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Mechanosensitive Ion Channels

  • One book concentrates on basic information on mechanosensitive ion channels
  • One book concentrates on basic information on mechanosensitive signaling cascades
  • Covers basic ideas on cell mechanobiology
  • Criticizes a number of points considered acute in the recent years
  • Gives a wide and detailed coverage of the problem as a whole

Part of the book series: Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues (MECT, volume 1)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
  2. Mechanosensitive Channels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Role of Lipid Bilayer Mechanics in Mechanosensation

      • Tristan Ursell, Jané Kondev, Dan Reeves, Paul A. Wiggins, Rob RobPhillips
      Pages 37-70
    3. Mechanosensitive Channels Gated by Membrane Tension

      • Paul Blount, Li Yuezhou, Paul C. Moe, Irene Iscla
      Pages 71-101
    4. Mechanosensory Transduction in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

      • Nikos Kourtis, Nektarios Tavernarakis
      Pages 117-145
    5. Mechanosensitive Ion Channels in Odontoblasts

      • Henry Magloire, Bruno Allard, Marie-Lise Couble, Jean-Christophe Maurin, Françoise Bleicher
      Pages 147-155
    6. Potassium Ion Channels in Articular Chondrocytes

      • Ali Mobasheri, Caroline Dart, Richard Barrett-Jolley
      Pages 157-178
    7. Osmotransduction Through Volume-Sensitive Cl- Channels

      • Naomi Niisato, Yoshinori Marunaka
      Pages 179-202
    8. Mechanosensitive Channel TRPV4

      • Makoto Suzuki
      Pages 203-231
  3. Mechanosensitive Signalling Cascades

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
    2. Mechanosensitive Purinergic Calcium Signalling in Articular Chondrocytes

      • Belinda Pingguan-Murphy, Martin M. Knight
      Pages 235-251
    3. Caveolae

      • Sarah Calaghan
      Pages 267-289
    4. Multimodal Activation and Regulation of Neuronal Mechanosensitive Cation Channels

      • Mario Pellegrino, Cristina Barsanti, Monica Pellegrini
      Pages 291-302
  4. Cell Mechanobiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 329-329
    2. The Effects of Mechanical Stimulation on Vertebrate Hearts

      • Holly A. Shiels, Ed White
      Pages 331-350
    3. Mechanobiology of Fibroblasts

      • Bhavani P. Thampatty, James H-C. Wang
      Pages 351-378

Editors and Affiliations

  • Russian State Medical University, Russia and Humboldt-University, Moscow, Germany

    Andre Kamkin, Irina Kiseleva

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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