Physical biology of the cell / Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev, Julie Theriot ; illustrated by Nigel Orme ; with problems, solutions, and editorial assistance of Hernan G. Garcia

• Autore: Phillips, Rob
• Pubblicazione: New York : Garland Science, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: xxiv, 807 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
• Disciplina: 571.6
• Soggetto topico: Biophysics; Cytology
• Classificazione: LC QH505
• Altri autori: Kondev, Jan Theriot, Julieauthor
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di contenuto: Why: biology by the numbers -- What and where: construction plans for cells and organisms -- When: stopwatches at many scales -- Who: "bless the little beasties" -- Mechanical and chemical equilibrium in the living cell -- Entropy rules! -- Two-state systems: from ion channels to cooperative binding -- Random walks and the structure of macromolecules -- Electrostatics for salty solutions -- Beam theory: architecture for cells and skeletons -- Biological membranes: life in two dimensions -- The mathematics of water -- A statistical view of biological dynamics -- Life in crowded and disordered environments -- Rate equations and dynamics in the cell -- Dynamics of molecular motors -- Biological electricity and the Hodgkin-Huxley model -- Sequences, specificity, and evolution -- Network organization in space and time -- Whither physical biology?
• ISBN: 9780815341635
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 991003803449707536
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento