Ion Channels of Excitable Membranes

Ion channels are macromolecular pores in cell membranes. Bertil (University of Washington) describes the known ion channels and their physiological functions, then develops the physical and molecular principles behind permeation, gating, pharmacological modification, and molecular diversity. The third edition adds chapters on calcium signaling, structural biology, and molecular biology and genomics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)