Transduction in Biological Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Cecilia Hidalgo, Juan Bacigalupo, Enrique Jaimovich, Julio Vergara

      Pages 1-4

3. Stimulus-Response Coupling

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Transduction in Sensory Cells

      1. Dynamics of the Release of Calcium by Light and Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate in <i>Limulus</i> Ventral Photoreceptors

         • Richard Payne

         Pages 9-25

      2. Second Messengers in Invertebrate Phototransduction

         • Juan Bacigalupo, Edwin Johnson, Phyllis Robinson, John E. Lisman

         Pages 27-45

      3. The cGMP-Gated Channels of Rod and Cone Photoreceptors

         • Lawrence W. Haynes, King-Wai Yau

         Pages 47-58

      4. Functional Aspects of the cGMP-Activated Channel from Bovine Rod Outer Segments

         • W. Hanke, R. Simmoteit

         Pages 59-73

      5. A Complex Regulation of the cGMP-Dependent Channels of Retinal Rod Membranes by the cGMP Phosphodiesterase

         • Michele Ildefonse, Nelly Bennett, Serge Crouzy, Yves Chapron, Armel Clerc

         Pages 75-85

      6. Transduction, Signal Transference, and Encoding in Composite Chemoreceptors: A Comparison between Gustatory and Arterial Chemoreceptors

         • Patricio Zapata

         Pages 87-98

   3. Excitation-Secretion Coupling

      1. Role of Membrane Receptors in Stimulus-Secretion Coupling

         • Eduardo Rojas, Rosa M. Santos, Illani Atwater

         Pages 101-122

      2. Glucose Dose Response of Pancreatic β-Cells: Experimental and Theoretical Results

         • Arthur Sherman, Patricia Carroll, Rosa M. Santos, Illani Atwater

         Pages 123-141

      3. Electrical and Secretory Response to Cholinergic Stimulation in Mouse and Human Adrenal Medullary Chromaffin Cells

         • Verónica Nassar-Gentina, Harvey B. Pollard, Eduardo Rojas

         Pages 143-162

      4. Calcium Currents and Hormone Secretion in the Rat Pituitary Gonadotroph

         • Andres Stutzin, Stanko S. Stojilkovic, Kevin J. Catt, Eduardo Rojas

         Pages 163-173

      5. Synexin-Driven Membrane Fusion: Molecular Basis for Exocytosis

         • Eduardo Rojas, A. Lee Burns, Harvey B. Pollard

         Pages 175-194

      6. Signal Transduction and Ion Permeability in Adrenal Glomerulosa Cells

         • Elisa T. Marusic, Maria V. Lobo

         Pages 195-205

   4. Other Transduction Mechanisms

      1. The Target of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate in Nonmuscle Cells: Calciosome or Endoplasmic Reticulum?

         • Pompeo Volpe, Mariangela Bravin, Barbara H. Alderson, Daniel P. Lew, Jacopo Meldolesi, Tullio Pozzan

         Pages 209-220

      2. Stimulus-Response Coupling in Mammalian Ciliated Cells: The Role of Ca2+ in Prostaglandin Stimulation

         • Manuel Villalon, Pedro Verdugo

         Pages 221-230

      3. Hepatocyte Gap Junctions: Metabolic Regulation and Possible Role in Liver Metabolism

         • Juan C. Sáez, Michael V. L. Bennett, David C. Spray

         Pages 231-243

      4. Mechanisms of Frequency Tuning in the Internal Ear

         • Luis Robles

         Pages 245-255

4. Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Striated Muscle

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 257-257

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The present volume originated from the workshop "Transduction in Biological Sys­ tems," held at the Marine Biological Station of the Universidad de Valparaiso, Mon­ temar, Chile, May 23-30, 1988, and contains contributions from most of the partici­ pants in the workshop. The title of both the workshop and the book reflects accurately the central theme discussed during several days of intense debate and profound intellectual exchange in the peaceful environment offered by the central coast of Chile. It was apparent that the workshop was a great success-a sentiment expressed by many seasoned attendees, some of whom dared opinions as strong as "It was the best ever." There is no single reason to explain why this workshop was so successful. Certainly instrumental was the incredible effort displayed by the Chilean Organizing Committee in selecting adequate facilities and in organizing social events that supplemented the scien­ tific sessions and provided an authentic fraternal environment for the participants. Equally important were the foreign participants, who enthusiastically gave of their time to take part in the event, and the students, who came from Chile as well as from several other Latin American countries, and who applied the necessary pressure in their repeated demands for scientific clarity, accuracy, and sincerity.

• Calcium
• Mammalia
• calcium channels
• metabolism
• skeletal muscle

• Centro de Estudios Científicos de Santiago, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

  Cecilia Hidalgo, Enrique Jaimovich

• Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

  Juan Bacigalupo

• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

  Julio Vergara

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