Epithelial Secretion of Water and Electrolytes [Paperback]

A General Aspects of Secretion.- Epithelial Chloride Channels.- Cation Channels and Secretion.- Gap Junctions in Exocrine Glands.- Ion Channels in the Intracellular Organelles of Secretory Cells.- Changes in Membrane Capacitance in Exocrine Secretion.- The Coupling of Stimuli to the Secretion of Protein in Exocrine Glands.- Ion Transport in Mutant Cell Lines: Possibilities for Analysis.- Use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Study of Exocrine Secretion.- Graded Modelling of Exocrine Secretion Using Network Thermodynamics.- B Secretion in Individual Tissues.- 1 Salivary Glands.- Role of Anion Transport in Secretion of Primary Saliva.- The Role of Transcellular Chloride Transport in Exocrine Secretion.- Bicarbonate Transport by Salivary Gland Acinar Cells.- Electrophysiology of Salivary Acinar Cells: Microelectrode Studies.- Physiology of Salivary Gland Exocytosis.- Non-Adrenergic, Non-Cholinergic Control of Salivary Gland Function.- 2 Lacrimal Glands.- Electrolyte Secretion by the Lacrimal Glands.- 3 Exocrine Pancreas.- Electrolyte Transport in Pancreatic Ducts.- The Role of Ion Channels in the Mechanism of Pancreatic Bicarbonate Secretion.- The Metabolic Basis of Secretion by the Exocrine Pancreas.- 4 Endocrine Pancreas.- Ion Channels in Insulin-Secreting Cells: Their Role in Stimulus-Secretion Coupling.- 5 Gastric Mucosa.- Electrophysiological Aspects of Gastric Ion Transport.- 6 Liver.- Hepatic Electrolyte Transport and Bile Formation.- 7 Epididymis.- Electrolyte and Fluid Transport in the Epididymis.- 8 Salt Glands.- Ultrastructure and X-Ray Microanalysis of Vertebrate Salt Glands.- 9 Cystic Fibrotic Epithelia.- Ion Transport Regulation in Cystic Fibrosis Epithelia.This volume aims to give a comprehensive overview of the cellular mechanisms underlying the process of secretion in vertebrate, particularly mammalian, exocrine glands.Springer Book ArchivesDE