Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/5JTWUd2 Control of Membrane Function: short-term and long-term By: Ritchie, J.M.; Magistretti, P.; Bolis, L. Publisher: Elsevier Science Print ISBN: 9780444811257, 0444811257 eText ISBN: 9780444811257, 9780444600936, 0444600930 Format: PDF Available from $ 220.50 USD SKU 9780444811257 A critical factor in cell-to-cell interactions is the presence in the cell membrane of highly specific ion channels controlled by specific receptors that are bound to, and activated by, a gamut of external hormones and neurotransmitters. Through both this action on ion channels, and action on other membrane components (such as G-proteins), extracellular signals alter intracellular events, usually through the mediation of second messengers, and so provide the basis for the transduction mechanism connecting extracellular signals with intracellular effectors. This volume deals with the various ways that such membrane function is controlled.