{"product_id":"9783527331802","title":"Physics of Nerves and Excitatory Membranes","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePhysics of Nerves and Excitatory Membranes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThomas Heimburg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Life Sciences \/ Neuroscience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGround-breaking reference explaining the biological properties of nerve cell membranes from a unifying physical perspective\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWithout neglecting the known theories of nerve impulse propagation, Physics of Nerves and Excitatory Membranes\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the less known features of nerve cell membranes, such as their mechanical, caloric and optical properties. Based on these properties, the author then develops an electromechanical theory of pulse propagation, offering the most plausible explanation yet for some unresolved questions regarding the effects observed during general anesthesia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhysics of Nerves and Excitatory Membranes\u003c\/i\u003e is didactically written and includes information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe structure and electrical properties of nerves, dimensions and mechanical properties of the nerve pulse, and optical changes during the action potential\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCable theory, voltage gating, the Hodgkin-Huxley model, and protein ion channels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMembrane structure and melting, phase behavior, domains, and rafts, and the influence of pressure, voltage, drugs, proteins, pH, and ionic strength\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHeat capacity, sound propagation, relaxation timescales, and capacitance and capacitive susceptibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe emergence of solitary nerve pulses in a biological membrane under physiological conditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVoltage-gated and mechanosensitive lipid channels, temperature sensing, and selectivity of lipid channels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhysics of Nerves and Excitatory Membranes\u003c\/i\u003e is of prime interest for biophysicists studying biomembranes as well as for neurobiologists and clinical researchers studying anesthesia. Its accessible style makes it very well suited for teaching the subjects that it covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Heimburg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor for Biophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), where he is the head of the Membrane Biophysics Group. His research focuses on theoretical and experimental thermodynamics of biological systems, including biomembranes, artificial lipid membranes, and proteins. He is the author of the book \u003ci\u003eThermal Biophysics of Membranes\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-VCH, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783527331802\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310651830412,"sku":"9783527331802","price":117.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783527331802.jpg?v=1780144318","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783527331802","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}