ovidio Bussolati [and others].

San Diego ; London : Academic Press, [1999], ©1999.

xiv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Copy 1. Supplier/Donor: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

1. Importance of biomembrane transport -- 2. Biomembrane composition, structure, and turnover -- 3. Thermodynamics and transport -- 4. Transport kinetics -- 5. Structure and function of transport proteins that form solute gradients -- 6. Transport proteins that propagate solute gradients -- 7. Channel proteins usually dissipate solute gradients -- 8. A proposed system for the classification of transmembrane transport proteins in living organisms -- 9. Regulation of plasma membrane transport -- 10. Biomembrane transport and interorgan nutrient flows: the amino acids -- 11. Selected techniques in membrane transport.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-385) and index.