| Description |
xiv, 305 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Sect: I: Toward ground truth -- Debunking myths -- The croak of the dying cell -- Cytoplasmic discomfort -- Sect. II: Building from basics -- Water -- Solutes -- Ions -- Cell potentials -- Sect. III: An hypothesis for cell function -- Phase transition: a mechanism for action -- Sect. IV: Approaching cell dynamics -- Secretion -- The action potential -- Transport -- Transport with flair -- Cell division -- Muscle contraction -- Sect. V: Tying loose ends -- Energy -- A new paradigm for cell function |
| Summary |
This book challenges the current wisdom of how cells work. It emphasizes the role of cell water and the gel-like nature of the cell, building on these features to explore the mechanisms of communication, transport, contraction, division, and other essential cell functions. Written for the non-expert, the book is profound enough for biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers.--From publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-298) and index |
| Subject |
Cell physiology.
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Cell Physiological Phenomena.
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| LC no. |
00013784 |
| ISBN |
9780962689512 (casebound) |
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0962689513 (casebound) |
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9780962689529 (paperback) |
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0962689521 (paperback) |
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