RT Journal
A1 Robin ED
T1 PHysiology of membrane disorders
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1979
FD June 29
VO 241
IS 26
SP 2825
OP 2825
DO 10.1001/jama.1979.03290520049031
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03290520049031
AB This multiauthored book is large in size and vast in scope. It is divided into five parts, the final section being devoted to clinical disorders of membrane transport. The general level of scholarship is high. In common with other large multiauthored volumes, the quality and usefulness vary extensively from chapter to chapter (and from reader to reader). Particularly well-written chapters include chapter 5 (Sachs and Kinne) on isolation and characterization of biological membranes, chapter 9 (Andreoli and Schafer) on principles of water and nonelectrolyte transport across membranes, chapter 14 (Dunham and Hoffman) on sodium and potassium transport in RBCs, chapter 18 (Loewenstein) on cell-to-cell communication (superb), chapter 21 (Fanestil) on receptors, and chapter 51 (Leaf and Macknight) on ischemia and disturbances in cell volume. Each chapter is well referenced, which provides a most valuable resource in specialized fields.This is an excellent book, but there are problems. At most, the