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Transduction in Biological Systems

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Cecilia Hidalgo

    1. Centro de Estudios Científicos de Santiago, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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  2. Juan Bacigalupo

    1. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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  3. Enrique Jaimovich

    1. Centro de Estudios Científicos de Santiago, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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  4. Julio Vergara

    1. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

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Part of the book series: Series of the Centro De Estudios Científicos (SCEC)

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  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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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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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