Chloride Movements Across Cellular Membranes

Download or read book Chloride Movements Across Cellular Membranes written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All living cells are surrounded by a lipidic membrane that isolates them from the often harsh environment. However, to take up nutrients, to excrete waste, and to communicate among each other, Nature has invented an incredibly diverse set of transmembrane transport proteins. Specialized transporters exist to shuttle electrically charged ions, positive cations like sodium or negative anions like chloride, across the membrane. In the recent years, tremendous progress has been made in the field of chloride transport. The present book presents the state of the art of this rapidly expanding and interest-gaining field of membrane transport. It is addressed at a broad medically, physiologically, biologically, and biophysically interested readership. - Describes the state-of-the-art in anion transport research - Written by leaders in the field - Presents a timely discussion of this rapidly emerging and expanding field