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Bioelectrochemistry of Cells and Tissues

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Dieter Walz

    1. Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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  2. Hermann Berg

    1. IMB-BEC, Jena, Germany
      Bioelectrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Jena, Germany

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  3. Giulio Milazzo

    1. Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

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Part of the book series: Bioelectrochemistry: Principles and Practice (BPP, volume 2)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Electric organs and their innervation: A model system for the study of cholinergic function

    • Victor P. Whittaker
    Pages 1-33

  3. Contractility and motility of muscle and non-muscle cells

    • Hans Georg Mannherz
    Pages 34-56

  4. Light-transduction in photoreceptors

    • Károly Nagy, Hennig Stieve
    Pages 57-133

  5. An electrochemical description of metabolism

    • Michael N. Berry, Marlene B. Grivell
    Pages 134-158

  6. The low-frequency dielectric properties of biological cells

    • Christopher L. Davey, Douglas B. Kell
    Pages 159-207

  7. Dielectrophoretic and electrorotation behaviour of cells: Theory and experiment

    • Ronald Pethig, Ying Huang
    Pages 208-244

  8. Effects of magnetic fields on living systems

    • Stephen D. Smith, Abraham R. Liboff, Bruce R. McLeod
    Pages 245-282

  9. Low-frequency electromagnetic field effects on cell metabolism

    • Hermann Berg
    Pages 283-301

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 303-308
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Bioelectrochemistry: Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive compilation of all the physicochemical aspects of the different biochemical and physiological processes. The role of electric and magnetic fields in biological systems forms the focus of this second volume in the Bioelectrochemistry series. The most prominent use of electric fields is found in some fish. These species generate fields of different strengths and patterns serving either as weapons, or for the purpose of location and communication. Electrical phenomena involved in signal transduction are discussed by means of two examples, namely excitation-contraction coupling in muscles and light transduction in photoreceptors. Also examined is the role of electrical potential differences in energy metabolism and its control. Temporal and spatial changes of the potential difference across the membranes of nerve cells are carefully evaluated, since they are the basis of the spreading and processing of information in the nervous system. The dielectric properties of cells and their responses to electric fields, such as electrophoresis and electrorotation, are dealt with in detail. Finally, the effects of magnetic fields on living systems and of low-frequency electromagnetic fields on cell metabolism are also considered. Further volumes will be added to the series, which is intended as a set of source books for graduate and postgraduate students as well as research workers at all levels in bioelectrochemistry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Dieter Walz

  • IMB-BEC, Jena, Germany

    Hermann Berg

  • Bioelectrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Jena, Germany

    Hermann Berg

  • Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

    Giulio Milazzo

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