Table of Contents

Part I: Origin of Electrical Membrane Potential: 1. Composition of Intracellular and Extracellular Fluids. 2. Maintenance of Cell Volume. 3. Membrane Potential: Ionic Equilibrium. 4. Membrane Potential: Ionic Steady State. Part II: Cellular Physiology of Nerve Cells: 5. Generation of Nerve Action Potential. 6. Voltage-Clamp Experiments. 7. Synaptic Transmission at the Neuromuscular Junction. 8. Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System. Part III: Cellular Physiology of Muscle Cells: 9. Excitation-Concentration Coupling in Skeletal Muscle. 10. Contraction of Whole Muscle. 11. Cardiovascular Muscle: The Autonomic Nervous System. 12. Appendix A: Derivation of the Nernst Equation. Appendix B: Derivation of the Goldman Equation. References . Index .