Handbook of Ion Channels

Herausgeber: Zheng, Jie; Trudeau, Matthew C

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Handbook of Ion Channels illustrates the fundamental importance of these membrane proteins to human health and disease. Renowned researchers from around the world introduce the technical aspects of ion channel research, provide a modern guide to the properties of major ion channels, and present powerful methods for modeling ion channel diseases and performing clinical trials for ion channel drugs. The book extensively covers 18 ion channel families, modern structural interpretations of ion channel functions, and several ion channel-related diseases.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 692
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 217mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1700g
• ISBN-13: 9781138198845
• ISBN-10: 1138198846
• Artikelnr.: 46880640

Autorenporträt

Jie Zheng, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine. He earned a PhD in physiology from Yale University and received his postdoctoral training at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the University of Washington. Dr. Zheng has published over ten book chapters and review articles as well as numerous original research papers. His current research focuses on the activation mechanism of the temperature-dependent thermoTRP channels. Matthew Trudeau, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He earned a PhD in physiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Dr. Trudeau's current work focuses on hERG potassium channels.